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 Jan 29 2005, 10:26 PM
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Technically a giant, intellectual midget.  Group: Established Members Posts: 4,319 Joined: 29-March 03 From: Enger-land Member No.: 197 Gender: Transgender  |
I feel like I've narrowed my choice down to two finalists, the Geforce 6600GT or Radeon 9800 pro. They both seem fairly evenly matched to me, though the 6600 has a marginally higher clock speed and a better choice of manfacturers, though a friend of mine says radeon are better so I'm a little stuck as to which one to pick?
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Jan 29 2005, 10:44 PM
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 It's not junk in the trunk, it's precious cargo. Group: Established Members Posts: 1,644 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Seattle, Washington, USA Member No.: 380 Gender: Female |
ATI Radeon all the way. Nivida is teh d3v!l.
 Seriously, ATI is better for gaming. So I'd go for it. But that's because I game a lot. -------------------- Irish is my special e-stalker. I leave the blinds open for him. :P // I'm the designated keeper of sobreity. Jell-o Shooters anyone? // I will always have fond memories of Leo's big banana and Cheese's sexy penguin. // I am the all powerful Ish Witch! ::insert evil cackle here:: // ALL HAIL PURSTHULHU!
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Jan 29 2005, 10:52 PM
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 Serpents hide behind your eyes Group: Established Members Posts: 373 Joined: 29-May 03 Member No.: 346 |
I've heard the 9800 pro sounds like a banshee with the stock heatsink.. (so i'd swap that off asap) but other then that i've heard nothing but glowing reports about it.
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Jan 29 2005, 11:11 PM
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Technically a giant, intellectual midget. Group: Established Members Posts: 4,319 Joined: 29-March 03 From: Enger-land Member No.: 197 Gender: Transgender |
Thanks guys
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Jan 29 2005, 11:24 PM
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It's not junk in the trunk, it's precious cargo. Group: Established Members Posts: 1,644 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Seattle, Washington, USA Member No.: 380 Gender: Female |
Laramon says, and I quote "I was quite extatic about the 9800 series until I saw the X600, 700, and 800. But if you don't have the cash, go for the 9800 series. nVidia is just just overpriced and now it's just an underachiever. ATI over nVidia is the equivilant of AMD over Intel."
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Jan 29 2005, 11:30 PM
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Technically a giant, intellectual midget. Group: Established Members Posts: 4,319 Joined: 29-March 03 From: Enger-land Member No.: 197 Gender: Transgender |
He build's computers doesn't he? I trust people that build computers, I try to do things in my computer and things just go wrong, I'm not doing anything fundamentally wrong I don't think, though I've been known to do a few stupid things, I just have REALLY bad luck with computers....though I managed to drill out a sheered off motherboard mounting screw AND the motherboard still works!! Anyway, I've found a nicely priced one and no, I can't afford an x800. *weeps at the cheaper PCI-E cards*
heheh if ati over nVidia is like AMD over Intel....is they why they developed SLI and intel made Hyper-threading?  *shakes fist* dammit give me an invoice number so I can cancel that damn order!!! (talking to e-retailer) -------------------- He's a freak of nature, but we love him so.
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Jan 29 2005, 11:43 PM
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 The Key of Joy is disobedience. Group: Established Members Posts: 2,093 Joined: 4-May 04 From: The UK of GB and NI. Member No.: 1,102 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (DarkInferno @ Jan 29 2005, 10:52 PM) I've heard the 9800 pro sounds like a banshee with the stock heatsink.. (so i'd swap that off asap) but other then that i've heard nothing but glowing reports about it.  All the reports I read said that the stock heatsink/fan was a bit on the crap side. I've got a 9800 pro, but I've got one with an arctic cooler on it. Works fine. Thing is bloody massive too. 
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Jan 30 2005, 12:07 AM
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 Take apart your head Group: Established Members Posts: 1,323 Joined: 17-January 05 From: Old Hampshire Member No.: 1,599 Gender: Male |
I just got a Radeon 9800XT. Its good, but yeah - the fan does make a fair old amout of noise. I'd choose the Radeon over the GeForce any day, though.
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Jan 30 2005, 10:23 AM
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Serpents hide behind your eyes Group: Established Members Posts: 373 Joined: 29-May 03 Member No.: 346 |
QUOTE (Greeneyes @ Jan 29 2005, 11:43 PM) QUOTE (DarkInferno @ Jan 29 2005, 10:52 PM) I've heard the 9800 pro sounds like a banshee with the stock heatsink.. (so i'd swap that off asap) but other then that i've heard nothing but glowing reports about it. All the reports I read said that the stock heatsink/fan was a bit on the crap side. I've got a 9800 pro, but I've got one with an arctic cooler on it. Works fine. Thing is bloody massive too. Yeah thats the one I normally advise people to fit to their 9800's Nice cooler... if a little on the large side QUOTE (Novander @ Jan 30 2005, 12:07 AM) I just got a Radeon 9800XT. Its good, but yeah - the fan does make a fair old amout of noise. I'd choose the Radeon over the GeForce any day, though. May I suggest fitting an arctic cooler to it...  They aren't too much (about £15 last time I looked) and are fairly simple to fit. A warning thou, your graphics card will take up 2 slots with that beastie mounted to it. -------------------- Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is mearly energy condensed through a slow vibration, we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, life is only a dream and we are the imaginations of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather. - Bill Hicks |
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Jan 30 2005, 12:46 PM
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Technically a giant, intellectual midget. Group: Established Members Posts: 4,319 Joined: 29-March 03 From: Enger-land Member No.: 197 Gender: Transgender |
These arctic coolers, do they use need one of those system fan plugs on the motherboard? If so, do they come with long enough cables, mine seems to be in a bloody stupid place down by the IDE busses...
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Jan 30 2005, 03:27 PM
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Heh, most motherboards (including my shuttle) have several connectors in various places.
You can also get Molex to 12v fan adapters pretty easily, though the motherboard won't be able to monitor the RPM of the fan that way. -------------------- I am Candice's asw emo e-husband, real life actual husband and all around awesome person, Funked)Out_Frogg's e-paramour. Snugglebum's harem slave. Candice and gothictheysay are my e-pimps.
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Jan 30 2005, 11:27 PM
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Serpents hide behind your eyes Group: Established Members Posts: 373 Joined: 29-May 03 Member No.: 346 |
I think it pulls power from where the existing fan is plugged in
even if it doesn't, it will come from a 4pin molex connector, its fairly rare for any fan to be terminated with the 3pin 12v fan header without giving you another option.. I try to make sure none of my fans are powered via the mobo, as it is a practice best avoided in my opinion, just running the yellow fan wire for monitoring to the 3pin
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