Budget video card recommendation

[Bill]

I believe it stands for "Second Edition" ala Windows 98, not special
edition.

I always thought it stood for Shitty Excuse < for a video
card, operating system, whatever >.

Bill

 

[Alan C. Jones]

Friends,
I may not know video cards, but I do know that "SE" stands for "Standard
Edition", as in basic, entry level, utilitarian, underpowered but with "the
name" of the High Priced Spread in front. to fool you into thinking you are
getting that model level performance for a minimum price.
Hope that clears it up...
Alan

 

[Dodgy]

Friends,
I may not know video cards, but I do know that "SE" stands for "Standard
Edition", as in basic, entry level, utilitarian, underpowered but with "the
name" of the High Priced Spread in front. to fool you into thinking you are
getting that model level performance for a minimum price.
Hope that clears it up...
Alan

Having said that, the Hercules AIW 9800se I saw recently at a friend
house was benchmarking right up with the 9800pro... Just from the use
of a slightly modified .inf file he found on the net somewhere (don't
ask me where, I don't know). Yes I know it only has half the pipelines
(not that this seemed to have any effect on current benchmarks!), but
it was also only half the price, and came with a remote control and
video capture facilities.

D0d6y.

 

[Darthy]

Friends,
I may not know video cards, but I do know that "SE" stands for "Standard
Edition", as in basic, entry level, utilitarian, underpowered but with "the
name" of the High Priced Spread in front. to fool you into thinking you are
getting that model level performance for a minimum price.
Hope that clears it up...

SE could mean anything from any manufacture.

SE = Second Edition (Windows or Nvidia low-end revised product)
SE = Shit Edition (ATI)
SE = Super Edition

Much like XT = top end for ATI and XT means LOW end for Nvidia.

 

[Dodgy]

SE could mean anything from any manufacture.

SE = Second Edition (Windows or Nvidia low-end revised product)
SE = Shit Edition (ATI)
SE = Super Edition

Much like XT = top end for ATI and XT means LOW end for Nvidia.

SE on my car means it has electric rear windows as well as front.

Moral of the story, ignore the name, compare the price/features and
reviews.

D0d6y.