Re-using the last generation's low-end core.. Couldnt they make a new low-end core?

Wow, the x550 with DDR2; this should sell for, what, $35?

haha, yeah, this is a real piece of crap right here...

i wouldnt take this even for free .
actually ... i cant help but wonder whats the purpose of this card?

> whats the purpose of this card?
Be slower than X1300?

That MSI card is even worst than you listed it as Mike. It does not have 256MB of DDR2, it has 128MB or DDR2 and it has Hyper Memory for support up to 512MB. You know if Hyper Memory or Turbo Cache is involved the card is not gonna be too good...

I see Amd's self destructing personality has Spread tot heir Ati division(Oh goodie i expect them now to release the x1600 as the x2050 if we are lucky)

Wait a minute! Should'nt all x1k and 7 series have shader model 3.0 standard? Is Amd trying to screw things up? I mean everyone knows that each gen of cards should have the same core basics!(Software i mean not hardware aka pipes)

This card is AMAZING! its over 1.5 times better than the card i have right now.

Track please dont try and be funny i pity for having that Fx5200. But seriously Amd has pissed me off so much this year already i dont need any more of their BS.

Well thats not very nice.. not everyone can afford an 8800 GTS u know.

I'm not talking about that i am really really pissed at Amd. And go buy yourself an 8300gs when it is released.

Im one of the ppl who CAN afford the GTS. ;-)

Great then do so when you can and stop making me pity you so much.

Ill tell u something. As long as a card can run Final Fantasy VII there is no chance its bad.

Ok. But if i can run bf2 and css at the same time and there is no lag then yes my card is good too.(Not playing both at the same time i cant think that fast)

Is this card really capable of CrossFire? If so...WHY?

To suck less?

I got one of these X1050 and it over performed my old X700. But at the same time I installed a core 2 duo.

What impact does a dual core processor have on games.

I think they made this card to get pc's vista ready. For anyone who has no interest in gaming but wants to run vista i'm sure this is the card they'll buy because its the cheapest.

I though thats what PCI-E x1 cards are for.

LOL ATI is copying how nvidia made the low end 7100.

"I think they made this card to get PCs vista ready. For anyone who has no interest in gaming but wants to run vista i'm sure this is the card they'll buy because it's the cheapest."


Yeah...but why make it PS 2.0? It should at least be PS 3.0.

a fx 5200 could do vista doesen't matter what P.S. version just as long as its dx 9

and they even come in PCI which makes it even more appealing

The VisionTek box says Shader Model 3.0, DirectX 9.0c. Could they be cheating us?

The real purpose of this card is to allow you to use Vista Aero without lag at all

http://www.gecube.com/products-detail.php?prod_cat_pid=8&prod_cat_id=186&prod_id=64840

I am considering this GeCube X1050 128-Bit 256MB card to use while my sons card is RMA'd. At $19.98 Shipped (AMIR) from Newegg, it's hard to beat for something I can toss in a drawer until I need it again, or sell to somebody using Integrated Video for Vista. Either way, no big loss if I get the $25 rebate.