Gainward or PNY?

[AgEnT0140]

anyone have any experiance with either one of these companys? I have the choice between the 2 and they are the same price for a gf3 TI200.

 

[funnyperson1]

Gainwad is definately the better one, but PNY is good as well....

 

[AgEnT0140]

well i'll get the gainward... it's red LOL GAINWAD!! even though i know thats a typo , it's still funny

 

[Silver]

And mine with a 1u cooler will do 268/590. Going to give it a go at 270/590 here in a minute.

 

[AgEnT0140]

well since i see eveyone likes gainward better i'll get that

 

[funnyperson1]

well i'll get the gainward... it's red LOL GAINWAD!! even though i know thats a typo , it's still funny

lol... ...im stupid...

 

[ptwearnhardtfan]

Be sure to get the Golden Sample Powerpack. It's hand picked for overclocking and guaranteed for that. newegg has pretty quick service.

 

[AgEnT0140]

what is the diff between the Radeon 8500LE and retail? the 8500LE is only $119 shipped is it worse than retail?

 

[funnyperson1]

what is the diff between the Radeon 8500LE and retail? the 8500LE is only $119 shipped is it worse than retail?

holy cow! where did you find that...that is an AMAZING DEAL....the LE is clocked at 250/250 whereas Retail is clocked at 275/275...doesnt matter though, for that price....

 

[AgEnT0140]

refurb on newegg, i'm gona try and grab it up right now! the chipset info on it said it was clocked at 275... maybe newegg error, i'm off to buy!

 

[funnyperson1]

refurb on newegg, i'm gona try and grab it up right now! the chipset info on it said it was clocked at 275... maybe newegg error, i'm off to buy!

go! go! go!...dont let someone get to it before you!

 

[AgEnT0140]

it says core is at 230mhz in description but 275 in chipset window... o well. still faster than a gf2 TI200!

 

[funnyperson1]

it says core is at 230mhz in description but 275 in chipset window... o well. still faster than a gf2 TI200!

yeah...my friend got one from there he said he got the core to like 280 and the mem to 260 or something like that

 

[]-[itman]

it says core is at 230mhz in description but 275 in chipset window... o well. still faster than a gf2 TI200!

be sure to keep us updated once you get it! BTW Sweet Avatar

 

[AgEnT0140]

I just ordered one of those babies, hopefully it will get here by monday or tuesday. Does coolbits work on ATI as well?

 

[]-[itman]

I just ordered one of those babies, hopefully it will get here by monday or tuesday. Does coolbits work on ATI as well?

no. Coolbits is strictly an nVidia thing. For ATI i believe powerstrip and RivaTuner are the preferred programs but I know there are others, maybe better, ones out there.

 

[funnyperson1]

for Ati Powerstrip and Radeon Tweaker are best....Riva Tuner will not work with it....

 

[]-[itman]

Ok it's Radeon Tweaker. RivaTuner's actually for nvidia as well. Sorry just got confused for a minute. Sorry about that, can't keep the names straight

 

[malon]

hey Silver what do you use to overclock your geforce3 ??

 

[Silver]

Rivatuner. Tried some of the others and either had problems with the drivers (27.70) or did not have the functionality. If you are using one of the earlier drivers then I hear nvmax is a good one.

And "Welcome to the Forums".

Do remember when you push really hard that you are well beyond the designers specs and well........there is some risk involved.