Is a third party video card ok?

[CyberData4]

Hiya all, I want to get a new video card on wednesday. (Radeon 9800Pro w/128MB)I'm pretty sure I'm going with a third party card made by Sapphire. (http://www.sapphiretech.com/) Have any of you heard anything about them? Good or bad? And are all manufacturers the same? I've been told that Nvidia doesn't make their cards directly. So should I be ok with one made by sapphire?

Also, with the radeon 9800 Pro, should I get my drivers from ATI directly or the 3rd party company that manufactured it?

 

[GeneticWeapon]

He said.."I heard that Nvidia doesnt make their video cards directly. So should I be ok with one made by Saphire?.....?.....WTF?.....somebodies confused...

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[CyberData4]

<<<He said.."I heard that Nvidia doesnt make their video cards directly. So should I be ok with one made by Saphire?.....?.....WTF?.....somebodies confused...>>>>


Crap, just made a fool outta myself

Oh, I'm sorry. What I meant to say was that I heard nVidia doesn't manufacter their own cards. So I should be fine with a card that wasn't directy manufactered by ATI....

 

[GeneticWeapon]

Cyber, Dont worry....and I'm sure that the card your looking at is fine. I prefer to buy built by ATi cards, but I'm also fond of Hercules 3rd party boards.

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[phial]

dont worry about it man lol~

we just talk about it so much here that certain things are assumed to be known

but of course not everyone is a video card enthusiast



um.. Sapphire is my favorite, and what GW said, but yeah ATI cards are the highest quality (and also usually considerably higher in price)

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[GeneticWeapon]

Dats right......

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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Actually I find that Hercules are THE most expensive, but that's usually because of all the goodies they add (HSF, Ram-sinks, Software). And I'd put their build at slightly above ATI for all that. However yeah those 2 are the very best, and are usually neck n neck for build quality. IMHO

I'd love a Hercules 9600Pro, but I doubt it will be availible soon enough. Instead I'll buy an Nvidia 9600, oops I mean ATI.

No, no , we never make mistakes. :tongue:



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[phial]

speak for yourself son




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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Dad?

Is that you?

NNOOOOOoooooooooooo!!!!!

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[Ghostdog]

Crap, just made a fool outta myself

No worries, I understood what you said.

The Sapphire should ne just fine. Many people prefer Sapphire as their OEM of choice. If you can pick up a Hercules, even better, but Sapphire´s are OK.

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[CyberData4]

Thanks all, but what about the driver for sai card? Should I get them from sapphire or ATI directly?

 

[mrface]

just get the catalyst 3.2 drivers and they will work

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[phial]

yeah the drivers from ATIs site are the best ones.. imo

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[jihiggs]

i just got my radeon 9500 pro sapphire card. no problems so far. just some odd quirks that i cant get straight with multi monitors, but im sure thats just windows being windows.

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[Ghostdog]

ATI´s own drivers will work on OEM cards, and you should use Catalyst from ATI, since they update it more often than the actual board manufacturer.

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