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More info?)
don;t know, check ati.
"Roger" <roger@no_thanks.com> wrote in message
news:NoW5d.1978$JG2.1663@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
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> How long is the warranty on the retail box version?
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> "Roger" <roger@no_thanks.com> wrote in message
> news:dnJ5d.20268$QJ3.7757@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
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>> Oh yes, I gotcha ... 256-bit over 128-bit ... 128MB over 256MB.
>> Thanks for clarifying though.
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>> "Mike P" <mike@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>> news:KYI5d.138849$Np3.5818196@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>> > Hi,
>> > Just make sure you differentiate between "bit" (bus width) and "MB"
>> > (amount
>> > of memory). Sapphire put out a crippled 128bit card a while back and
>> > still
>> > called it the pro but I think they changed that due to outcry.
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>> > Mike
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>> > "Roger" <roger@no_thanks.com> wrote in message
>> > news:fDF5d.20226$QJ3.1142@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
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>> > > Okay, choose 256-bit over 128-bit. That's good to know. Thanks!
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>> > > "Mike P" <mike@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>> > > news:VmE5d.138700$Np3.5809416@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>> > >> The only thing that really matters is that you get the 256bit memory
>> > >> bus,
>> > >> not the 128 bit. 128mb memory is fine, 256mb isn't worth the extra
>> > >> money.
>> > >>
>> > >> Mike
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>> > >> "Roger" <roger@no_thanks.com> wrote in message
>> > >> news:yND5d.20202$QJ3.6142@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
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>> > >> > I'm thinking about getting an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Video Card.
>> > >> > And, would like some opinions about the following:
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>> > >> > - Retail vs. OEM
>> > >> > - 256MB vs. 128MB
>> > >> > - R360 core (and 2.5ns Hynix memory) vs. R350 core (and ???
>> > >> > memory)
>> > >> > - What other options are there for this video card?
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>> > >> > Is there a chart somewhere that
>> > >> > lists all the different variants of this video card?
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