Video Card Question
 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814129052

What is the difference between this visiontek and the ATI version of the X850XT? I know it says the chipset on this one is by ATI. Is this a generic video card? Is it pretty much the same card but just being sold by a different company? Which one is better? Can someone explain to me, I'm a noob.

The Visiontek card is built around the same ATI-made chipset as the ATI-brand card. They'll have the same performance and I don't think that you'll run into any reliability problems with it.

However, if you're in the market for a high-end AGP card, I think that the GeForce 7800GS is a better choice. It's about the same speed as the X850 XT PE, but has a better feature set, a smaller and (probably) quieter cooler, and it's a bit cheaper. Plus, you can actually buy cards with it. ^^

is the 7800 really better than the X850XT? I wanted to go with ATI, I've been looking at both of those cards for a few months now.

Yes. The 7800GT, right? Yes, it's better than the X850XT if you want PCI-E (I dunno about the 7800GS AGP).

The GS is the best AGP card out for retail. :D

But yeah you were right. The chipset is the onlly difference. 3rd party companies can use theirs, which are slightly inferior, but nothing really noticeable. But yep, go for nVidia. :D

Yeah I'm just looking to buy the absolute best AGP card out there to finally finish building this computer. I didn't know the 7800 Nvidia was the best. Thanks for the info. Any other advice?