Customer Reviews

Diamond Viper ATI X1950PRO AGP 512MB Video Card

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Although this is an AGP card, the power connector which is required
to run the card, is a six-pin slot. Most, if not all AGP motherboards
use power supplies with four-pin connectors. I had to use two Y-adapters
off my hard drives to connect to a power adapter which converted to
a six-pin connector. Ended up buying 3 adapters just so I could use
the card. Very poor engineering, in my opinion.

probably best agp card for money. probably fast enough for most. the quality of the card was great. as usual, amazon.com provided a great service.

unfortunately, it was not compatable with the system i had because of the power supply (350w). probably 400w is the minimum power supply unit you have to have for this unless other parts of your pc are not using much as my p4 system was already using way too much to have this card.

there are alternatives to this card that are consiered as faster agp cards, but usualy they will cost about $[...] more than this

unlike only known x1950xt agp which only comes with 256mb vram, but this one comes with 512mb & runs cooler & uses less power.

unless you are a big fan of nvidia, 7950gt is not running faster (some applications do, and some other applications don't), but uses less power & runs cooler, but for the small benefit, it will cost about $100 more than x1950pro 512mb diamond

This thing is incredible, especially for the price. Runs games like Quake4 and World of Warcraft effortlessly in 1920x1200 and with great detail. Diamond provides the standard ATI Catalyst drivers without any Diamond Multimedia branding. Definitely a plus as ATI is regularly sending out updates that will be fully compatible.

There are a few cautions I will give before you purchase this product... If none of them are an issue for you then I highly recommend you get it:

1. It requires a 6-pin PCIE power connector. Most AGP based PC's do not have this connector so you may end up needing to get an adapter.

2. If you've done your homework, you have checked out the system requirements (available on Diamond's web site). This video card has power supply requirements. Diamond's site states that it requires a "450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps on 12 volt rail recommended (assumes fully loaded system)". Interestingly once I received the product, I noticed that the box states it requires a 550 watt power supply with 38A on the 12 volt rail. I am running a 500W supply with 14A/15A on two 12V rails and it seems OK. Be aware that you might need to upgrade. If so, make sure the new power supply you get has the 6-pin PCIE connector and you won't need to worry about issue #1.

3. This video card is of standard thickness and shouldn't be a problem taking up only it's own AGP slot without protruding into adjacent ones. However, it is very long. It will basically take up the entire width of an ATX motherboard. If there are any obstructions in your system you might consider a different product.

4. FAN NOISE: It's not the loudest, nor the softest... as far as noise goes it's not too bad but if you are into silent PC's you will probably want to invest in a different cooling system.

PROS: I upgraded my old Geforce 6800GT card to this new card and wow what a difference. Runs all my games at twice the fps. I can play all my games on max setting, runs very smooth on games like FEAR and Oblivion. This card is great if your not ready to switch over to pci-express yet. I'm sure this card will at least give my PC 2 more years before upgrading again. Also was easy to install and surprisingly quiet.

CONS: Somewhat expensive, high end card but worth every penny in my opinion. Make sure you have enough power/watts in your PSU or you"ll have graphic problems.

Cambie de una 6800 Gt a esta grandiosa tarjeta, se comporta muy bien con los titulos nuevos y ahora puedo activar la mayoria de los efectos visuales que antes no podia, es una gran tarjeta para todos aquellos que no pueden cambiar a Pci Express, gran valor precio/desempeño...

When I got the box of this video card already was damaged and the box was
partialy crushed,
opened the box and found that video card has damaged on one of the CAP and one of the Coil.installed the video card and some of the game would
freez up and could not play.
I am in touch with Diamond the Manufacurer to send me a new video card
RMA # has not been issue yet pending Diamond Tech support final E-mail
with RMA #.
I am not Happy yet, till try new video card.Diamond Viper ATI X1950PRO AGP 512MB Video Card

Pros: Soporta "Pixel shader 3.0" en un puerto "AGP"

Cons: Pero es necesario el uso de un cable de "6 pin", el cual NO esta incluido.

... Its actually about luck whether you should like it or not , Theres kind of two versions for this card (its Should be an option in amazon before you buy one ) The one comes with the six-pin slot and the 4-pin ... The 4-pin product when you install it into your AGP Slot dont ever move it back again because if you did it will properly be hard to work again its so damn sensitive that actually can stop working with no apparent reasons .

Performances :
For an Agp Card ... AMAZING with all new Generation games like Bioshock,Company of heroes..ect in medium settings or more (but with a good system spec).

Problems :
as I note at first paragraph , plus Big card it had me to buy a new big case.

Ok, the card is a big improvement over my old X850XTPE. I ca play at high resolutions and frame rates. This makes the AGP card live for another 6-12 months longer. The downside is that this card can have issues if you get a bad one. Especially with the cooling since it seems the cooler isn't mounted firmly enough or something which makes it create artifact (memory related).

This is a very solid video card. Has worked with every game and application I own. This ranges from Supreme Commander, to Adobe Premiere. All settings are on High still running smooth.

System Spec.

Dual 24in LCD Monitors

3g ram (pc6400)

3.73 Extreme Intel Cpu

G15 gaming Keybord

G5 gaming mouse

5x750gig Seagate HD