Build by Ati, Power by Ati??

[funk3r]

I'm looking into getting a new video card (Radeon 9600 Pro) and I been seeing 2 kinds, one by Ati itself, and another by FIC, Hercules 3D, and some others. Are the FIC and the Hercules ones better then the Ati ones? If soo, what's a good one to buy?

[BipolarBill]

Better? No - usually not as good. ATi uses top-flight components where others skimp. Still, I doubt you would see a difference in normal use.

[Bigjakkstaffa]

What he said

--Jakk

[rsfnatik]

Some of the PBA cards have also been known to come with games... if that's a concern to you. Personally, i'm a little more confident with BBA card.

I recall reading an article that compared image quality amongst the various PBA cards to the BBA equivalent. I believe I found it at tomshardware.com.

[funk3r]

Thanks for informatoin, guess I'll go for the BBA.