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Radeon X1600 ??
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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is it a big leap up from the previous imac card ?
is it worth getting the 256 upgrade ??
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Yes.
Probably not, depends on computer usage.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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yes
yes, especially if driving dual displays. besides, it's really cheap and will help the resale value as well... Apple continues to put more emphasis on a strong GPU, you'd better believe the extra 128MB of GDDR3 is gonna be worth 75 bucks easy in the long run. kinda how some people said the extra 64MB on the PowerBooks a gen or two ago wouldn't matter... they're wrong  Barefeats even proved this.
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I am considering buying a new intel imac in the future and was wondering exactly how the better card would effect the performance when using two displays? would it perform faster than in comparison to not having the better card?
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depends on usage. you can drive two displays w/ 16MB of VRAM, you just can't really do anything GPU intensive at all.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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My PC friends (if there is such a thing) say the X1600 is a good card.
Get the extra video RAM if you plan on keeping the machine for more than a year or two. You'll be protecting against future obsolecense.
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$78 dollars for another 128MB VRAM is worth it.
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