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    ATI's Radeon X800 XL Preview

    The USA MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) for X800 XL is $299, down from the $349 ATI quoted on X850 XT PE's launch. Undercutting NVIDIA's MSRP for the X800 XL's likely competitor, GeForce 6800 GT, by some $100, X800 XL has price definitely in its favour if the MSRPs translate well into retail pricing.

    So the $50 price cut and full four quad performance at 400MHz seek to make X800 XL arguably the most attractive PCI Express SKU for the gamer looking for serious performance punch. Partnered with 1000MHz GDDR3 memory with full 256-bit wide access to the GPU's memory controller, for around 32GB/sec of theoretical bandwidth, let's take a closer look at the reference board to see if the on-paper promise is fulfilled.
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    I only hope the current USD to GBP exchange rate holds out... It would make the XL under £200 even after adding VAT back on!

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    Komplett=preorder at £265. Damn.

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    This cards looks promising. Might have changed my mind of getthing this instead of a 6600GT and it is cheaper than a 6800GT. THX for the read.
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    Hi All,

    I posted in an earlier thread that it might be worth waiting until the first two weeks of January before making a final decision

    I was not trying to be too partisan...

    ...but I was very aware that some pretty attractive new products were coming out that might give some readers an interesting alternative
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    OCUK have quoted a price between £175 and £235, due in end of Jan/early Feb - hopefully.

    The PowerColor design seems to keep changing. I've seen at least three variants - one with a larger HS, and one with a PCI power connector (even though it's not supposed to need one).

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    Wahey! That's more like it! Split the difference and we could be looking at say £210 for one HUGELY powerful card.

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