5th ATi 9800 Pro AiW

[Mir96TA]

I am on 5th Video Card. I don't what is going on whith these cards.
1. had Bad Video memory
2. Bad Cooling Fan (Wouldn't stay on)
3. Dead off the BOX
4. Have Bad Tunner.
Do you think I should ask for upgrade to known good Better Video Card Family
Incase if you all wondering What system I have
Dell SC 400
P4 3Gig Prescott
Stock P/S
Upgraded Cooling System from Dell for Prescott CPUs

 

[mwmorph]

did you buy the first refurb?

 

[Mir96TA]

No
Brand New
Has I think 3 year warrantty

 

[mwmorph]

#1 was probably just bad luck then. #2-5 are all refurbished since all RMA cards from basicalyl every company is a Refurbished card.

 

[Mir96TA]

So what Video Card I should get now ?

 

[hans030390]

You could try a 6600gt.

 

[Mir96TA]

Originally posted by: hans030390
You could try a 6600gt.

Remember I have AiW (Tv Tuner A/V in and Out)

 

[blckgrffn]

Originally posted by: Mir96TA

Originally posted by: hans030390
You could try a 6600gt.

Remember I have AiW (Tv Tuner A/V in and Out)

6600GT and a haupauge PVR150 then. At least if one goes out you aren't screwed. I hated the AIW family for making it impossible to upgrade my video card without losing the tuner... the AGP 2.0 spec included dual AGP ports, why didn't anyone ever do it?

Besides, ATI's MMC is crap. Try intsalling something like Micrsoft MCE and and find out how true it is.

Nat

 

[Mir96TA]

Originally posted by: blckgrffn

Originally posted by: Mir96TA

Originally posted by: hans030390
You could try a 6600gt.

Remember I have AiW (Tv Tuner A/V in and Out)

6600GT and a haupauge PVR150 then. At least if one goes out you aren't screwed. I hated the AIW family for making it impossible to upgrade my video card without losing the tuner... the AGP 2.0 spec included dual AGP ports, why didn't anyone ever do it?

Besides, ATI's MMC is crap. Try intsalling something like Micrsoft MCE and and find out how true it is.

Nat

Resoulation is out of the Spec
I am doing ATi Replacemnt from ATi
MS MCE is Another OS I do not have $$$ to invest in OS which will replace by new one in few months

 

[blckgrffn]

Maybe, if you want Vista in a year or two after SP1. And MCE is steal compared to Pro. Whatever I would rather having a working computer, than one missing a video card for the last few weeks. That's me though!

www.pcalchemy.com <--- If you change your mind I would get the 6600/7600/x850/whatever somwhere else though.

Nat

 

[Mir96TA]

I am doing warrantty Replacement; so I have to stay with ATi Family
And I am not willing to shell out $$$ for OS upgrade

 

[evenmore1]

Then get another 9800 Pro? If not, get an X800XT AIW or an X1300Pro (2006 Edition) AIW. The X1300Pro would be a downgrade, but at least you have something.
Could you possibly get a seperate Ati card and a Ati tv tuner? That might work

 

[Mir96TA]

Originally posted by: evenmore1
Then get another 9800 Pro? If not, get an X800XT AIW or an X1300Pro (2006 Edition) AIW. The X1300Pro would be a downgrade, but at least you have something.
Could you possibly get a seperate Ati card and a Ati tv tuner? That might work

Great
what is the Difference
X800XT AIW
X1300Pro AIW (beside Year)

 

[evenmore1]

X800XT is much faster. X1300 has SM3.0 for better shading.

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Mir96TA

Originally posted by: evenmore1
Then get another 9800 Pro? If not, get an X800XT AIW or an X1300Pro (2006 Edition) AIW. The X1300Pro would be a downgrade, but at least you have something.
Could you possibly get a seperate Ati card and a Ati tv tuner? That might work

Great
what is the Difference
X800XT AIW
X1300Pro AIW (beside Year)

X1300pro is about 2/3 as fast as a 9800pro. X800xt is almost 2x as fast as a 9800pro

 

[Zenoth]

If you want, or especially if you *need* the All-In-Wonder features, then there is only one good choice right now and it'd be ATi's Radeon X1900 AIW.