update: choose a video card

[Jo9100]

i get to choose a video card. ive read on toms hardware the guide for
march. i have some questions.

does the brand (sapphire, asus, pny, etc) matter on two cards of the
same chipset? there are good prices on a brand ive never heard of
(zotec or sthg like that) but its suspect...

i can choose between:

an asus 7300GS with 256 ddr2 for $45 (used for a couple of months)
a sapphire x1650pro with 256 gddr3 for $125 (@ anitec)
a xfx 7600gs ddr2 for $105 (@ tiger, until march 31)
a bfg, and an evga 7600gt with 256 gddr3 for $120

im in quebec, canada (explanes prices) and i want pci-e. what should i
choose? do you have a better deal for me, avail for QC, CAN? i want to
use it for video editing and casual gaming if that can interest you,
and i want it to last some time. prices are in estimated usd (i took a
couple of bux off the cad prices)

cheers

 

[Mike T.]

i get to choose a video card. ive read on toms hardware the guide for
march. i have some questions.

does the brand (sapphire, asus, pny, etc) matter on two cards of the
same chipset? there are good prices on a brand ive never heard of
(zotec or sthg like that) but its suspect...

i can choose between:

an asus 7300GS with 256 ddr2 for $45 (used for a couple of months)
a sapphire x1650pro with 256 gddr3 for $125 (@ anitec)
a xfx 7600gs ddr2 for $105 (@ tiger, until march 31)
a bfg, and an evga 7600gt with 256 gddr3 for $120

im in quebec, canada (explanes prices) and i want pci-e. what should i
choose? do you have a better deal for me, avail for QC, CAN? i want to
use it for video editing and casual gaming if that can interest you,
and i want it to last some time. prices are in estimated usd (i took a
couple of bux off the cad prices)

cheers

THIS ONE: (either one)

a bfg, and an evga 7600gt with 256 gddr3 for $120

However, Be SURE that the card really has 256MB of ram. Some of them are
listed as 256MB, meaning that they can USE 256MB (of your main system
AM) -Dave