ASUS or inno3D GF FX 5200?

[rupert86]

I'm going to buy this.

I'm only getting it because it shows two flavours.

On one box there is a orange sticker saying '128MB (128-bit)', and on the other is '128MB (64-bit)'. I'm going for the 128-bit version, which cost PKR 550 more. (abt. US$12). I wanted to ask about inno3D's repute. Is that they include 128-bit memory when they put it? Or they mak fools of us by trickery?

Also, does the passive cooling on the inno3d has some bad effects (inadequate cooling, that is, hanging/crashing due to overheating). I have two fans, one PSU, and one casing exhaust fan in my system. Some (incomplete specs I have included in this post.)

ASUS should have a lesson here. They must tell us if they have 64- or 1280bit memory. Can somebody tell me which V9250 series cards have 128-bit memory. All I can see on ASUS's site is '64-/128-bit 400MHz DDR'. What crap is this?

Also, should I go for the GeForce FX 5500, but I think the CPU/RAM are major bottlenecks, and even the FX 5200 would be starved for data here.

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Ahsan Zaheer Shaikh

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