128 or 256 vid card?

[gravytrain]

Hey everyone,

just a quickie...
my computer shop is outta the vid card i want, a
128 x600pro
but has offered me the 256 version for the same price (256 is normally about $30 more)

i'm just not sure cause i think the 128 version is at the higher end (of 128 cards in the price range) but the 256 is one of the cheapest 256 cards going...

am i being nuts?

[saphalline]

Well, it depends. If they're not giving you a fair trade, just wait for your vid card to be in stock. I mean, if you picked out a nice 128MB Asus version with a few bundled games, and they're offering a no-name 256MB version with a squeaky fan :p then I'd tell them off!

What manufacturers & model numbers are we talking about here?...

[gravytrain]

both cards are
radeon x600pro
the only difference being one's 128 and the other's 256

i've just been told that the 128 is better bang for buck, but i'm still waiting for my 128 card so i'm really tempted just to go for the 256, do you reackon there's much difference?

[saphalline]

So what brand name are these? Are they both original ATI retail packages?

The Radeon X600 Pro chip by itself won't benefit much from having 256MB of onboard RAM. It simply does not have enough horsepower behind it. But if they're offering a 256MB version for the cost of a 128MB version, then (pending the answer to my above question) I say go for it!

[risk_reversal]

A 256Mb VGA would really be more useful when running games at high monitor resolution ie 1600x1200. At more normal games resolutions of 1024 or so then results seem to indicate conclusively that there is no difference between 2 identical cards one with 128Mb and the other with 256Mb.

Cheers

[Fruss Tray Ted]

Saphalline,
You like the ASUS cards? I bought an 8x agp 64meg one (2yrs ago) but I didn't know if they were well liked or not. It does have a fan and that impressed me somewhat. The games, well my son looked them over good but all I've done is used the graphics drivers and the dvd player software.

Their graphics software and resolution choices are cool but it's all new to me, as I've always been using onboard graphics or small pci (and isa) ones like 2, 4 or 8 megs.

Oh, and I live in a cave,,, under a rock... :eek: :o

[saphalline]

You like the ASUS cards?Hmmm... depends on what you want. Asus makes expensive but good vid cards, although I think their best deals are their full-package VIVO (video-in/video-out) models with all the starter software you need! Abit, MSI, etc, also have good software bundles. For people who don't want the extra software crap, I recommend eVGA, Chaintech, XFX, etc.

I bought an 8x agp 64meg one (2yrs ago) but I didn't know if they were well liked or not.Well, this depends entirely on what chipset it used! I can't tell a darn thing from "8x agp 64meg", although I can make several guesses! :D GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 Ultra, Radeon 7500, Radeon 8500, GeForce3 Ti 500, Radeon 9000, GeForce FX 5200 SE, etc...

Now, give me a model number and I can do wonders! :cool: