X1600 pro (4 active pipeline instead of 12?!?!)

[ToneDog]

i'm new at this but i'm just wondering

does the active pipeline displayed in ATI Tool the actual number you should have?

mine saids 4 (same as my old crappy 9200)
instead of 12 which is advertised on the cover box and websites



i don't think X1600 has anything locked up like GTO square
and i dont know if this junk can be modded

can anyone help me understand this?
should i return my card ASAP for refund??
thx in advance

[megawhompertoo]

Re: X1600 pro (4 active pipeline instead of 12?!?!)

I've got a x800xt AIW AGP version, and mine reports 16. So I would say pro'ly yeah, it is telling something might be wrong.

I don't know much about PCI-E; have you checked your bios? Have you upgraded to the latest drivers? Your ATI tool readout is reporting the right chipset.

I noticed your ATI tool has the words BETA splashed across it, and mine is an older non-beta version. I dunno, maybe just a busted tool?

[claevade]

Re: X1600 pro (4 active pipeline instead of 12?!?!)

The videocard disables them when they are damaged, so you might have got a broken videocard.

[kaheiyeh]

Re: X1600 pro (4 active pipeline instead of 12?!?!)

Try using ATi Tool 0.24. It's the latest stable version at the moment. If all else fails, try a new X1600 Pro in your computer and see if you get the same results.

[Mr Pmosh]

Re: X1600 pro (4 active pipeline instead of 12?!?!)

ddr2? doesnt suppose to be ddr3??

did you use driver cleaner before instaling the new card and drivers?

[ToneDog]

Re: X1600 pro (4 active pipeline instead of 12?!?!)

i understand now

X1600 uses RV530 pro GPU where there are 4 major pipes contain 3 individual pipelines (1 texture and 2 vertex or something) 3x4 = the 12 on the advertisement

besides, the X1600 pro just came out, until a stable, nonbeta 0.25 version come out ATI tool is unreliable for me

ddr2? doesnt suppose to be ddr3??

did you use driver cleaner before instaling the new card and drivers?

i did and AGP 8x from sapphire is DDR2, some companies have DDR3 and 256 bit

[kaheiyeh]

Re: X1600 pro (4 active pipeline instead of 12?!?!)

... some companies have DDR3 and 256 bit

256 bit! Oh man if only I knew that earlier ... The turn off for the X1600 was cause it was a 128 bit card ...

[sackynut]

Re: X1600 pro (4 active pipeline instead of 12?!?!)

could be driver/ati tool problems, could be damaged card, or not enough power (possibly)

what PSU do you have?