Better Video Cards

velkropievelkropie
edited February 2005 in Hardware
Which one of these two video cards should i buy?i do have a pci express slot

1: The Sapphire Technology Limited - Radeon X700PRO 256MB PCIE
Processor

Graphic Processor ATI RADEON X700 PRO
GPU Clock Speed 425 MHz
RAMDAC Speed 400 MHz
Key Features

Interface PCI Express
Compatibility PC

Memory

Memory Data Width 128-bit
Installed Memory 256 MB
Memory Tech GDDR3 SDRAM

Technical Features

Form Factor Plug-in card
Video Compression Standards MPEG-1, MPEG-2
Max. Screen Resolution 2048 x 1536
Refresh Rate at Max Res 2048 x 1536 @ 85 Hz
Pipeline Engines 8 Pipeline Engines
Special Features MPEG Decoder Card

Input / Output

Display Interface VGA - 15 pin D-Sub x 1, DVI x 1
Output Interface TV Out, YPbPr Connection for HDTV

System Requirements
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP

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2: The eVGA - EVGA GEFORCE 6600GT 128MB

Processor
Graphic Processor NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
GPU Clock Speed 500 MHz
RAMDAC Speed 400 MHz

Key Features

Interface PCI Express
Compatibility PC

Memory

Memory Data Width 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth 16 GB/sec
Installed Memory 128 MB
Memory Tech GDDR3 SDRAM

Technical Features

Form Factor Plug-in card
Video Compression Standards MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4
Max. Screen Resolution 2048 x 1536
Refresh Rate at Max Res 2048 x 1536 @ 75 Hz
Pipeline Engines 8 Pipeline Engines
Special Features SLI Multi GPU Ready

Input / Output

Display Interface VGA - 15 pin D-Sub x 1, DVI x 1
Output Interface S-Video, YPbPr Connection for HDTV

System Requirements

Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later, Microsoft Windows XP
Warranty

Warranty 1 Year



thanks :confused::confused::confused:

Comments

  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    How about links to exact specs.

    You anly ask easy questions, don't you?
    What mobo are you using?
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited January 2005
    Off the top of my head, I think the X700 Pro is better, but don't take my word for it. I assume you're using a PCI Express mobo? If not, please do not buy either of them. :p
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited February 2005
    The x700 is slightly faster then the 6600 nvidia not by much tho :/
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    [H]'s review says the 6600GT is better.

    http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NzA4LDI=
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