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    x300 card superior to ATI 9600 ??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by glocke, Feb 25, 2005.

  1. glocke

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    I just read on a forum over on the dell webstie that someone claims the x300 video card on the i6000 is superior to the ati 9600 on an 8600...is this true? If so, how is it superior?
     
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    I am unable to find any reviews for x300 myself...will post it here if I find any.

    -Mad
     
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    Ok, here is one I found...nothing too exciting about x300 but its way better than integrated gma900 they have in some I6000 models:

    http://www.overclockers.co.nz/ocnz/review.php?id=04vga00atix3000gigabytepciex3000103

    -Mad
     
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    " I just read on a forum over on the dell webstie that someone claims the x300 video card on the i6000 is superior to the ati 9600 on an 8600...is this true? If so, how is it superior?"

    Uh-uh. That is completely wrong. The x300 is a budget card while the 9600 is a mainsteam one.

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    No way dude, the X300 is pretty low end, it'll get its tar kicked by the 9600.
     
    Rahul, Feb 25, 2005
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    just read a review from tomshardware site yesterday, i think i saw something like this -- X300 is based on 9600 technology, it is a PCIe version of 9600 ...

    Dell i6000D 1.6Ghz
    512MB 1Dimm, 60G 7200RPM
    X300 128MB, 8X DVD-RW
    Wireless b/g, Bluetooth
     
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    To be precise, it's a very crippled X600. While it may not be directly derived from the 9200, that's the same audience it's geared at.

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