Ati X800

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sorry jason,

you are right,
i have not had web access for a couple of weeks.
i thought that the x800 would need pci-express.
wonder when ati will actually get one on sale though.

this should work with catalyst.
wont increase playback performance at the moment as the bottleneck in not in the graphics card.

[jasonrudolph]

this should work with catalyst.
wont increase playback performance at the moment as the bottleneck in not in the graphics card.

Right, but might we be able to get some new effects out of it?

[samsc]

i have to write the effects.

they dont take much graphics power - in general.

better blurring will be possible with the 16 parallel graphics pipelines.

[samsc]

The Mac X800 is listed as being in stock.

Ill see if i can get one.

http://shop.ati.com/searchresults.asp?dept_id=31

[samsc]

availability in the uk seems to be around mid-feb in stores.

[samsc]

an xt800 review

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/...iew/index.html

user benchmark test against 9800:

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/...d_reports.html

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Reagan has received an x800.

Mine is on its way direct from ATI.

Reagan has reported that on first look it seems to work, you need to install the latest driver from the disc which comes with the card.
This seems to be ATI displays 4.4.4

ATI displays 4.4.4 does not appear to be available for download just yet

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X800 report with 10.3.8

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/index.html#S18814