Diamond Viper ATI X1950PRO AGP 512MB Video Card

List Price: $229.99

Features:

• Powered by the ATI RADEON X1950 PRO graphics processing unit (GPU)
• Compatible with AGP 8x systems
• 512MB of on-board video memory
• Capable of connecting to DVI, VGA, component, S-Video and composite display devices
• Windows Vista Ready

Customer Reviews:

Ati X1950 Pro Agp 512 MB... Grandiosa [Posted on 2007-09-02]
Cambie de una 6800 Gt a esta grandiosa tarjeta, se comporta muy bien con los titulos nuevos y ahora puedo activar la mayoria de los efectos visuales que antes no podia, es una gran tarjeta para todos aquellos que no pueden cambiar a Pci Express, gran valor precio/desempeño...

GREAT [Posted on 2007-12-04]
This thing is incredible, especially for the price. Runs games like Quake4 and World of Warcraft effortlessly in 1920x1200 and with great detail. Diamond provides the standard ATI Catalyst drivers without any Diamond Multimedia branding. Definitely a plus as ATI is regularly sending out updates that will be fully compatible.

There are a few cautions I will give before you purchase this product... If none of them are an issue for you then I highly recommend you get it:

1. It requires a 6-pin PCIE power connector. Most AGP based PC's do not have this connector so you may end up needing to get an adapter.

2. If you've done your homework, you have checked out the system requirements (available on Diamond's web site). This video card has power supply requirements. Diamond's site states that it requires a "450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended (assumes fully loaded system)". Interestingly once I received the product, I noticed that the box states it requires a 550 watt power supply with 38A on the 12 volt rail. I am running a 500W supply with 14A/15A on two 12V rails and it seems OK. Be aware that you might need to upgrade. If so, make sure the new power supply you get has the 6-pin PCIE connector and you won't need to worry about issue #1.

3. This video card is of standard thickness and shouldn't be a problem taking up only it's own AGP slot without protruding into adjacent ones. However, it is very long. It will basically take up the entire width of an ATX motherboard. If there are any obstructions in your system you might consider a different product.

4. FAN NOISE: It's not the loudest, nor the softest... as far as noise goes it's not too bad but if you are into silent PC's you will probably want to invest in a different cooling system.

LP4 to 6 pin PCI Express Video Card Power Adapter [Posted on 2007-12-21]
Pros: Soporta "Pixel shader 3.0" en un puerto "AGP"

Cons: Pero es necesario el uso de un cable de "6 pin", el cual NO esta incluido.

Caution [Posted on 2008-01-12]
This card quit working after 3 mounths and the drivers we're very glitchy. check out the his or sapahire hd 2600 about 130.00 but worth it if you want keep your p4 still competitive online a little while longer. Till the software catch's up with power quad 4 that is.

defective video card [Posted on 2008-06-07]
When I got the box of this video card already was damaged and the box was
partialy crushed,
opened the box and found that video card has damaged on one of the CAP and one of the Coil.installed the video card and some of the game would
freez up and could not play.
I am in touch with Diamond the Manufacurer to send me a new video card
RMA # has not been issue yet pending Diamond Tech support final E-mail
with RMA #.
I am not Happy yet, till try new video card.Diamond Viper ATI X1950PRO AGP 512MB Video Card

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