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Originally Posted by Static EMP
1. What do all the acronyms and words mean on a video card? What is the difference between XT, Pro, SE, LE, GT, Ultra, FX, Radeon, and all these other things I see at the end of video cards? What do these stand for? What's the difference?
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XT and Pro edition cards (ATi) are generally overclocked slighty, run faster. SE and LE you don't want, they are pretty much hacked up versions of the original cards, hence why they are mostly cheaper in price. Ultra and FX are the same as XT and Pro (overclocked slightly, run faster tahn original version), cept there on nvidia cards.
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2. I've seen comparisons of forums saying certain lower model number video cards are better than higher ones. Just recently I read in a forum that a Radeon 9500 Pro is better than a 9600 XT. I was under the impression that the higher model #s were newer and better, as was XT...
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that perticular comparison works because the 9500 was meant to be a pure gaming card, and the 9600 was more of a budget card. The differences aren't incredible, and because the 9500's are so hard to find, a 9600 will probably be your only chance.
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3. How come there are better cards with less RAM? The main reason I bought my BFG was cause it had 256 MB of RAM for a really good price; yet, I see a lot of 128 MB at higher costs. I'm so confused!
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They have better cores, more pipelines, possibly higher transfer rate (256bit compare to 128bit) they might have better rated RAM's, and they might be ALL-In-Wonder cards. More memory doesn't mean beter performance all the time.