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Old 10-28-2003, 04:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Which ATi partner to buy from?
What company would you suggest to someone planning on buying a Radeon 9600XT? ASUS offers a lot of software in their package. Are there any others that are as impressive? What would be the benefit of buying a "Built by ATi" card?

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Old 10-31-2003, 04:44 PM   #2 (permalink)
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the benefit of buying a "Built by ATi" card?
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THREE year warranty.... My first Radeon (7200) went back for service after about a year or so......THAT came in handy....
I do agree ASuS r00lZ . . . but I like a 3 yr. over 1 yr.
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Oh, I did not know they offered a longer warranty than the rest. That's something to consider... hmmm....
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so ati themselves have a 1 year and asus has a three year for almost the same product.
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so ati themselves have a 1 year and asus has a three year for almost the same product.
You got that backwards, ATI offers three years, and ASUS offers 1 year.

You really can't go wrong with any ATI partner. I just perfer to stay away from Powercolor, but that's my opinion. Of all the picks of ATI partner cards, ASUS, Tyan, and Visiontek look promising.
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What's your reason for staying away from Powercolor?
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the benifit of the strait up ati card is that the offer the all-in-wonders other than that not any that in my opion would effect a choice between two cards.
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What's your reason for staying away from Powercolor?
I've heard too many problems with them, but then there's some stories of how great they are, but I personally don't get them.

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the benifit of the strait up ati card is that the offer the all-in-wonders other than that not any that in my opion would effect a choice between two cards.
Sapphire also manufactures AIW cards. They just started manufacturing them when the Radeon 9800 Pro AIW came out.
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sapphire has been a long term ATI partner so that would be my choice. but if i had to get one from anotehr ati partner.....it would be ASUS. but thats just me other people might prefer differently.
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I went with Sapphire on my Radeon 9500. ATI on my 9700 Pro.
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