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Jan 5, 2007, 10:01 AM
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DH's Youngest Mod
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hey, they have the accelero cooler on the agp version..... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131035 besides if you want that cooler, best to get a powercolor card since it may not come off with all that sticky tape thats on it... it uses a pci express 6 pin thing just in case u needed to know |
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Jan 5, 2007, 03:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kris23
hey, they have the accelero cooler on the agp version..... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131035 besides if you want that cooler, best to get a powercolor card since it may not come off with all that sticky tape thats on it... it uses a pci express 6 pin thing just in case u needed to know |
whoa! didn't know that PowerColor had made it in AGP. Shoot, i'd get that one now  . Though, it's only 256Mb of VRAM, but whatever, can't have everything, lol. |
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Jan 5, 2007, 04:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn
whoa! didn't know that PowerColor had made it in AGP. Shoot, i'd get that one now . Though, it's only 256Mb of VRAM, but whatever, can't have everything, lol. |
if u do want the 512mb of ram though......id wait, i hear theyre going to make a 512 mb version later on. if i dont get a card by then ill get that version |
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Jan 5, 2007, 04:58 PM
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ya, im also waiting till towards the end of the month. i think ill probably get the HIS when it comes out, but i want to see who else puts 512s out.
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Jan 5, 2007, 05:04 PM
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but then again....those HIS cards look kinda good, if i find theres no issues with em i may get it because those heatsinks are huge! but theres also the get a cheap version and power up with a good heatsink like the Zalman coolers
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Jan 5, 2007, 05:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kris23
if u do want the 512mb of ram though......id wait, i hear theyre going to make a 512 mb version later on. if i dont get a card by then ill get that version
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i'll see what's out there in a few months.....like, when i get my tax return   . |
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Jan 5, 2007, 08:43 PM
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im starting to lean toward the HIS card....... i found out the heatsinks are 100% copper (was expecting aluminum like all those other guys) and theyre HUGE and make the card look more "wow"
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Jan 5, 2007, 09:25 PM
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and the hs actually exhausts the heat out the back of the case. along with a dual hs design. one hs goes on the memory, and the other is on the core. doesnt transfer heat between them that way.
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Jan 5, 2007, 09:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord
and the hs actually exhausts the heat out the back of the case. along with a dual hs design. one hs goes on the memory, and the other is on the core. doesnt transfer heat between them that way.
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yea very good design, UV sensitive, and the prices for them arent half bad either!
i just wish i had that HIS Radeon 9550 they got there........it looks AWESOME compared to my sad piece of junk..... that clocks at 450 core and 700 memory, mine clocks at 430 core and 235 memory  |
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Jan 5, 2007, 10:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kris23
yea very good design, UV sensitive, and the prices for them arent half bad either!
i just wish i had that HIS Radeon 9550 they got there........it looks AWESOME compared to my sad piece of junk..... that clocks at 450 core and 700 memory, mine clocks at 430 core and 235 memory |
but remember, clocks aren't everything .
you also need to consider the card's memory bandwith; 64bit, 128bit, 256bit, etc., the amount of memory on the card, pixel pipelines, vertex shaders, etc. |
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Jan 6, 2007, 01:35 AM
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there all the same in that regard.
Sapphire -
Shader units - 36
pixel pipelines - 12
vertex shader - 8
256bit
580/1400
HIS
Shader units - 36
pixel pipelines - 12
vertex shader - 8
256bit
620/1480
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Jan 6, 2007, 03:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord
there all the same in that regard.
Sapphire -
Shader units - 36
pixel pipelines - 12
vertex shader - 8
256bit
580/1400
HIS
Shader units - 36
pixel pipelines - 12
vertex shader - 8
256bit
620/1480
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aside from the clock speeds, they are the same card basically. a better cooling solution is what would allow the card to be clocked higher from factory. |
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Jan 7, 2007, 03:36 AM
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i aimming to buy an x1950 pro somewhere in april or mid may, but only the PowerColor version is offered here in SG, and i have my eyes on the HIS...
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