PowerColor X1650 PRO

Rob Williams · 11-29-2006, 02:54 AM

If you are a gamer on a budget, you are always in a good position to purchase a great card since there are many choices available at any given time. The card we are taking a look at today is the X1650 Pro from PowerColor. It proves to pack a nice punch and goes to show that "value" is nothing to shake your head at.

You can read Gregs review here and discuss it here.

01-09-2007, 08:14 AM

You didnt mention how the PowerColor X1650 PRO is able to Crossfire, only mentioning that older low end cards didnt need the Y cable... do you need a cable, or just two cards?

Cheers
Kev

Rory Buszka · 01-09-2007, 10:28 AM

If you want your computer to be truly "Vista-Ready", you need a video card that is HDCP compliant. The PowerColor X1650 Pro, as reviewed by TechGage, is not. This means that some HDCP-protected content (such as HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs) will not play, or will play at 480p resolution (the resolution of a typical progressive-scan DVD player). You need both a HDCP-compliant monitor and video card if you wish to play back HD content on your Windows Vista machine.

11-29-2006, 02:54 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	PowerColor X1650 PRO If you are a gamer on a budget, you are always in a good position to purchase a great card since there are many choices available at any given time. The card we are taking a look at today is the X1650 Pro from PowerColor. It proves to pack a nice punch and goes to show that "value" is nothing to shake your head at. You can read Gregs review here and discuss it here. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

01-09-2007, 10:28 AM	#3
Rory Buszka Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 440	If you want your computer to be truly "Vista-Ready", you need a video card that is HDCP compliant. The PowerColor X1650 Pro, as reviewed by TechGage, is not. This means that some HDCP-protected content (such as HD-DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs) will not play, or will play at 480p resolution (the resolution of a typical progressive-scan DVD player). You need both a HDCP-compliant monitor and video card if you wish to play back HD content on your Windows Vista machine. __________________ Rory Buszka Last edited by Rory Buszka; 01-09-2007 at 10:30 AM.

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01-09-2007, 08:14 AM	#2
Kev Guest Poster Posts: n/a	You didnt mention how the PowerColor X1650 PRO is able to Crossfire, only mentioning that older low end cards didnt need the Y cable... do you need a cable, or just two cards? Cheers Kev