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Old 07-01-09   #1 (permalink)
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HD 2900 Pro??? i think this is one of those "original" cards.. no manufacterer label. it has a 6 pin and 8 pin power connector. its extra long. give or take 13 - 14". majority of card is heatsink with a backplate attachment and fan to the end. the right end (away from the dvi connector) has like a thing that looks like if u have like a full tower lian li, it can be held onto that bar thing in the middle... for like stabilization.
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8800GTS! Just put mine away. What a great card its been, they can still max games out at lower res.
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i would say the 1GB because it will be able to handle more AA and AF
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i would say the 1GB because it will be able to handle more AA and AF
I thought that those series of cards were not that great for AA and AF.
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well the gig of VRAM will handle those kinds of things better usually. the 8800 is good as well, a friend of mine had it and loved it. i dont have any experience with any of the cards, but the 1 gig is what i would go for.....after some comparison.
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2 for the 1GB
1 for the 8800GTS

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8800GTS, doesn't have as much RAM but you wont need more until 1920x1200. It's the better card, imo.
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8800 cause i wasnt around long enough for the 2900xt, got into computers about year and a half ago

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HD2900XT will kill the 8800GTS, but it consumes double the amount of power as the 8800GTS does, so keep that in mind (216W max )

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3 HD2900XT
3 8800GTS

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theblademaster01 - yah... thats why i was leaning towards the 8800GTS more. i have to use those molex to pci-e adapters for the other one. the psu i have in that comp is like a 550w cooler master psu but it only has 1 pci-e connector
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