5600 vs 5600 ultra

Ok, never read most of the posts cuz the word, Dell, stopped me... Dude,
dont get a Dell or any other teir1 company rig... just go to some boutique
get a price quote on a custom, take that to compusa and have them beat the
price. Only companys to get pre-fab rigs are Voodoo/Falcon
North-West/OCSystems thats it... didnt forget, dont even get Alienware,
build your own thats faster/cheeper/a real case *with real vents*...

Doh, anywayz you should've thought about the 5700Ultra DDRII VIVO... oh
well..

"Steve" wrote in message news:lUeXb.31493$uV3.54411@attbi_s51...
I am just wondering what the difference is between the 5600 & the 5600
ultra
besides memory speed and RAMDAC speed. I have the asylum model of the 5600
with 256MB of RAM.
THX in advance.

Steve

You stated the differences fully.

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"Steve" wrote in message news:lUeXb.31493$uV3.54411@attbi_s51...
I am just wondering what the difference is between the 5600 & the 5600
ultra
besides memory speed and RAMDAC speed. I have the asylum model of the 5600
with 256MB of RAM.
THX in advance.

Steve

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:33:57 GMT, "Steve" wrote:

Well I was going to have them (Dell) put the ATI 9800XT in the new system,
but it jacked up the price beyound what my wife and I had budgeted for a new
computer. As far getting a Dell it's the only company that my wife and I
trust. We have had bad experiences either personally or professionally with
the other major computer manufacturers. So we opt for Dell. I know alot of
people who don't like Dell but I guess it's just a matter of personal
preference.

Dell doesn't actually build their computers anymore - for years its
some Chinese company who designed and builds them to Dells price
points. Nothing more. Didya know that Dell and Gateway notebooks
get farted out of the same Chinese factory

The 9800xt is not worth it... the 9800Pro is almost $200 now... as are
the 5900s.

So... you could save some money, buy an AMD setup from a good company
such as Alienware, northwest, and a few OTHER gamer companies and get
the video card... and THEY sell AMD setups, knocks off about $150 off
the price for the upper end.


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Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!

Okay after reading all these helpful posts, I called Dell and told them to
put an ATI Radeon 9800XT video card in my new system. After reading reviews
on both the 9800XT and the Geforce FX 5950 ultra, I feel this will be in my
best interest. THX to all who responded!

Steve

"Steve" wrote in message news:lUeXb.31493$uV3.54411@attbi_s51...
I am just wondering what the difference is between the 5600 & the 5600
ultra
besides memory speed and RAMDAC speed. I have the asylum model of the 5600
with 256MB of RAM.
THX in advance.

Steve

Steve wrote:

It's not that I don't have the knowledge to build my own. It's the money.
I was going to do that but
buying all the components separately and then putting them together would
have cost me more money. I live in a place where computer components aren't
readily available. And I don't trust mail order very much.

It won't cost you any more if you buy OEM, especially when you're
getting exactly what you want. Very few of us actually need fancy
retail packaging and filler, and you'd be amazed at how much you save in
the process.

Don't be afraid of buying online. I sure as heck trust most of the
places I deal with online a heck of a lot more than I do most
brick-and-mortar retailers. Just do plenty of research, and use common
sense.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:18:41 GMT, "Steve" wrote:

Okay after reading all these helpful posts, I called Dell and told them to
put an ATI Radeon 9800XT video card in my new system. After reading reviews
on both the 9800XT and the Geforce FX 5950 ultra, I feel this will be in my
best interest. THX to all who responded!

Steve

I'd have canceled the order and looked elseware for a computer -
perhaps even Alienware - and then stick in a 9800Pro - save $300.


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Remember when real men used Real computers!?
When 512K of video RAM was a lot!

Death to Palladium & WPA!!