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    Video card help for a desktop!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by douglaz, Oct 18, 2007.

  1. douglaz

    douglaz Notebook Evangelist

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    Which one is better? ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT OC 512MB? Please let me know asap so I can purchase one of them.
    Thank you :)
     
    douglaz, Oct 18, 2007
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  2. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    The Radeon will be faster by a fair bit.
     
    fabarati, Oct 18, 2007
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  3. douglaz

    douglaz Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the quick response.
     
    douglaz, Oct 18, 2007
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  4. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Keep in mind it isn't DX10 compatible.

    Also, note we have a desktop forum.
     
    Mark, Oct 18, 2007
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  5. Macpod

    Macpod Connoisseur

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    wait for the 8800GT and 2950 pro in october..............quite a few things are happening with the highend/midend cards so something might happen with the low end cards such as the 8600GT as well.........

    PS 8400 and below are sorry alternatives to IGPs as far as im concerned.
     
    Macpod, Oct 18, 2007
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