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upgrading an integrated video card...
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Ragnarok2
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16. August 2005 @ 16:58 |
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skidme
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16. August 2005 @ 17:00 |
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Well from what I have heard Sapphire is the worst GFX Card manufacturer... I wouldn't be surprised if you card warrants the price difference.
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Ragnarok2
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16. August 2005 @ 17:05 |
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WHAT!?!? in the worst card manufacturers list, manufacturers like MSI would be on top. MSI is a good mobo manufacturer, but their video cards are below average. Sapphire...no no, Sapphire is a very good manufacturer, they manufacture LOTS of cards.
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Ustop
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16. August 2005 @ 18:21 |
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diamanod viper ati radeon 9600xt
agp 8x
core clock speed: 500mhz
installed video memory: 256mb
Memory Clock Speed 2x275 [550MHz DDR]MHz
Pixel Pipelines 4
Texture Units Per Pixel Pipeline 1
Vertex Units 2
Pixel Shader Version 2.0
Vertex Shader Version 2.0
Memory Technology DDR SDRAM
Memory Bus Width 128-bit
Integrated RAMDACs 2 400MHz RAMDAC
Multiple Display Support Yes (2 Monitors max)
/O Connectors TV-out
Compatible Slots 1 x AGP
There must be a difference cuz newegg sales this card for a 149.99 and I paid 143.
Jayhawk
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Ragnarok2
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16. August 2005 @ 18:35 |
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where did you buy it? couple bucks probably doesnt make a difference.
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jonni3
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16. August 2005 @ 18:52 |
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I reckon the difference is that the Sapphire card os an O.E.M (original equipment manufacturer) item and doesn't come in a fancy box with or a games pack & all you get is a card, driver & vga cable where as the Diamond card is a retail card so comes with a fancy box, extra software & a DVI-AGP adapter ...... same cards, different packaging, greatly affected price ......and for the guy with the Diamond card an extra $10 would have got you this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220 which kills a 9600xt ... :)
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Ph0BoLuS
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17. August 2005 @ 07:46 |
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it plays bf2 pretty good, a bit of lag probably because my internet connection i have settings on medium cause i havnt gotten a fan yet, but other than thats its all good..easy to install too
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skidme
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17. August 2005 @ 08:46 |
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Thats good to hear
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17. August 2005 @ 08:51 |
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the game was designed around an nvidia card unless you get a very new ati at the very new price i'd stick to nvidia anything better than a 5700 with 128 ram
bandwidth is more important than ram
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jonni3
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17. August 2005 @ 08:54 |
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Glad your enjoying your new card, now you need to convince your mom that you need another 1 gig of memory for your p.c :)
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skidme
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17. August 2005 @ 09:12 |
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Yes and in order to convince her to get you that Gig, don't call it Ram, but call it the game De-violencizer :)
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Ph0BoLuS
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17. August 2005 @ 12:45 |
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whats the gig for?
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Ustop
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17. August 2005 @ 14:07 |
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Thanx 4 the info about sapphire compared to diamond. Not exactly what I wanted to hear. I guess I could have gotten a 6600gt but I already ordered 9600xt b4 I joined this discussion. That's the way it goes. Besides my kid thinks the fancy box is COOL. Thanx.
Jayhawk
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jonni3
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17. August 2005 @ 15:23 |
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The extra Gig would come in handy for applications like photoshop,BF2, video editing, etc,etc.. that use up a lot of system resources, XP becomes a bit smoother as well .... use skidme's explaination on your mom lol :D
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Ph0BoLuS
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18. August 2005 @ 14:47 |
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oh..i just got a pci slot fan it helps a little bit with the help of a house fan at idle its around 35-39c and when i use it its like 40-45c is that good or should i get another fan?
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jonni3
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18. August 2005 @ 15:03 |
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Them temps are fine , no need to worry :)
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Ph0BoLuS
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18. August 2005 @ 15:13 |
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oh ok...must be the pci fan or somthing cause when i had the big housefan directly towards the video card its the same temp as right now
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