Manufature of Card

Laeritides · 2003-12-09, 01:24 PM

I am looking it to getting a 9600 pro or XT. Dose it matter which manufacuter it is made by?

OneManArmy · 2003-12-09, 01:37 PM

not really, but if oyur looknig for a really good OEM card go with sapphire. I mean a radeon is a radeon is a radeon. Just different companies might Put different features on the card or bundle it with different things. The reason I like sapphire is that they put thier own custom heatsink/fan on it, so i cools better.

Daleon · 2003-12-09, 02:36 PM

You usually get the best warranty and support on ATI brand cards. They also cost a little more. Some 3rd parties do a little extra, charge a little extra. Some use a little cheaper manterials, charge a little less. VisionTek is pretty good now that they are in the Ati scene.

TheRagingGerbil · 2003-12-09, 04:16 PM

Bah, OEM heatsinks are craptastic. Put on a good heatpipe.

Rbstr · 2003-12-09, 05:08 PM

Powercolor is making the XT with faster ram than ATI specifies, so you get a wee bit more with that card.

Asus makes the 9600 XT, they make great stuff. high quality, good suport, good prices and good cooling.

NoSurrender · 2003-12-10, 10:27 PM

yea id stick with the bigger more notable brands. I dislike powercolor myself due to how they called slower np 9700s "gold" version.