Vampire Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 I am wondering which card you guys think is better? I really have no idea but in the past 6 months I have been hearing nothing but good things about ASUS. I have found the sapphire one at a cheap cost and I am currently aiming to get that but I am open to suggestions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 haven't heard much myself abot the asus cards but the saphires are good my cousin has one and it is sweet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinal Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 the asus is the better of the 2 cards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
O(V)eGA_l2el) Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 (Look in signature) It is awesome B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuclear Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 I would personally go with the Sapphire. The Asus comes under-volted so it won't OC as well as the other brands. The only differnce in the ASUS and Sapphire is that the ASUS comes with a Video-In capability. If you aren't gonna OC it and want the Video-In, then go with the ASUS. Otherwise, I'd go Sapphire or Hercules. BTW: My Sapphire 9800XT is a great card and outperforms the ASUS. It OCs so much better it's not funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 sapphire knows how to make cards with the ati chipset. after all ati trusts them to make ati's cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampire Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 Sapphire it is... I was gunna go with them in the first place cause the one I was looking at came with 256mb drr, I've heard theres no point in having it anyway but it gives me bragging rights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FxXP Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 Remember that Asus is running trials with ATI right now to see if they how well their Radeon cards will sell. If Asus puts the signature on the dotted line for ATI when the Nvidia contract is due to renewal, bye bye Nvidia. Another loss for the big N. An added benefit of going with an Asus card is the availability of Video-In, which ATI does not provide on their own cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sYstEmATiC Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 yeah, im getting a sapphire 9700pro ultimate for christmas ......i am going with sapphire also. btw, i will never buy another asus video card again...ever. i had a geforce4 mx420, the performance wasnt the problem, it was always causing my pc troubles...would just randomly shut off. i would have to unplug pc, unsteat vidcard, turn pc on, turn back off, then reseat for it to work....would happen very week or more, wheni would use a different card, the problems quit. i also got the blue screen with it a few time also. i have heard from other people that they dont make good cards the only thing i want from asus now is the a7n8x deluxe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FxXP Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 One video card that was a dud, happens to everyone. That does not mean that they make bad video cards. You want a bad video card manufacturer? Try Creative when they were making video cards, ick... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuclear Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 (edited) That does not mean that they make bad video cards. No it doesn't, but ASUS' ATi Powered cards aren't performing like the competition right now. Why pay more for a card that does less? I'd rather save the bucks and buy a tried and true Sapphire that will meet and exceed my expectations EDIT: You probaly noticed in my old siq that I had a ASUS 9800XT, well I did for about 1 1/2 weeks. It didn't perform any better than my spare 9800pro I had laying around. In some cases it even performed worse. I took it back for another one thinking it was dud, the second one did the same thing. I now have a Sapphire that is all I wanted it to be...7219 on 3DMark03 w/ stock clock on the video card. Edited December 10, 2003 by Nuclear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peshewah Posted December 11, 2003 Posted December 11, 2003 I got a Asus but I think it has only 128mb. I have not ran it yet. Is it junk or what? I was excited about having a 9600xt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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