Generic ATi Radeon X800 XT OEM PCI-E

[Taz]

I suppose this is really a question for the ATi guy on here but I suppose others may be able to help me out. I cancelled an order for an X850 XT PE as it was going to take several weeks to get stock so I ordered a Generic ATi Radeon X800 XT OEM at a knockdown price from Tekheads. This should be arriving tomorrow. As it's an OEM product I guess it's not going to come with any extras like drivers, cables, etc.

Cables are not an issue but I need guidance on drivers. I've gone to the ATi site and found the CATALYST Windows XP 5.1 drivers. These contain the Display Driver, CATALYST Control Center & WDM Capture driver - a 28.2MB download. Is there anything else I need to get this card up and running under Windows XP Pro SP2? (I'm aware about the .NET Framework requirement already).

[bouncin]

there shouldnt be anything u need to get the card up and running.

The oem,s are still supplied with a driver disk and any cables you would need all thats missing ussualy is the pretty box and games bundles

[Taz]

Thanks bouncin. Just checked with Tekheads, they're shipping it today so I should get it tomorrow. I've got PCI-E power cables on my Tagan PSU and my monitor came with a DVI cable so I guess i've got the cables covered.

My real concern was software. I downloaded Catalyst 5.1 last night as it may be newer than the one that's supplied with the card. I wasn't too bothered about bundled games which is why I went for the OEM (plus it was very cheap!).

[exAndrzej]

...shipping it today...

How did it go ?

Did you finally end up with CATALYST 5.1 or 5.2 ?

How is your gaming life now ?

Come on...

...share !