genuine ATi 9800XT

[Long Nguyen]

what is the difference between genuine ATi card and such brands as
gecube?

 

[Conor]

what is the difference between genuine ATi card and such brands as
gecube?

$$$$$

 

[Long Nguyen]

besides $$$.. do they use different ram chips or the like?

 

[First of One]

Depends on the brandname. Even ATi may switch to different RAM brands or
even make changes to the chip design throughout a production run.

Sapphire stands out because it used to manufacture cards for ATi. Sapphire
cards tend to be exact clones of ATi-branded ones.

 

[patrickp]

Depends on the brandname. Even ATi may switch to different RAM brands or
even make changes to the chip design throughout a production run.

Sapphire stands out because it used to manufacture cards for ATi. Sapphire
cards tend to be exact clones of ATi-branded ones.

With the exception of cards that are not equivalents of an Ati card
(my 9600 Pro VIVO, for instance - Ati don't make one).

patrickp

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[@ndrew]

patrickp wrote:

With the exception of cards that are not equivalents of an Ati card
(my 9600 Pro VIVO, for instance - Ati don't make one).

I am actually wondering if you have a brain.

@ndrew

 

[patrickp]

patrickp wrote:




I am actually wondering if you have a brain.

@ndrew

Thank you so much. I appreciate the profundity of your comment, too.

patrickp

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[@ndrew]

Thank you so much. I appreciate the profundity of your comment, too.

patrickp

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My comment was based on the fact the Sapphire make ATI's cards for them
.... a bit of reading could help you there. I always have a laugh when
I read people in here saying you need to get a "made by ATI" card ...
there is no such thing.

ATI do a reference card and sub-contract others to make them ... good
business model that .... your comments that ATI does not put out a VIVO
model therefore is laughable.

@ndrew

 

[McGrandpa]

My comment was based on the fact the Sapphire make ATI's cards for
them ... a bit of reading could help you there. I always have a
laugh when I read people in here saying you need to get a "made by
ATI" card ... there is no such thing.

ATI do a reference card and sub-contract others to make them ... good
business model that .... your comments that ATI does not put out a
VIVO model therefore is laughable.

@ndrew

Used to be, ATi built all of their own chips. I think they used to
build some of their own cards. But even back as far as 89, ATi cards I
have from then have "Made In Canada" stamped on them. My later Built By
ATi cards have Made In China stamped on them. Perhaps ATi *owns* some
facilities in other countries? It isn't like they can't afford them
I have one Radeon 7000 card with a different brand onit, and it's also
made in China.
In the end, the only thing that matters is they still charge you with a
phone call.
McG.

 

[patrickp]

My comment was based on the fact the Sapphire make ATI's cards for them
... a bit of reading could help you there. I always have a laugh when
I read people in here saying you need to get a "made by ATI" card ...
there is no such thing.

ATI do a reference card and sub-contract others to make them ... good
business model that .... your comments that ATI does not put out a VIVO
model therefore is laughable.

@ndrew

No, it's not. The fact is that Ati do not make a 9600 Pro VIVO card
while Sapphire do. The Sapphire card, furthermore, does not appear to
work with any of MMC's TV apps ; therefore the inference is that the
Rage Theater chip is not a reference Ati model, but Sapphire's own.
In fact, the reason I specifically sourced a Sapphire card was because
of the widely held opinion that Sapphire cards are identical to Ati
cards, whereas subsequent reading on the Sapphire site revealed that
many models - _including_ ones that parallel current Ati cards -
actually are not.

patrickp

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