Vid card help

[simactive]

For a new system that i am building i was going to get the SAPPHIRE Radeon 9600XT 256M VIVO, is this a good card or not? cause its going to cost me about just below $300 . Also what does the VIVO stand for????

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[Crashman]

VIVO stands for Video In/Video Out. As opposed to normal cards that only have Video Out. It refers to Composite/S-Video connections for tv input/output, and input requires special software. Considering the 9800 Pro 128MB with 256-bit RAM goes for around $200, I'd say it's a bad deal. Don't tell me you're stupid enough to think that 256MB of RAM is going to give you a noticeable performance boost.

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[DonnieDarko]

Don't tell me you're stupid enough to think that 256MB of RAM is going to give you a noticeable performance boost.

ouch.

Crashman's right, your best deal right now is the 9800pro. But if you have the money and you game alot. You might want to consider next gen, x800 or 6800 cards. But i would wait on them. The pricing for them is crazyyyyyyy because of the high demand and low amount of cards.


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[Crashman]

Dude, be nice, we're assuming he's not that ignorant, and that he's actually read reviews and card comparisons.

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[Willamette_sucks]

Actually it would give you a noticeable performance boost in Doom 3, but would not bring it close to the level of a 9800 Pro.

Maybe he means CAD? That price is outrageous.

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[simactive]

I have but sometimes I tihnk that more RAM is better haha, cept then i forget about the other variables that come into the equations. but yea,
SAPPHIRE Radeon 9800 Pro 128M (lite retail) $289.00CND
or
SAPPHIRE Radeon 9600XT 256M VIVO $259.00CND
SAPPHIRE Radeon 9600XT 256M $229.00 <-- was the one i was looking at before.
or
SAPPHIRE Radeon 9550 256M [128bit] (lite retail) $135.00CND

So many cards out there and not sure which one to choose from. My system is going to basically look like this specs wise.
CPU -> Athlon 64 3200 Socket 754 $279.99CND
(which socket should i go with right now becuase im not sure i heard the 754 will be a dead end for uping the system later on)

MOBO -> asus K8N-E Deluxe Socket 754 $209.99CND or A8V Deluxe Socket 939 $175.00

HDD -> WD Caviar SE 200G 7200rpm SATA 8M $177.00

For this has anyone ever tried the Sapphire cards for the ATI chipset?
VideoCard -> SAPPHIRE Radeon 9600XT 256M VIVO $259.00

RAM -> OCZ PC3200 DDR400 512MBx2 CAS2.5 (OCZ4001024PDC-K) $319.00

or

Kingston Dual Channel 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory (2 x 512MB) $258.99

CD/DVD Burn -> Megastor Dual Layer DVD Burner / 2.4x DVD+R DL / 8x4x12x DVD±RW / 32x16x40x CD-RW $bought

PSU ->Ultra 500Watt ATX Power Supply with 2-80mm Cooling Fans $bought

CASE -> Ultra Dragon Glossy MS-Blue ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB and FireWire $bought

HSF ->Venus 12
PSU -> Ultra 500watt


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