X800 Pro HIS Excalibur Review

[Guest nitram]

I have just bought this card to upgrade from a Geforce FX5200 256MB card. My system has a 64bit Amd 2Ghz chip with a KT8 Neo MSI motherboard, 160GB Maxtor hardrive and 1024Mb of Memory. Basically this card has unlocked my cpu so that not only do I get faster graphics but smooth controls and maxed out settings.I have left the FPS set to unlimited and I am getting around 35-60 FPS in heavily clouded skies and with VFR uk scenery cleary visible (yes I said visible). The clouds are maxed out and are volumetric in that you can see passing layers without any pauses or stutters. On the ground using RFP 747-200, OSS Gatwick scenery, UK VFR scenery/mesh and with traffic at 100%, I am getting fluid Frames (13-20)and smooth taxing.Before anyone comments, the fps figures for this card are pretty irrelevent as what is importantant is that everything works fluidly without stutters, blurring or shimmers. The Catalyst 4.7 drivers are being used and they are driving the Antialasing etc (Fs2004 is not). My yoke and pedals are now so responsive (as the cpu is less loaded), it caused me to have a tailstrike in the RFP 747 on takeoff!I have just taken a real flying lesson from Shoreham in a Piper Tomahawk and I have taken a FS flight in the Carenado Piper Archer over the VFR scenery. The response from the controls, the VFR scenery and live weather, made this a REAL experience for me. It was kind of spooky!I recommend that anyone with a good CPU/Motherboard set up get this card straight away. I bought mine on ebay for

[Bill A]

Yes, please post some screenies. I want to see it for my self.Nice Rig by the way.BillP.S. Im also planning on upgrading

[michal]

Good post. I have my eyes on X800 Pro too so I hope you don't mind if I ask:1. what screen resolution you are running with ?2. you mentioned "heavily" clouded skies ? I hope you mean multiple layers of clouds with overcast. If not, could you make a test with *really* heavy cloud cover in multiple layers (whatever Fs9 allows).Michael J.http://www.reality-xp.com/community/nr/rsc/rxp-higher.jpg

[Bill A]

Ya, test screenie with all weather sliders to the right....Thanks,Bill

[Guest nitram]

Guys for some reason (unknown to me), I cannot upload any screenies.I uploaded 5 files, each under the 800 X 600 size and only 48KB each.When I click submit I get asked to Login again although I am already logged in! It is frustrating the hell out of me as it took me ages to take the screenshots and then resize the files.Any ideas?Regards Nitram

[Bill A]

try this....go to the main avsim page, and right click the forum link and choose to open the forum link as a new page...Hope that works,Bill

[Guest nitram]

Thanks for the notam Bill. If you guys go over to screenshots, you will find some pics under almost the same title as this.The resolution is 1280 X 1024. Not many cloud shots though as I have been busy doing night work. I will probably be able to post some at the end of next week.Regards Nitram