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    which graphics card is better and why?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ckybam69, Jul 25, 2008.

  1. ckybam69

    ckybam69 Notebook Enthusiast

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    512 nvidia geforce 9500M gs (in an asus)
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    256 geforce 9300m GS (with up 2 512 turbo cache? whatever that means). thats in a sager.
    i the rest of the specs are the same but i kinda trust asus more since i have atleast heard of them.
     
    ckybam69, Jul 25, 2008
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    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    9500M is better, because it got higher number
     
    Nirvana, Jul 25, 2008
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    Anomaly10 Notebook Evangelist

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    While in this case the higher number is better thing is true, you should be more concerned about the last 3 numbers of the card than you should about the first. For instance, the 7900 GTX is still better than the 9500 GS. Also, Sager is a very reputable company, and in particular, Powernotebooks and XoticPC have shown themselves to be very trustworthy resellers of Sager notebooks, so if you do decide to go with the Sager, I encourage you to go to one of their sites.
     
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    is the nvidia GS the card that will overheat down the road?
     
    ckybam69, Jul 25, 2008
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Let's continue this discussion in the GPU Guide. That thread should answer most general GPU-related questions.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 25, 2008
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