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Asus Mobo+Asus Gpu=Performance Boost?

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smcgee85

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I have an asus mobo and am looking to upgrade my gpu. Would I see any performance benefit by going with asus for my gpu?
 
Asus doesn't make GPUs. The major GPU makers are ATI and nvidia. Asus, along with other companies such as Sapphire, Leadtek, Visiontek, Abit, etc. manufacture the card itself. This means they have control over the type of cooling used, software bundle, warranty, etc. You would not see any performance benefits from going with an ASUS video card if you have an ASUS mobo.

However, if you have a nvidia chipset (eg. nForce 2, nForce 3 250, etc.) and you bought a nvidia card, you would see a small benefit as opposed to using a nvidia card with say, a VIA chipset.
 
Yeah, but a X800XT-PE from asus will have the benefit of color matching!







.........
.....and knock you out of your chair anyways!

You have the best gaming cpu. You buy the card your sig says and you're king of the hill, top of the heap, eat HL2 for breakfast fast.
 
lol
yeah i got this system two months ago
i am definitely pleased with it
on the other hand can u blame me for being pleased
here r the specs of my old system
i hope i dont get cursed at beaten and shunned from the forum

old crap emachine omg its 6 years old system
celeron 466 mhz
mobo (o god i dont even wana know what kind it was)
geforce 2
the crappiest 320 mb of ram imaginable
my guess is the psu was around 250 watts
yeah u get the picture "shudders"


any idea if my chipset leans either way
 
No, it shouldn't lean either way. Choose a video card manufacturer based on their features/support/price and how well the card can overclock.
 
I usually love asus video cards, they usually have some nice cooling parts on them, for example look at the cooling on this 9800xt:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-121-500&DEPA=0
I would only selectively choose an asus if it had a better than oem cooling solution, this will help you save $$ on aftermarket cooling and give you a better OC. If your going to spend the $$ on an xtpe then you mine as well go all out and get the best one :p
 
The only slight performance boost I've ever heard of is a slight one when using Nvidia gpu's with a nForce mobo. Otherwise, no.
 
i dont mean to triple post but i have to in order to get this question answered
anyone at all?
 
the HIS iceQ x800xt-pe has the best cooling solution for the x800's
other than that one, they are pretty much all the same.
 
I don't think you will see any perfomance difference as most ATI cards are based on the reference design.

The only combo I read will help performance is a 6800 w/ NF3 250Gb motherboard. Too bad the NF3 boards (socket 754) out right now suck.
 
so other then HIS cus im pretty sure there will be big price jump (although i will check it out)
what is the best cooling

i hope mr happy go lucky is a alternate personality
cus if not hes a stalker
he follows u to every post
 
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