Toxic X800 Pro @ Rage3D

This is that funky card from Sapphire with the huge aftermarket cooler on it. Move over FX5900, here comes something meatier.
"Framerate is still everything (anyone who says differently is full of it), so the most obvious option for an AIB looking to grab some extra attention is to modify the videocard BIOS to increase the usually conservative core and/or memory speeds set by their IHV guidelines. The problem there is that the two big IHVs don't like their AIB partners messing around with the BIOS as any potential instability introduced there is usually looked at as the fault of the IHV and usually not the AIB. If the AIB ignores the IHV guidelines and goes ahead and factory overclocks the card anyway then they can expect to lose their IHV warranty and support. Obviously that's not something any AIB would want to risk."
Gotta love that “framerate is everything” quote. It would seem that most everyone thinks this way except for the [H]. I say if you got the framerate start turning up the details until you achive a good mix of speed and visual quality.

As for overclocking, I don't mind a good factory overclock and since many companies are doing this either in drivers or BIOS you can't really do much about it, unless the card melts down.

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