What is better?

IPX · 10-06-2008, 01:39 PM

ATI Radeon PCI-E MSI X2600 XT PCIE 512MB GDDR4 128BIT
or
nVidia GeForce PCI-E ASUS GF 8600GT SILENT PCIE 512MB 128BIT ???

And btw can i use those cards if they are GDDR3 and GDDR4 if now i have DDR2 ??

Thank You

zxivate · 12-06-2008, 04:39 PM

Well to answer the question over the GDDR3 and GDDR4 you can run it with DDR2, they are not related. I would go with the ATI.

Big B · 15-06-2008, 01:42 AM

Your system RAM and video card RAM are not directly tied together, so you do not need to match these.

The 8600 is a better choice between the two lines as far as gaming performance goes. However, HD playback is stronger on the Radeon X2600 and use less CPU power.

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IPX Geek Trainee Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Status: Offline	What is better? ATI Radeon PCI-E MSI X2600 XT PCIE 512MB GDDR4 128BIT or nVidia GeForce PCI-E ASUS GF 8600GT SILENT PCIE 512MB 128BIT ??? And btw can i use those cards if they are GDDR3 and GDDR4 if now i have DDR2 ?? Thank You

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zxivate Big Geek Join Date: Nov 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 109 Times Helpful: 3 Status: Offline My Computer	Well to answer the question over the GDDR3 and GDDR4 you can run it with DDR2, they are not related. I would go with the ATI.

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