Safe to Buy a X800 pro (any compatabilty issues)

Im close to buying an ATI X800 Pro or (XT) and I wanted to make sure there wasnt any issues with that board and this motherboard.

Rodao - My artifacts do not resemble those in the picture you linked. How did you take that picture? Did you press the Print Screen button on the keyboard?
I'll try my best to describe how my artifact looks. It looks like whitish/grayish single pixels that are evenly spaced out, like this:
Sorry for the repetition, but that is how it looks, plus more rows and columns. Just replace the black pixels with white dots and I think you get the idea. Funny thing is when I press Print Screen and paste the screenshot in Microsoft Paint I do not see any white dots (even when I zoom in). So I can not post a screenshot of how my problem looks like on screen. Now I think my monitor is the culprit and my video card/drivers are fine, otherwise I would get these dots when playing the game due to overheating. I think I should try switching to a CRT monitor to see what happens.
mcmanic - This is what I found in desktop>settings tab>click on advanced>goto options tab:
Packaging Version 8.001-040323a-014607C
ATI
I still do not know what version that is...

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Your warranty is valid worldwide. The power adapter is universal, so you will only have to invest in the correct plug.
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Clinton

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Hi all!
Looking for last minute tips! I'm on a budget so want to get a basic model that I can add to as my needs increase. I'll be cutting short form work initially & will need to work SD uncompressed from digibeta (2:1 would be fine). Ideally I'd like the facility to expand into HD at some point. This is the spec I'm thinking of & any advise would be much appreciated.
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Ummm... I think you may have posted this in the wrong forum.

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My 2008 MacBook Pro just died from the infamous defective logic board issue.
When I checked eBay, I see dozens if not hundreds of MacBook Pros from 2007-2012
being sold as is for parts for the same defective logic board issue. I paid over $2600.00
for my MacBook Pro, which only lasted 5 years (which is longer than most!).
As a 25 year Mac user, I really love OS X, but I really have a hard time justifying
spending a lot of money for another Apple laptop, with a risk of getting yet another
defective logic board, but the thought of having to buy a Windows laptop is making me cringe!
Any suggestions?

How can you go wrong with 1 year warranty and an option to extend that with AppleCare before the year is up.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro
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I plan to buy a mac pro 13 inch, any discount for corporate company workers

i plan to buy a mac pro 13 inch, any discount for corporate company workers
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Possibly if your company has an agreement with Apple and the machine is purchased through the company. Otherwise, no.

I'm about to buy a Macbook pro in Spain, with a spanish QUERTY keyboard. Are there any differences with a UK one, other then a few keys.?

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Here’s a couple of links to get you started on your research...
OS X Lion Overview
iLife 11
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http://www.apple.com/ilife/
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2344661,00.asp
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X800 pro graphic card crashes with any 3d game

Help !!!!!!!!!!!
I have a radeon x800 pro (256) card. I have tried this card in 2 machines, both with MSI boards (neo range).
The card will work for days and days on the net or watching movies, but after about 3-5 minutes playing a 3d game (FEAR...) the screen just goes crazy !!!!!!!!!!
Any ideas ???????????????????????????????
Thanks

I think you are encountering artifacts with your graphics card which leads to a few possibilities:
1) Overheating.
2) Insufficient Power.
3) Bad Installation of drivers.
4) DirectX not updated.
I would need you to post your full system specs + PSU specs amps for more verification purposes.

Cannot buy another logic pro licence as it is already installed on machine

I know this is no Logic thing, but I definitively hope that anyone from Apple is reading along.
Started a new business and keep that old SL machine already equipped with Logic Pro + MainStage. The other licence will get used by the other business. As of this I would like to buy a new licence for this machine. What do I have to do to keep my current environment (not loosing anything) just replacing the licence. Tried doing this in App Store. It asks me if I am safe to buy this licence anyways. When saying yes it that the buy cannot be finished as Logic Pro is already installed on this machine. Does this mean I have to completely setup everything? Hopefully not!
This is my first experience with App Store. What I see until now it does not replace the good old glossy paper box.
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Ok. The current version on this MBP was installed from a DVD version. The other machine (where this DVD version will/or already is - don't know) is NOT under my control or even accessible.
I don't want to setup everything new as things are perfectly working. But I definitively want to BUY A LICENCE. It does not bother me to have a foreign licence number and name in this id file as long as I legally bought a licence that nobody can telling me you stole it.
Hope this clarifies the situation.
Don't cannot reinstall this machine from scrap because of this:
$ df -h
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/dev/disk0s2 698Gi 503Gi 195Gi 73% /
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K8N Neo Platinum and modded X800 Pro

