X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

[aznsensation18]

How well will the Radeon® X1600 PRO 512MB PCI run BF2 with 1MB RAM, and a Intel 3.0 processor thanks. Its for a friend.

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

You mean PCI-e?

[kaheiyeh]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

You might not need 512MB of memory on the X1600. It only uses a 128 or 256-bit interface depending on what X1600 you get. It would run BF2 quite smoothly on medium with some settings on high. You'd want 2GB of RAM to run at all High settings.

[ToneDog]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

agree, i have X1600 256MB

it runs most on medium / some high around 30-40fps with 1GB ram

when i got another 512MB ram stick

it immediately improved to 50-60 fps and
able to run all settings high / medium terrain / only 2x AA
around 30-40 fps

anyways terrain takes up A LOT of memory
RAM is cheap but CRUCIAL in making BF2 look nice and run smooth

[aznsensation18]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

thanks for the input....So the 3.0 Intel processor isn't all that bad right...

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

thanks for the input....So the 3.0 Intel processor isn't all that bad right...

There's worse out there.

[kaheiyeh]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

thanks for the input....So the 3.0 Intel processor isn't all that bad right...

Isn't that bad. I use one

[abtomat74]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

None of the x1600's have a 256bit memory interface...despite what some of the technical details say on the website you are looking at. NONE of them!

Also, because of the memory interface limitation, that card will never use the full 512 of ram, and can barely use the 256mb the other version has.

The 512 versions of any card that isn't the top of the line models, is for video editing only.

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

Moved to Hardware.

[Death Merchant]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

the 512mb is a joke to get you to spend more money

the 128 bit interace at best can handle 256mb of memory

[_SilentXScope_]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

I love the fact that the 1600 will support DX10 too!(i think partially) Nvidia=pwned

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

I love the fact that the 1600 will support DX10 too!(i think partially) Nvidia=pwned

???? um no
who told you that?

[LoD]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

I love the fact that the 1600 will support DX10 too!(i think partially) Nvidia=pwned

no current card supports the DX10 spec right now. Some cards may or may not already affirm to parts of the spec, but the final DX10 specifications are not even finalized yet...

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

no current card supports the DX10 spec right now. Some cards may or may not already affirm to parts of the spec, but the final DX10 specifications are not even finalized yet...

No current dx9 card will ever support dx10, because it is physically impossible. Dx10 is a brand new, and doesn't use any existing dx9 code.

I love the fact that the 1600 will support DX10 too!(i think partially) Nvidia=pwned

I don't know who told you that, but you need to punch them for spreading false information.

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: X1600 Pro 512MB PCI

were there any DirectX 8 cards that worked with DX9?
I wouldn't know because I just started to get interested in computers last year about the time FEAR came out...