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cramactive

11-12-2003, 05:22 PM

I am looking at the 5700 Ultra series and Newegg has these two offerings. I haven't found any specific reviews on either of them. Is the Chaintech worth the extra? Are BFG and Chaintech good cards? Thanks!

BFG Technologies Asylum GeForce FX5700 Ultra ($203.00)
Specifications:
Bus Type: AGP 8X/4X/2X
Chipset: GeForce FX5700 Ultra
Memory Interface: DDR 2
Core Clock: 475MHz
Memory Clock: 900MHz (effective)
API Support Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0, OpenGL for Microsoft® Windows®
Connection: VGA, DVI, S-Video Out
Model: ASLM5700U - Retail (See Pics)

CHAINTECH Geforce FX5700 Ultra 128MB DDR SA5700U RETAIL BOX ($219.99)
Specifications:
Chipset:GeForce FX5700Ultra
Memory:128MB DDR SDRAM
Bus:4X/ 8X AGP supports
Dual, 400MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536@85Hz
3.6 Billion texels/ sec fill rate
27.2 GB/sec memory bandwidth
256-bit graphics architecture
Ports:VGA + DVI + VIVO (Video in/out)
Retail Box (see pics for details)

milkyman

11-12-2003, 05:50 PM

ugh - neither. i have no clue. i said it six months ago and i'll say it again skip the FX range(to date). i'm not saying buy radeon, but, i am saying i'm glad i have my ti4200.

regards

vitaliscg

11-12-2003, 06:01 PM

Sorry for jumping in but I also have a similar question as yours. Which card would you guys go for? ATI 9600Pro or GeForce Ti4200? I'm asking because somewhere at the back of my head I remeber ATI having some problems with MAX (the purpose of buying the card) or wat is the 9500 model?

So anyways, if the perfomance gap is not really noticeable I would prefer saving a buck or two.

Pharaun

11-12-2003, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by vitaliscg
Sorry for jumping in but I also have a similar question as yours. Which card would you guys go for? ATI 9600Pro or GeForce Ti4200? I'm asking because somewhere at the back of my head I remeber ATI having some problems with MAX (the purpose of buying the card) or wat is the 9500 model?

So anyways, if the perfomance gap is not really noticeable I would prefer saving a buck or two.

Look here (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=101629).

CgFX

11-13-2003, 12:22 AM

Uh, what's wrong with the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra? All the reviews are raving about it and it is an obvious amount faster than the yet-to-be-shipping 9600XT.

A couple of reviews have called it the true successor to the Ti 4200.

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