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Any views on Sapphire or Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card?
I'm looking to upgrade my graphics, does anyone have experience of
either the Sapphire X1950 pro or the Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card. I have my eyes on buying one of these cards but I can't decide on which to buy. I have found reviews on the sapphire but I have found very little on this connect3d card. Any info would be most appreciated - thanks |
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Any views on Sapphire or Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card?
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I'm looking to upgrade my graphics, does anyone have experience of either the Sapphire X1950 pro or the Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card. Don't buy the Sapphire X1950Pro imho it is faulty You might want to check the forum at http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/forums/ Some claims that you need a PSU wich can give you 12v/30A otherwise you'd crash the card I have had a Sapphire X1950Pro powered by a Seasonic S12-500 and it crashed on me after a few days Today I have two rigs equipped with MSI X1950XT and S12-500, both runs fine - Peter -- Hi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! |
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Any views on Sapphire or Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card?
I concur, it's not the x1950pro design that's a problem, it's Sapphire's
implementation of the cooling. There are scads of reports of large air gaps between the heatsinks and the components, etc. I had a Sapphire card and it crashed the system every time after about 1 min of 3D work. Replaced it with the HIS version of the card(has much beefier cooling) and have had zero problems with it. I strongly urge you to check the reviews on newegg and the supplier's forums to see what problems are encountered. Sapphire's x1950pro has been a disaster. "Peter Lykkegaard" wrote in message k... wrote: I'm looking to upgrade my graphics, does anyone have experience of either the Sapphire X1950 pro or the Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card. Don't buy the Sapphire X1950Pro imho it is faulty You might want to check the forum at http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/forums/ Some claims that you need a PSU wich can give you 12v/30A otherwise you'd crash the card I have had a Sapphire X1950Pro powered by a Seasonic S12-500 and it crashed on me after a few days Today I have two rigs equipped with MSI X1950XT and S12-500, both runs fine - Peter -- Hi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! |
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Any views on Sapphire or Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card?
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I strongly urge you to check the reviews on newegg and the supplier's forums to see what problems are encountered. Sapphire's x1950pro has been a disaster. Oh btw on a third rig we are running with the Sapphire X1900Pro card without probs Same MB, CPU and PSU - Peter -- Hi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! |
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Any views on Sapphire or Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card?
On 13 Mar, 22:40, "Peter Lykkegaard" wrote:
m wrote: I strongly urge you to check the reviews on newegg and the supplier's forums to see what problems are encountered. Sapphire's x1950pro has been a disaster. Oh btw on a third rig we are running with the Sapphire X1900Pro card without probs Same MB, CPU and PSU - Peter -- Hi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! Thanks for your replies, this graphics card seems to be one which you either love or hate. Most people think it's excellent & outstanding value as it's the cheapest x1950 pro that I've seen, but the downside is that there is a sizeable number of users who have pain and grief with it. I would rather go for the connect3d x1950 pro but I've only found 1 review of it which makes me wonder about it. NN |
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Any views on Sapphire or Connect3d X1950 pro graphics card?
"m" wrote in message ... I concur, it's not the x1950pro design that's a problem, it's Sapphire's implementation of the cooling. There are scads of reports of large air gaps between the heatsinks and the components, etc. I had a Sapphire card and it crashed the system every time after about 1 min of 3D work. Replaced it with the HIS version of the card(has much beefier cooling) and have had zero problems with it. I went with an HIS x1950 AGP board (based on recommendations in this newsgroup). Installation went flawless (about 10min) and board works like a dream. However, Check your PS specs. It requires a 450W PS for proper operation (at least that is what the manual said.) I upgraded to a new PS first and my pc works fine. (Also cured my occasional fuzzy screen on boot problems...) Squat. |
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