Which vid card is better, xfx Radeon HD4550 or sapphire Radeon HD4550

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XFX HD-455X-YAF2 Radeon HD 4550 512MB 64-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150484&cm_re=4550-_-14-150-484-_-Product



Sapphire Radeon HD4550 512 MB DDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card 100252HDMI

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-HD4550-PCI-Express-100252HDMI/dp/B001SJLLTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1274227667&sr=8-1




this is going to be for my dell xps 400 with 375watt psu, just going to use the video card for photoshop, high quality videos, hulu full screen, streaming etc.

 

[arterius2]

experience tells me that XFX generally make higher quality video cards, and saphire tend to make reference boards., however passive cooling might sound more attractive to certain people who are picky about noise. either way, i dont see much difference between the two

 

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one is ddr3 and the other ddr2 will that affect compatibility with my dell xps 400?

 

[arterius2]

ddr3 will run cooler than the ddr2, hence this might contribute to the reason why the saphire board is passively cooled. however, neither with have an effect on compatibility with your machine.

 

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thanks much friend i appreciate the responses!