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ATI Radeon X1300 - anyone know or use?
Mackenzy Muircastle
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07-19-2008 15:47
SLs system requirements page says these(among others) video cards are compatible with SL:

ATI Graphics Cards

* X800, X900, X1600, X1700, X1800, X1900
* x2600, x2900
* x3650, x3850


Does anyone know...is an ATI Radeon X1300 compatible? I know its an older card, but it would work in my computer and is better than what I have now..lol

Thank you for any info...

Mackenzy
Osgeld Barmy
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07-19-2008 16:30
tiger direct has a pci x1500 and its acutally cheaper than most of the 1300 models hint hint
Mackenzy Muircastle
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07-19-2008 17:16
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3805451&CatId=319

Is this the one you are referring to? I cant find a PCI card that actually says x1500.

Thank you,
Mack
Osgeld Barmy
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07-19-2008 19:28
yea thats it

the gpu jumps up 100mhz and the memory speed goes from 533mhz to 800 mhz and its cheaper vs the other 256mb cards
Mackenzy Muircastle
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07-19-2008 20:04
It looks like it would work for my computer.

I know you post here alot...you posted to my other thread about my Dell computer and video cards..:-) But are you sure this would work with SL?

THank you
Osgeld Barmy
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07-19-2008 20:28
well while its not offically "on the list", the list is missing a ton of video card models that work just fine with SL

googling the subject brings up a blog or 2 with users liking their pci-e version just fine

and on jira, eventho its part of a bug report ...

From: Brad Linden - 06/May/08 02:37 PM

I have tested this build on our Radeon X1550 machine with catalyst 8.4 and the problem does not happen.


and later on he states that the bug does not happen on a pci version of the card either

so i would say its a safe bet

alternitivley newegg has some pci 256mb geforce 6200's for about the same price, altho not nearly as fast (core speeds 200mhz less than the x1550, and the same ram speeds as the x1300)

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Mackenzy Muircastle
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07-19-2008 20:45
Okay...thank you SOOO much for all your help on this. I really appreciate it.

Its so frustrating not knowing exactly what will work with SL. Its like a crapshoot buying a card..lol

Thanks again,
Mack
Mackenzy Muircastle
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07-20-2008 08:40
Lord I've been talking to people so much about this situation.....I feel like I'm being a pain in the butt.....lol

I need to go back and bump my original question.

Does anyone know specifically yes or no to whether or not the ATI Radeon X1300 is compatible with SL? They mention all the ones "around" it as being compatible.......

ATI Graphics Cards

* X800, X900, X1600, X1700, X1800, X1900
* x2600, x2900
* x3650, x3850

so......what about the x1300?

Sorry to be a pain but...I'd like to find out before I buy one.

Thanks,
Mack
Milla Janick
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07-20-2008 10:51
Those are the "recommended" cards, not an all inclusive list of compatible cards. The minimum requirement listed for ATI cards is "Radeon 8500, 9250 or better". The X1300 and X1550 are both better, so they're compatible with SL.

They won't run SL as well as cards on the recommended list, but they will run it.
Mackenzy Muircastle
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07-20-2008 14:26
Okay..thank you Milla.

It might be better than what I have at the moment, so if I can find one without paying alot, I'll try it.

Thanks again everyone. You've been very helpful, and I appreciate i!!

Mackenzy