gigabyte x1600xt -- dual-link?

[ivowel]

I have been searching desparately for definitive information on whether
the gigabyte x1600xt, which has their silent-pipe cooling, supports
dual-link DVI monitors (i.e, only the 30" monitors, such as Apple
Cinema 30" or the new DELL 30").

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131317

Unfortunately, ATI and their manufacturers do not make it easy to
figure this one out. The generic ATI marketing info speaks about how
AVIVO has dual-link DVIs, and has a few nice drawings of cross-bars.
However, the specific third-party manufacturers do not seem to say
anything on this issue, at all. [and no, I do not want a generic ATI
card {noisy} or an X1800 {noisy+overkill}.]

So, has anyone tried to hook up this gigabyte card to a 30" DVI
monitor, and succeeded driving it at the native resolution? if not,
have other people tried other, say, x1300 cards in dual-link dvi mode
and succeeded?

Sincerely,

/iaw

 

[First of One]

The link you gave pointed to a Powercolor card. Powercolor copies ATi's
documentation verbatim, so it is no help, either...

According to the HIS web site ( http://www.hisdigital.com/ ), every HIS
Radeon X1--- card has dual-link DVI, including this $97 passively-cooled
X1300 vanilla:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161163
This HIS X1600XT with a quiet VGA Silencer has two dual-link DVI ports:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161160

If Gigabyte sticks to the reference board design, it should be dual-link
equipped as well.