MSI or Leadtek?

[flipkc]

Is the Asus 6600GT a reputable brand?

 

[Cheezeit]

tell me the prices you can get the EVGA( from monarch), Leatek(from can) and MSI in canaidian Dollars

 

[Cheezeit]

asus is okay, but waay overpriced

 

[flipkc]

MSI $235(CDN) Leadtek $240(CDN) and I can't find the EVGA from monarch.

I'm not going to get Asus I was just wondering.

 

[Cheezeit]

monarch:
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...Code=190325&Category_Code=VC-EVGA-PCIE

 

[R3MF]

Originally posted by: flipkc
Well I can only get parts from www.cancomputer.com and those 2 brands are the ones in my price range.

i have the leadtek, it's great.

both will be agp compliant, or neither, any difference in the spec can only be due to drivers that come packaged with the product.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
MSI for the uber heatsink and VIVO

MSI uses sweet heatsinks and have a quite impressive game bundle. More reputable than any other brand I've seen.

 

[flipkc]

^ But what about the issues I've been hearing about the fragile heatsink of the card?

 

[JBT]

I think MSI anything is junk personally. Leadtek has always arguably had the best 2D quality. I would get the Leadtek no questions asked.

 

[flipkc]

2D quality? What do you mean? Why would I want something that excels at 2D quality if I'm going to be playing Half Life 2?

 

[JBT]

Obviously its still great at 3D... Just that its looks better in windows too instead of like ass?

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: flipkc
^ But what about the issues I've been hearing about the fragile heatsink of the card?

Ah, yeah...I did hear about that. That's because they used a one-piece heatsink to cover the GPU and RAM. There are going to be some problems sometimes. But for the most part, MSI video cards are great. Did you hear about the early radeon 9x00 series cooling issues. There was a slight gap between the die and the cooler due to the shim they used, not allowing proper cooling. Sometimes these things happen. Also, a 3rd party heatsink may be an option.

 

[flipkc]

Yes I'll be buying a Thermaltake Schooner GPU Cooler later on. I was just worried it's going to overheat and I won't even be able to use it. Should I use something to clamp it to the board or will it be okay stock?