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Tonymiro · #4 (**permalink**) 28th July 2008 , 11:52 AM

I use a dual monitor on a Radeon X1650 so the X1550 should work as well

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Two notes of caution - use ATI's latest Catalyst drivers when you install and follow the installation instructions to the letter. I've found that it can be a real pain to uninstall and reinstall Catalyst.

I also found that the X1650 needs to pull a lot of juice on pc start up. So much so that I ended up having to pause it at boot up for a few seconds to allow other cards to start. That's despite using an 800W psu.

Anyway once installed and running it's a pretty good card in my experience. I can't use a pci-express so I'm limited for choice but the Radeon works fine.

Best,
Tony

#4 (permalink) 28th July 2008 , 11:52 AM
Tonymiro Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 12	I use a dual monitor on a Radeon X1650 so the X1550 should work as well . Two notes of caution - use ATI's latest Catalyst drivers when you install and follow the installation instructions to the letter. I've found that it can be a real pain to uninstall and reinstall Catalyst. I also found that the X1650 needs to pull a lot of juice on pc start up. So much so that I ended up having to pause it at boot up for a few seconds to allow other cards to start. That's despite using an 800W psu. Anyway once installed and running it's a pretty good card in my experience. I can't use a pci-express so I'm limited for choice but the Radeon works fine. Best, Tony
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