X800GT BIOS update boosts performance 7 percent

Posted on Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 5:06 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Powercolor appears to be making its mark with the X800GT, ATI’s answer to NVIDIA’s 6600GT. Since Powercolor is one of the first few board partners to actually have a X800GT in the market, it’s getting all the attention it possibly could. With that said, Powercolor does have a strategy behind promoting its X800GT offering. Unlike other board partners that went with ATI’s R423 chips in order to save cost, Powercolor went with the R480, making the card highly overclockable and a solid performer at stock speeds. Read on at CoolTechZone.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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