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| Thread ID: 59540 | 2005-07-05 06:13:00 | Help! Need low-end video card advice! | scratta (7982) | Press F1 |
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| 369581 | 2005-07-06 03:18:00 | A 4200 is getting to old now...Damn. My plan to get rid of mine ... foiled. Oh well. The Nvidia 7xxx series out now. I don't intend replacing my PC anytime soon. So I will be upgrading early next year to an AGP 6800 Ultra 256Mb |
KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 369582 | 2005-07-06 03:28:00 | If I remember correctly 4 months ago i got $110 for my 4200, with a reserve of $80. So they aren't hard to sell. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 369583 | 2005-07-06 03:51:00 | Thanks a lot for your input guys. Looking at all the options the radeon 9550 seems the best bet cost vs. performance wise. Trying to sort through all of the 112 options for the 9550 on pricespy takes a while though! :eek: 256mb ram isn't needed so i'm just going through the 128mb models. Which manufacturer is best out of gigabyte and gecube? I've heard that powercolor sucks but i'm not sure. Thanks once again! :) :) :) Edit: Sorry didn't see your offer until now overdrive. Sounds like a good price but as i'm not buying it for me i'd rather get something brand new. Thanks for the offer though! |
scratta (7982) | ||
| 369584 | 2005-07-06 03:54:00 | Thanks Metla: I think I will actually put it in my parents computer. They have got a MX440 so the 4200 will be quite a boost for them. | KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 369585 | 2005-07-06 07:09:00 | Just a question is there much difference from the 9550 mentioned here, and other models the 9600PRO and 9600XT? considering there in the $160-$200 range. I mean would the 9600XT be the best card to get for this price range. As it seems the 6600GT is a good midrange but at $280-$350 is still a bit expensive. |
Sleepy (7202) | ||
| 369586 | 2005-07-06 07:53:00 | Just a question is there much difference from the 9550 mentioned here, and other models the 9600PRO and 9600XT? considering there in the $160-$200 range. I mean would the 9600XT be the best card to get for this price range. expensive. The 9600 pro would be the best value for money. the XT isn't much better than the pro - it was designed for people that wanted more than a 9600 pro, but couldn't afford a 9800. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 369587 | 2005-07-06 08:03:00 | Just had a look on pricespy, the Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB is cheaper then the 128MB version, 256MB vs 128MB? Not much difference, price $12, is there a performance difference between the two? | Sleepy (7202) | ||
| 369588 | 2005-07-06 08:22:00 | The 9600 exsists because every six months they either bring out a refresh or a brand new card, The XT has a bit more kick in it then the original 9600pro, However after the launch of the XT they lowered the specs of the 9600pro in order to sell it at a lower price, fat chance of finding a brand new 9600pro on the NZ market that is built to the same specs as the 9600pro's that could nearly hang with the XT . 128mb vs 256? Who knows, since they were replaced by newer cards the specs have gone all over the place, the cards could have a big difference in performance, and its just as likely that the 128mb version will be the better performer . When these were the current cards I would have been keeping an eye on the market and which ones offered value and performance, not any more though . Personally I would ignore the 9600pro, and buy a new 9550 or a second hand 9600XT, the 9600XT has far far superior performance, while a 9550 is a very good performaing card for the price, with onus on PRICE . Im starting to remember why i usually avoid video card threads and stick to personal arguments with some of the other regulers . |
Metla (12) | ||
| 369589 | 2005-07-06 08:50:00 | oh yep, well after reading the beginning of the thread where it was suggested the 9550 was the best low end card, and the 6600GT best mid range card, i was wondering if there was something in the middle of those two, like the 9600xt for example for $200 . The 9550 $120 and the 6600GT $280 . But it's not worth buying new? Some people reckon save the extra $100 for the 6600GT, but for some the budget won't stretch that far . And just another question, will a 6600GT work well in a pentium 3? I noticed on one of the manufacturer's websites minimum requirements "Intel Pentium®III, AMD® Duron™ or Athlon™ class processor or higher" Now it doesn't say what cpu speed it should be . I mean what would happen if you put it in a p3 900 for example, waste of $? I mean how do you match up your cpu with what ever graphics card you want to get balance . |
Sleepy (7202) | ||
| 369590 | 2005-07-06 10:34:00 | A 6600gt would be overkill in a P3, any of the 9600pro/XT cards will suit it fine, buy whichever meets your budget. | Metla (12) | ||
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