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Under $80 Video Card

All the reviews I have seen of Sapphire have been OK, but as I said in an earlier post on General Hardware, be very careful about the spec of the card you are buying on an 8500LE. Sapphire make quite a variety, clocked from 250/250 down to 250/183 (!), with corresponding qualities of memory. If...
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- Post #28
- Dec 11, 2002
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Is the Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro inferior to ATI's?

Regarding the 8500LE, Sapphire make 8500 cards at a wide variety of clockings, with memory chips to match the spec. If the card you are buying sounds cheap, talk to your vendor, and find out what the clock speeds are before you buy. It's not Sapphire's fault that some vendors don't tell you...
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- Post #13
- Dec 10, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Considering "bridging" vid card... advice?

Thanks Peter!
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- Post #11
- Nov 15, 2002
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Considering "bridging" vid card... advice?

*bump* Not to nag, but I'm still hopin' someone can tell me how to find out what the power requirement for a given video card is. Thanks! :)
- dave404
- Post #9
- Nov 15, 2002
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Considering "bridging" vid card... advice?

I *did* build a system from scratch, just a month or so ago. It just wasn't for me. :D And it's true that the only part of my current system with a long-term future is the case (and that's not certain). The only reason I'm not building from scratch right now is that cash is a little short at...
- dave404
- Post #8
- Nov 14, 2002
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Considering "bridging" vid card... advice?

Thanks to all. Does anyone know how I can find out what the power requirements are? I've tried poking around mfr's websites, with no joy yet. Google searches are similarly uninspiring. Of course, I'm prepared to upgrade the PSU early if I have: it'll have to go sooner or later. But it would be...
- dave404
- Post #6
- Nov 14, 2002
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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The most ridiculous review... ever? You decide?

I agree that the review author is suffering from conceptual problems more than typos. From the data presented, the correct conclusion to draw is that there is no significant difference between the alternatives being compared. Which is what most well-informed people would have expected, so it's...
- dave404
- Post #19
- Nov 13, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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The most ridiculous review... ever? You decide?

Whoops, double post glitch.
- dave404
- Post #18
- Nov 13, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Considering "bridging" vid card... advice?

Well, I was hoping for some more input on which one I should do, but thanks for the advice. I hadn't thought about power, and my current system is getting close to its limits, I suspect. Where do you find out about the cards' power requirements? ATI's site?
- dave404
- Post #3
- Nov 13, 2002
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Considering "bridging" vid card... advice?

Here's the deal. My current system is antique: Cel500 on a Slot1 board (Soyo SY-6VBA 133), 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Voodoo3 AGP, Aureal Advantage soundcard, blah). Stop laughing at the back there... it was OK for HL and DeusEx! My chief interest, card-wise, is gaming: I don't plan to be watching DVDs...
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- Nov 13, 2002
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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