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SpongeHead wrote:
> I am looking to purchase the ATI Radeon 9200 and noticed that every
> hardware manufacturer under the sun has the same card but "powered by
> ATI". The true ATI card is twice as much as one made by another
> company. All look different but all have the same specs. Are they
> all the same except for ATI support is better?
> Also, is there a difference between 9200 and 9200 SE etc.?
'Powered by ATI' refers to a card made by a company using the ATI chipset.
It may be supplied with ATI-sanctioned drivers, the base ATI reference
drivers, or a driver set that someone threw together in their garage one
night.
In some cases the third-party card does not implement the complete feature
set of the selected chip, or implements features poorly.
'Made by ATI' indicates that the card was manufactured by ATI and has ATI
support.
I've always liked the ATI chipsets and have learned to purchase only cards
manufactured by ATI. Third-party cards have been quite unpredictable in
their performance.
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Ron n1zhi
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