I'm looking at stuff on a website and i look at ati card right? So anyways i saw a ati radeon 9600pro 128mb $289 and a powercolor ati radeon 9600pro 256mb $255 so uhh that don't make no sense, the 256 is cheaper...?
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I'm looking at stuff on a website and i look at ati card right? So anyways i saw a ati radeon 9600pro 128mb $289 and a powercolor ati radeon 9600pro 256mb $255 so uhh that don't make no sense, the 256 is cheaper...?
Powercolor brand cards are less expensive than cards made by ATI themselves.
Compare memory speeds. Some cheaper cards use slower memory.
if you're obsessed with manufacturing quality and picture quality, stick with ATI/Sapphire. PowerColor cards are "decent," but ATI/Sapphire just use better parts and they have stricter quality-control.
and lynx is right-- if a cheaper card has more memory, the memory is prolly actually slower and it will perform worse in games that don't require 256. i doubt that there are many games available that really benefit from 256 yet.
Yep, I have to agree with the regulars on that one. Every review I have read as of late has suggested that the 256mb cards are really more than is necessary. I am personally musing over another gfx card purchase, but still see no compelling reason (yet) to upgrade. I still have too much homework these days to invest in something as time consuming (not to mention fun!) as a new ATI 9800 Pro card... B)
Edit: Lynx, I love your signature. You are some funny shit. :D