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inflames988 · 04-23-2005, 12:54 PM

ive kinda figured out the whole radeon naming system...basically the higher u go in numbers is more powerful, and the XT, SE, PRO, whatever are just different types that are (usually) better then the regular number. my only question was i saw a 9800SE and it had a lower speed like 580mhz as opposed to 600-650 of the 9600XT--is this kinda like how amd processors run at a slower speed but are still as powerful as comparable pentium 4's which have higher speeds? im guessing the 9800 is better? like i said, i'll see where the prices are when im ready to buy

04-23-2005, 12:54 PM	#19
inflames988 Member (11 bit) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,512	ive kinda figured out the whole radeon naming system...basically the higher u go in numbers is more powerful, and the XT, SE, PRO, whatever are just different types that are (usually) better then the regular number. my only question was i saw a 9800SE and it had a lower speed like 580mhz as opposed to 600-650 of the 9600XT--is this kinda like how amd processors run at a slower speed but are still as powerful as comparable pentium 4's which have higher speeds? im guessing the 9800 is better? like i said, i'll see where the prices are when im ready to buy __________________ Desktop: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 GHz \| Sapphire HD 6850 \| Asus P6X58D Premium \| Vertex 2 120GB \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| Notebook: 13" Macbook Pro \| 2.26GHz C2D \| 4GB Mushkin DDR3 \| Nvidia 9400M \| 500GB Scorpio Blue \| OS X Lion \| File Server: Intel Atom N330 \| Zotac ION G-E \| 4GB Corsair XMS2 \| 3 x 2TB Caviar Green \|