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Old 08-03-2004, 09:54 PM   #1
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Hello,

Im looking to upgrade my video card in the future; I use my machine for video work, and HTML/Programming stuff. I need a card that supports dual displays, and also have Video In/Video Out built in.

I have narrowed it down to three cards... (Yes, I know Newegg.com doesn't ship to Canada, I am just using them as a reference.):

ATI AIW Radeon 9600XT

MSI NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 Personal Cinema

Chaintech NVIDIA FX5600XT Personal Cinema

So, Which card is best?
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My recommendation is firmly behind the ATI AIW Radeon 9600XT solution - it's just simply the best in graphics in games and such. It's probably the best gamer's 128-bit card out there.

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Agreed. The 9600XT destroys the competition here. Any benchmark will show it beating the other two.

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/gra...ournament_2003

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Well, I should have noted before that I wont be doing any gaming... So I guess what would really settle it is, Which card has the best 2D quality?
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Well, I should have noted before that I wont be doing any gaming... So I guess what would really settle it is, Which card has the best 2D quality?
Still the Radeon 9600 XT. All ATI Radeon cards have amazing 2D support...I can say that right now, on my system which has a ATI Radeon card.

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Old 08-04-2004, 12:43 AM   #6
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Well, guess that answers that

Thanks for all your help... I'll definately be goin' for the 9600XT.
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