radomirthegreat
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extreme budget performance?
How does a Xabre400 64MB video card go about performing well? How come its memory is faster than that of a GeForce4Ti 4600? How come the GPU speeds match? How come that card is available for $60?
http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=14&PISNo=4
Could you recommend the 128MB version for a moderate system? I really need to know why this is not a good card. Sure, it's from the Ti 4X00 generation, but it seems very good. If I can get Ti 4600 performance out of this thing for ~$80 or less, should I go for this? What could be some potential problems I'd have to consider?
Thanks in advance,
Radomir Jordanovic
http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=14&PISNo=4
Could you recommend the 128MB version for a moderate system? I really need to know why this is not a good card. Sure, it's from the Ti 4X00 generation, but it seems very good. If I can get Ti 4600 performance out of this thing for ~$80 or less, should I go for this? What could be some potential problems I'd have to consider?
Thanks in advance,
Radomir Jordanovic
The Xabre is anything but an extreme card. It's a budget card.
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So, it's not faster, even with its great speed (275/550)?
Where are you getting the 275/550 stat from? That's the stat of the GeForce Ti4800. The Xabre 400 is maxed at 250/250.
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http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=1&submit=Go&description=Transcend%2CXabre%2C400%2C64MB%2CCRT%2BDVI%2BTV%2C8X%2CAGP%2C%2D%2CRETAI
That is a Transcend Xabre 400 64MB CRT+DVI+TV 8X AGP - RETAIL on newegg.com in case the link above doesn't work. The speed there, actually, is 250/500. That's a 64MB version. The 128MB version elsewhere on newegg.com works at 250/250. Is that a typo?
That is a Transcend Xabre 400 64MB CRT+DVI+TV 8X AGP - RETAIL on newegg.com in case the link above doesn't work. The speed there, actually, is 250/500. That's a 64MB version. The 128MB version elsewhere on newegg.com works at 250/250. Is that a typo?
It's got to be a typo, yes. The Xabre600 is slightly faster, but tops out at 300, I believe.
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What would you get for less than $100? Would the 250MHz memory really matter that much, except for loading times?
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Great! Thanks a whole lot.
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Weird... I can't find the Accept button. I'll split the points between two of your answers.
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Transcend Xabre 400 64MB CRT+DVI+TV 8X AGP - RETAIL on www.newegg.com is what I would like to have explained.
Why does the memory of the VGA APOLLO SIS 400 AGP 8X 128MB DDR W/DVI/TV Retail on newegg.com have ram that's half as slow?
Here's the product link: http://www.transcendusa.com/graphicscard/ProDetail.asp?mid=TS64MVDS4
Thanks again,
Radomir