Originally posted by InSaN|tY
Which one should I buy ??
Originally posted by black-syth
I personally would go with the 9800pro though its marginally slower than the FX 5900 ultra. You have to ask yourself if you want to give up that one slot for the performance...
if a video card takes up 2 slots, it wouldn't affect my decision whatsoever. with any medium or high-end card, you shouldn't have a pci card installed right in front of it anyway. generally, pci cards should be used from the bottom up, leaving as much open area as possible for the video card to keep cool.Originally posted by black-syth
You have to ask yourself if you want to give up that one slot for the performance...
Originally posted by taurus
if a video card takes up 2 slots, it wouldn't affect my decision whatsoever. with any medium or high-end card, you shouldn't have a pci card installed right in front of it anyway. generally, pci cards should be used from the bottom up, leaving as much open area as possible for the video card to keep cool.
actually, i would look for a 2-slot card because it will likely have a more effective cooling solution. i wish more manufacturers would take up this design.
Originally posted by taurus
i look at it more like this..
if you have more room for a bigger heatsink, go for it. that would allow a quiter fan. it's the same philosophy i use for cpu's; get the best heatsink you can and throw a quiet fan on it.
2 slots doesn't automatically mean loud... probably more the contrary..
you can't say that having a 2-slot card means the fan's going to be loud... because single-slot cards have loud fans, too. and you can't honestly use the 5800ultra in your defense because we all know that was a stressed card on it's edge anyway.
Originally posted by black-syth
I dunno...
Sazar: From what i've seen the NV35 is ahead, can i have a link please? -puppy face-
Taurus: I dunno.. i have all of my Slots taken up... so its something i look at...
Originally posted by Chastity
One cuold ask the question why do we need to know what card is better then the other if one what was supposely one of the respected benmarking programs can be cheated by folks using both brands of cards being discussed here. As to which card one should get read the reviews and specs and any other important info and make your choice based on that instead of benchmarks that may or may not be flawed