Radeon X850 XT @ The Tech Report

The ATI Radeon X850's were announced today and as you can guess the net is buzzing with information. The PE edition comes with a blower style cooler that vents out the back like the 5800. The Tech Report had this to say..
"Before you snort your coffee through your nose, rest assured that the Radeon X850 XT does not sound like a Dustbuster—or a GeForce 5800 Ultra, for that matter—in normal use. I have to admit, I was part bemused and part terrified when I first fired up a system with a Radeon X850 XT PE card in it. At boot time, that blower cranked up briefly to full speed, aurally evoking an Oreck XL."
I really like their subtitle for the review. "Canadian double-wide?"

Related Web URL: http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q4/radeon-x850xt...