Hello everyone,
I am running the Board for a while now and it was rockstable.
System is:
A643200+ C0 Zalman CNPS 7000 A-Cu
MSI K8N NEO Platinum Bios 1.2
2x512MB OCZ 3700 EB
windows xp pro sp1
old card: Ati 9800 XT
new card: Saphire X800 Pro modded to XT.
After installing the Card properly, i installed the catalyst 4.8 Drivers and direct9c
After testing a little Bit benchmarking stresstesting, i rebootet and the system and it hangs at the windows xp bootscreen. i reloaded a restore point and tried to reinstall the drivers. no luck.
then i reinstalled windows xp on moday with the same drivers and everything seemed to work fine. windows booted normally, the card worked fine.
yesterday after work. same thing. lookup at the bootscreen of windows.
i uninstalled the catalyst drivers in windows safe mode then rebooted.
normally when i install the card it installs the x800pro and x800 secondary and then finds the rage theater chip and installs it too.
after freezing and getting into windows i can install the card drivers, but the theater chip isnt recognized anymore.
the card is working fine on 3d. i played yesteray for 4 hours at a time and no problems. but after rebooting i cant get into windows.
so i contacted the seller of the card and he told me i am the thired customer who hast issues with the card on this board.
same problem. random freezes on boot sequence, but others seem to have problems in 3d which i dont. i only cant boot.
any suggestions?

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Originally posted by phreakymind
Hello everyone,
I am running the Board for a while now and it was rockstable.
System is:
A643200+ C0 Zalman CNPS 7000 A-Cu
MSI K8N NEO Platinum Bios 1.2
2x512MB OCZ 3700 EB
windows xp pro sp1
old card: Ati 9800 XT
new card: Saphire X800 Pro modded to XT.
After installing the Card properly, i installed the catalyst 4.8 Drivers and direct9c
After testing a little Bit benchmarking stresstesting, i rebootet and the system and it hangs at the windows xp bootscreen. i reloaded a restore point and tried to reinstall the drivers. no luck.
then i reinstalled windows xp on moday with the same drivers and everything seemed to work fine. windows booted normally, the card worked fine.
yesterday after work. same thing. lookup at the bootscreen of windows.
i uninstalled the catalyst drivers in windows safe mode then rebooted.
normally when i install the card it installs the x800pro and x800 secondary and then finds the rage theater chip and installs it too.
after freezing and getting into windows i can install the card drivers, but the theater chip isnt recognized anymore.
the card is working fine on 3d. i played yesteray for 4 hours at a time and no problems. but after rebooting i cant get into windows.
so i contacted the seller of the card and he told me i am the thired customer who hast issues with the card on this board.
same problem. random freezes on boot sequence, but others seem to have problems in 3d which i dont. i only cant boot.
any suggestions?
Load BIOS default to try again.
Maybe you can update the BIOS to 1.42 to try again.

Do I need to buy a Mac pro with an iMac?

I'm planning on buying a 27-inch iMac, do I need to buy a Mac Pro (single processor) or any other hardware etc with the iMac PC?

Go for the higher end 27 inch screen base model.
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Hey .... i am from israel and i want to buy a macbook pro in usa ...... i want to know it possible to change the keyboard to hebrew

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Nobody in these forums represents Apple or any store. So to find out whether you can buy something, you must contact stores or consult their websites directly yourself. If not available in the online store, try contacting a retail store and see if they can make a special order
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Some people have mentioned that Apple may refuse to sell/cover me with applecare? Would they actually refuse it? And if so- how could I get around it?
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About to buy a Mac Pro, have quick question please.

Hi all,
I am going to more than likely buy a Mac Pro 2.66 tonight or tomorrow, but I was wondering something in regards to graphics cars if any one could assist me.
I am planning to go with the ATI card and 2gigs of ram since I do some gaming on the side and plan to use bootcamp for that.
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can both the ATI and Nvidia card both reside in the machine at the same time and be used in SLI mode
No… SLI requires two Nvidia SLI capable cards. In addition, SLI is not supported under Mac OS X although does work, apparently, under Windows and Boot Camp. ATi's comparable technology is CrossFire.
would I be better off configuring the machine online since they credit you the difference of the Nvidia card which saves roughly $150.00 off the order from doing it in a retail store?
Financially yes as the Nvidia card is ultimately useless to you. One consideration though is the CTO conditions of return, or lack there of, in case you receive a DOA. In the US, amongst other countries, CTo unit are not returnable even if they are DOA so you should check the terms of sale in the country store you would buy from.
Whats your thoughts on this?
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Safe to Buy a X800 pro (any compatabilty issues)

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