Review a Rosewill Radeon

[Jkun]

It's recently come to my attention (While ordering parts for my new system), that I'd need a newer card in order not to be bottlenecked all to shit.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-164-021&DEPA=1

What's the disadvantage of this card? It has impressive reviews, although I realize those may not neccasarily mean anything.

 

[Praetor]

The disadvantage is that for a roughly similar price, you can get lots of better cards (or cards with fans at the least). I dunno if you mind the noise but you can get a 5800 for about $10 more. On a more direct note, try and get the 9600Pro (rather than the 9600).

There isnt really a "disadvantage" per se for that card as I dont knwo your budget or intent but i think you should prolly get a bit more as the 9600 is a obsolete design.

 

[Jkun]

Am using it for gaming. The big thing was 'OMG 256 MEMORY FOR HUNDRED BUCKS!'. But yeah. Mind linking me to the site with the fabeled 'better cards'?

 

[Praetor]

The big thing was 'OMG 256 MEMORY FOR HUNDRED BUCKS!'.

Yeah but 256MB dont matter all that much especially when the bottleneck is the pipleine/chip. Wait till the 6600s flood the market (hopefully)

 

[Jkun]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-353&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-240-019&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-240-020&depa=0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-240-015&depa=0

Eh?

Edit: I'm also not going to be running on a NEWNEWNEW TOP of the line system.

Athlon XP 3000+ 512 Cache
512MB PCI3200
Some random Asus V600 board (Heh)

 

[Praetor]

Get the 1st one

Some random Asus V600 board (Heh)

Get an NF2 board. You'll get a lot more performance

 

[Jkun]

Not sure the major difference between the v600, and this http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-468&depa=] board, but it's NFII.

That right?

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-486&depa=0&manufactory=BROWSE

Here's what I'd planned on getting.

Edit: Sorry to be off-topic, but should I be getting more than a 350w PS with all this?

 

[Praetor]

Sorry to be off-topic,

Ill let it slide

Not sure the major difference between the v600

Just grab the NF2 ... even the -X version is plenty good

but should I be getting more than a 350w PS with all this?

That would be better said, you should be getting a "good psu" rather than a "big" psu.