AMD ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB AGP Graphics Card (100-437809)
$199.99
Price: $199.99
(as of Jan 06, 2025 12:44:19 UTC – Details)
Blistering 3D graphics with full screen anti-aliasing, high dynamic range lighting, and stunning shader performance
Windows Vista compatible
Watch stunning, high-definition video on your PC
Cool running technology ensures whisper-quiet operation
Displays in excess of a billion more colors than competing graphics cards
8 reviews for AMD ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB AGP Graphics Card (100-437809)
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R. Witt –
This Video Card Rocks
Upgraded from an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB card to the ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB card. In between I tried an nVidia 512MB card but was very unimpressed with its performance. Read reviews about the Radeon X1650 overheading, problems with compatibility, etc., initially that steered me away from the card and toward the nVidia card. That wasted time and money. The card is fast, made a big difference on the mundane (using Microsoft Money) to the more intense (FEAR, BioShock, etc.). I have 4GB of ram and an Xtreme gamer sound card, so my bottleneck was the video card. This pretty much removed the bottleneck. This is an AGP card, so it could not compete with PCIe, but for folks like me that don’t have that option, this card is great. Price is all over the map. Shop well or wait for an Amazon sale, because you certainly don’t have to pay ATI $200 for the card. I am suspicious that some of the problems people had with cards is due to buying what I would consider a knockoff from one of the less capable licensees. Install was easy, uninstall my old video drivers, shut down, crack open the case, take out the old card, slide in the new card, start back up, install the drivers, reboot and you’re done. Even older games (Unreal 2004) looked better with the new card.
The Lone Gunman –
Great video card, great price
This card works exactly as advertised. I have a 20″ wide screen LCD monitor and it looks beautiful on this card. Only complaint would be the useless driver disk that comes packaged with the video card. The drivers on it are corrupt and will not install; quick check of some message boards on the internet indicated others had this same problem & suggested downloading the latest drivers from AMD’s website (owner of ATI, apparently) which I did; card then functioned perfectly. The big fan on it makes a little bit of excess noise but nothing you can’t live with. Graphics performance is outstanding.
David Eduardo Moreno Maria –
failure
I work on windows xp sp2, and in fact it was me bad I have tried to install it but he enters in conflict and it doesn’t allow to install the controllers it asks me him to move away the previous controllers and I make it but it is not allowed to configure with controllers standar VGA and therefore it has not been possible to install. I disappoint myself since I have always used ATI, therefore I had to reinstall the old ATI 9700 Pro 128
Scott Ellington –
Expect no free lunch
My employer replaced our server about ten days ago. I was the recipient of a Dell Precision 530 running Windows 2000 Server with a fried video card. So I dropped an old Matrox video card into a vacant PCI slot and my old hard disk into the secondary position and ran one 17″ CRT after installing needed applications on the primary. I need two screens to do my job properly, so I bought the Radeon X1650 Pro 512 AGP…and crossed my fingers.Amazon came through for me like clockwork, BUT the card I received split DVI and VGA (not dual DVI). That was my first hurdle, easily overcome with the enclosed adaptor; just a minor disappointment.After removing a ventilation cowl from the computer, the Radeon fit neatly in the AGP slot; BUT no video output from the DVI port. Downer #2. A little back and forth with ATI via website and telephone proved conclusively that I was totally ON MY OWN having already downloaded and installed all the likely Microsoft and ATI frame-support and current drivers:”Windows 2000 Server is not a supported operating system for this product, and combination with the card you’ve purchased is entirely discretionary on the part of the enduser.” (That’s a paraphrase.)Presently, I’m running both 17″ analog monitors from the VGA port on my discretionary AGP blunder and the old Matrox in its PCI location. The Display>Settings dialogue lets me position the monitors just like I want them, and I dread only the necessity from time to time to reboot.WISHFUL THINKING: Amazon might have indicated that the card I bought would not be DVI + DVI. The labor-intensive process of selecting accessories would be GREATLY simplified if somebody (maybe Microsoft) created a search engine for upgrades that allowed consumers to enter existing hardware and software, add information concerning what we want to do (today AND tomorrow) and let the engine list all available upgrade-probabilities of successful outcomes (regardless of proprietary considerations) so that we get (with our eyes wide-open) what we pay for, install the sucker, and still have time to go buy lunch.Crossed fingers and elbow grease are not presently optional, they’re mandatory.
Y. DeLayeffitte –
Expect some some extra work
I was looking for a video card because I was in the process of upgrading an older computer and I had installed the ATI HDTV Wonder TV card. I chose the ATI video card figuring that I would try to avoid any compatibility issues. The ATI Radeon X1650 was the latest 8X AGP card that I could find. The card definitely improved the graphics, however I was unable to install the software provided and had to download the software and drivers from the website. The install from the website was not a problem just an extra step. I have been using the card several months now and the picture and colors are noticeably better, however my computer occasionally crashes when I use the TV function causing me to uninstall and reinstall the graphics drivers.
Honeywell –
Excellent AGP Card
If you have a System that requires AGP, this card is for you. A bit pricey but well worth it!!!
B. Vance –
Title
the card works great. a little slow on the game i had to buy it for but other than that no problems. reccomend.
Christine –
One Star
These morons can’t read there own descriptions, this card is a pci-e not an agp.