question on ATI cards..

[muTe]

Hi,

I would like to know what's the difference between

SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9500 PRO 128MB AGP DVI W/ TV OUT OEM

or ATI RADEON 9500 PRO 128MB AGP DVI W/ TV OUT

I know one is oem and the other is not, but is the ATI running better than the SAPPHIRE ?? clocked higher ? Thanks

Dim3x

[morriswindgate]

You probably would have a little bit slower speed. Sapphire makes excellant quality cards and from what I have seen they are also the best of the ATI OEM manufactures.

[whargoul]

I believe since the Radeon 9000 series was launched ATi told Sapphire to get it together, which mean it should have equal specs compared to a BBA card.

[muTe]

So my best choice would be the sapphire radeon 9500 than a GF4 Ti4200 right?

Dim3x

[morriswindgate]

Depends on who makes the Gforce. IMHO, NVidia does not hold the companies that by their chips to the same standards as ATI does.

[muTe]

let's say the radeon 9500 pro from sapphire or the asus gf4 ti2000 (128mb each)

[Nuclear Krusader]

You go for the Radeon even if it's made by Saphire, the GF4s don't support DX9.

I have heard that Saphire does manufacture lots of the "made by ATi" cards.

[sleepypost]

I have a 9500 pro, how do I find what company makes it?

[Nuclear Krusader]

Did you buy it OEM or retail?