Which Video Card?

How can I get a couple or three bucks into your hands to ship it here? ... Ben

On Fri, 11 May 2007 01:51:22 -0500, Journey <rainbow@oasis.com> wrote:

>The card is a Radeon 9250 256M DDR Memory. It looks like it's well
>made. There is a fan with the metal "cooling channels" around it. It
>had dual display capability, and it looks like S-Video out. I used it
>in my P4 (which I unloaded today woo hoo) along with another,
>different ATI card. It took a lot of trial and error to get them to
>work so I could have 4 monitors.
>
>But I digress. My computer started to make noise, which I
>subconsciously ignored for a while until it got my attention. I was
>glad that it was the extra video card and not a hard drive. It is a
>shame that a perfectly good video card is now useless to me because of
>the fan. If someone wants the card they can have it for the cost of
>shipping. I would much rather have someone be able to fix it and use
>it rather than for it to be useless just sitting here.
>
>
>On Thu, 10 May 2007 22:22:56 -0400, Ben Myers
><ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote:
>
>>Was your noisy card sold with the ATI brand or with just an ATI chip, some other
>>brand? You may not be able to get away with a passively cooled card in the
>>future unless graphics chip and card manufacturers are able to reduce operating
>>voltages significantly. One of the hallmarks of graphics card speed is the
>>ability to run the graphics chip at a very high clock speed. The faster the
>>clock, the more the heat.
>>
>>ATI placed itself in an uneviable position before it was acquired by AMD. They
>>sell cards under their own brand name, made by a contract electronics
>>manufacturer. They sell ATI chips to companies that manufacture cards for sale
>>under THEIR brand name. So ATI is competing against the companies to whom it
>>sells chips. In theory at least, an ATI branded card is better in quality than
>>Asus, Diamond, PowerColor, Gigabyte, MSI, Visiontek and all the others, to
>>justify its premium price. But I dunno any more... Ben Myers
>>
>>On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:21:55 -0500, Journey <rainbow@oasis.com> wrote:
>>
>>>My 2nd ATI card on my P4 had a fan that kept getting louder and louder
>>>until I had to yank it. I will go with passively cooled cards, if
>>>that's an option, in the future. Fortunately my P4 just went out the
>>>door so I don't need the defective card.
>>>
>>>On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:42:39 -0400, Ben Myers
>>><ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is a difficult choice. nVidia graphics chips have long run very hot. ATI's
>>>>graphics drivers are sometimes flaky. Flip a coin. I lean ever so slightly
>>>>towards ATI... Ben Myers
>>>>
>>>>On 9 May 2007 05:58:54 -0700, Compulady <sflaxman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Both NVIDIO and ATI cards are the same price on the 1505 laptop. Why
>>>>>would I choose one card over the other? Of course, they both have a
>>>>>49.00 discount so I'm betting something new is on the horizon.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm deciding whether to order a laptop today or wait to see what is
>>>>>going on. I know there are new processors coming but not for a few
>>>>>months.
>>>>>
>>>>>Opinions? Which card ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyone think there will be any better deals over Memorial Day?

Send your address to me at jrny_of_life AT charter.net, and I'll send
it out Monday. When you send your address, indicate how you want me
to send it to you. Once you get it, you can send me a check for the
shipping.

I hope you can get it to work -- it deserves a longer life!

On Fri, 11 May 2007 08:33:57 -0400, Ben Myers
<ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote:

>How can I get a couple or three bucks into your hands to ship it here? ... Ben
>
>On Fri, 11 May 2007 01:51:22 -0500, Journey <rainbow@oasis.com> wrote:
>
>>The card is a Radeon 9250 256M DDR Memory. It looks like it's well
>>made. There is a fan with the metal "cooling channels" around it. It
>>had dual display capability, and it looks like S-Video out. I used it
>>in my P4 (which I unloaded today woo hoo) along with another,
>>different ATI card. It took a lot of trial and error to get them to
>>work so I could have 4 monitors.
>>
>>But I digress. My computer started to make noise, which I
>>subconsciously ignored for a while until it got my attention. I was
>>glad that it was the extra video card and not a hard drive. It is a
>>shame that a perfectly good video card is now useless to me because of
>>the fan. If someone wants the card they can have it for the cost of
>>shipping. I would much rather have someone be able to fix it and use
>>it rather than for it to be useless just sitting here.
>>
>>
>>On Thu, 10 May 2007 22:22:56 -0400, Ben Myers
>><ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Was your noisy card sold with the ATI brand or with just an ATI chip, some other
>>>brand? You may not be able to get away with a passively cooled card in the
>>>future unless graphics chip and card manufacturers are able to reduce operating
>>>voltages significantly. One of the hallmarks of graphics card speed is the
>>>ability to run the graphics chip at a very high clock speed. The faster the
>>>clock, the more the heat.
>>>
>>>ATI placed itself in an uneviable position before it was acquired by AMD. They
>>>sell cards under their own brand name, made by a contract electronics
>>>manufacturer. They sell ATI chips to companies that manufacture cards for sale
>>>under THEIR brand name. So ATI is competing against the companies to whom it
>>>sells chips. In theory at least, an ATI branded card is better in quality than
>>>Asus, Diamond, PowerColor, Gigabyte, MSI, Visiontek and all the others, to
>>>justify its premium price. But I dunno any more... Ben Myers
>>>
>>>On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:21:55 -0500, Journey <rainbow@oasis.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>My 2nd ATI card on my P4 had a fan that kept getting louder and louder
>>>>until I had to yank it. I will go with passively cooled cards, if
>>>>that's an option, in the future. Fortunately my P4 just went out the
>>>>door so I don't need the defective card.
>>>>
>>>>On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:42:39 -0400, Ben Myers
>>>><ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>This is a difficult choice. nVidia graphics chips have long run very hot. ATI's
>>>>>graphics drivers are sometimes flaky. Flip a coin. I lean ever so slightly
>>>>>towards ATI... Ben Myers
>>>>>
>>>>>On 9 May 2007 05:58:54 -0700, Compulady <sflaxman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Both NVIDIO and ATI cards are the same price on the 1505 laptop. Why
>>>>>>would I choose one card over the other? Of course, they both have a
>>>>>>49.00 discount so I'm betting something new is on the horizon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm deciding whether to order a laptop today or wait to see what is
>>>>>>going on. I know there are new processors coming but not for a few
>>>>>>months.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Opinions? Which card ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Anyone think there will be any better deals over Memorial Day?