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08-12-2007, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikee Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,611	which is better?? which of these 2 video cards is better, I need a card for my system. Sparkle GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 SLI Ready PCI Express DVI VGA HDTV Video Card SF-PX86GT512U2-HP in Canada at TigerDirect.ca or EVGA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 SLI Ready PCI Express DL Dual DVI HDTV Video Card 256-P2-N751-TR at TigerDirect.com __________________ My Rig Intel core 2 duo E4300 2GB ram 120 gb HDD, 1.5TB HDD LG DVD burner BFG 8600 GTS OC'd

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EVGA: It has GDDR3 not DDR2 like the Sparkle

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08-12-2007, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
mikee Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,611	Re: which is better?? and that will result in better performance? __________________ My Rig Intel core 2 duo E4300 2GB ram 120 gb HDD, 1.5TB HDD LG DVD burner BFG 8600 GTS OC'd

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Well it's better to get the latest one.

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and that will result in better performance?

Of course

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EVGA for sure. DDR3 is significantly faster than the Sparkle's DDR2. Plus it's a very high quality brand w/ good warranty program. Can't go wrong.

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08-13-2007, 11:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
mikee Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,611	Re: which is better?? i think the evga one only has dvi ports so does this mean if I get it I will have to get a dvi monitor too? __________________ My Rig Intel core 2 duo E4300 2GB ram 120 gb HDD, 1.5TB HDD LG DVD burner BFG 8600 GTS OC'd

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