upgrading video card on Insp. 8600: nVidia or ATI?

Question

I am upgrading from a 32mb nVidia card to a 128mb card. I thought I had ordered an nVidia 128mb card, but when I checked my order online it says 'ATI'.   Not familiar with the differences between the cards. Will I be happy with the ATI? I use the laptop with presentation software, to project lyrics, graphics & video.   Thanks! Message Edited by tommy-mbc on 08-09-2005 10:12 PM

ejn63 · Answer

You don't have a choice - if you want a 128M card for this chassis, the ATI 9600 Pro Turbo is the only one available.

tommy-mbc · Answer

Thanks for the info. Guess I'll have to be happy with it. :-)

etelled · Answer

If I were you, I 'd not have ordered an ATI mobile Radeon card for replacement. I have a lot of display troubles (even with Excel in Office 2k !!) with my i8600 with a mobile Radeon 9600pro 128MB card. I did some comparative tests between i8600s wth Radeon 9600pro and nVidia Go5650 (both of them 128MB), the pros comes to nVidia that has no any probelm with the common officing softwares and other graphic softwares I am using. I have asked Dell Tech Support to solve the problem since this April but no solution comes out till now.

tommy-mbc · Answer

What other choices do I have?

etelled · Answer

It seems Ejn63 kowns more about the availability of the graphic card for i8600. Maybe Radeon X600 is an option if a GeForce card is not available? But definitely not Radeon 9600pro.

tommy-mbc · Answer

Here's an update:

Checking on-line yesterday, I noticed my ordered was cancelled. After re-establishing the order, I asked if an nVidia card was available and they said yes. As of now, I have a nVidia card (N1539 Card,Graphic,128MB,NV31,8600).

Thanks for the input on this issue!

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