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ATI 9550 256MB or ATI RADEON 9600 XT 128MB

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rOuLdpH

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i was thinking about geting the 9550 and adding 256mb more ram to my pc, but i already have 512mb ram with a 3000+ AMD Athlon XP processor.

But what my question is, what will give me better proformance?

i would love to be able to play SC:S with 100+ FPS in 1024 X 768.

Thanks for the Info. 😉
 
Are those U.S. dollars? B/c both 9600Ps and XTs go for around $100 here.

If you want CS:S benches, Xbitlabs posted a big roundup with quite a few (all?) of the maps a month or so ago. I don't think a 9250 will net you 100fps, though you should check to make sure.
 
Well here's my problem i just sold my XboX for $160 on a Best buy gift card (non-refundable for Cash) and i realy want a better video card, mine's a G-force 4 64mg and i get about 40 FPS on 800X600. and Best buy is overpriced so that realy sucks. i need to find some sucker that will give me $160 for this gift card damn it!. lol.

Pete do u have a link to that fourm Xbitlabs has? thanks
 
For $140 or less, the 9600 XT.
For $170, get a 9800 Pro 128-bit or FX 5900 XT.

The 9600 XT is the better of the two, even given the prices (though both options do suck...NEVER even THINK of buying a video card in a large retail chain ever AGAIN...at Newegg you could have a 9600XT and 256MB RAM 🙂).
 
Originally posted by: Cerb
For $140 or less, the 9600 XT.
For $170, get a 9800 Pro 128-bit or FX 5900 XT.

The 9600 XT is the better of the two, even given the prices (though both options do suck...NEVER even THINK of buying a video card in a large retail chain ever AGAIN...at Newegg you could have a 9600XT and 256MB RAM 🙂).
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te 256 9600XT's are SLOWER than the 128's
 
Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: Cerb
For $140 or less, the 9600 XT.
For $170, get a 9800 Pro 128-bit or FX 5900 XT.

The 9600 XT is the better of the two, even given the prices (though both options do suck...NEVER even THINK of buying a video card in a large retail chain ever AGAIN...at Newegg you could have a 9600XT and 256MB RAM 🙂).
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te 256 9600XT's are SLOWER than the 128's
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See the OP. I was not referring to 256MB video cards, but getting a 9600 XT and 256MB system RAM for $170.
 
Originally posted by: Cerb
Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: Cerb
For $140 or less, the 9600 XT.
For $170, get a 9800 Pro 128-bit or FX 5900 XT.

The 9600 XT is the better of the two, even given the prices (though both options do suck...NEVER even THINK of buying a video card in a large retail chain ever AGAIN...at Newegg you could have a 9600XT and 256MB RAM 🙂).
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te 256 9600XT's are SLOWER than the 128's
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See the OP. I was not referring to 256MB video cards, but getting a 9600 XT and 256MB system RAM for $170.
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😱 my bad
 
Originally posted by: rOuLdpH
Well here's my problem i just sold my XboX for $160 on a Best buy gift card (non-refundable for Cash) and i realy want a better video card, mine's a G-force 4 64mg and i get about 40 FPS on 800X600. and Best buy is overpriced so that realy sucks. i need to find some sucker that will give me $160 for this gift card damn it!. lol.

Pete do u have a link to that fourm Xbitlabs has? thanks
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well you cna try going to best buy and sell your $160 credit to someone that's about to buy stuff,, but I'm sure you'll need to give them a discount for your $160 card,, like say $130
 
Originally posted by: HappyNic
Originally posted by: rOuLdpH
Well here's my problem i just sold my XboX for $160 on a Best buy gift card (non-refundable for Cash) and i realy want a better video card, mine's a G-force 4 64mg and i get about 40 FPS on 800X600. and Best buy is overpriced so that realy sucks. i need to find some sucker that will give me $160 for this gift card damn it!. lol.

Pete do u have a link to that fourm Xbitlabs has? thanks
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well you cna try going to best buy and sell your $160 credit to someone that's about to buy stuff,, but I'm sure you'll need to give them a discount for your $160 card,, like say $130
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OTOH, $130 would be a typical 9600 XT cost, so in that case, it's a wash.
 
Does'nt the 9550 usually come with slow 4ns TSOP mem? and 256mb of that stuff is not worth even 128mb of good, fast BGA mem that a 9600XT should have.
 
I've never heard of a 9550P. Some plain 9500s that came with a 256bit (L-shaped) memory arrangement could be flashed to 9700s by unlocking the core. 9500Ps all had 128-bit memory arrangements, so there's no way to make them into 9700s.

Yep, 9700Ps will be up to twice as fast as 9600XTs, as they have twice the memory bandwidth.
 
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