Is this AGP card at the egg any good?

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watdahel

watdahel

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Is this PowerColor AGP Radeon X1550 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 Video Card in the $50 range a good deal at Newegg? It has a $10 rebate but I'm not sure about the brand.

I saw several X1550 with 128 bit memory interface but lower memory and core frequency to compare to the PowerColors 64 bit memory interface and much higher memory and core frequency. Which is better?
 
Lazlo Panaflex

Lazlo Panaflex

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Agree w/ Throck...those 1550/1650 cards are severly bandwidth limited in addition to the mo'lasses slow GDDR2 memory.
 
Denithor

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2600XT 512MB GDDR3 $100 after MIR

Much faster with better bandwidth. Higher cost though.

What do you generally use the system for and what is the rest of your gear?
 
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X1650 is miles faster than a 1550. The 1550 is a 9600 Pro with a PCIe interface, and the 1650 is closer to an 6600GT or 9800 Pro. The 1550 is not quite enough to play anything newer than 2003-2004 at high res, but it should run the original HL2 and CS:S at lower res and low settings just fine. That was the minimum video card when HL2 came out.

If your machine is old enough to require an AGP video card an upgrade to a 1550 probably won't do that much for you anyway. Skip it, save the $ for an upgrade.
 
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betasub

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Agree with v8envy. Brand isn't a problem here: PowerColor are fine for ATI cards (was impressed by their retail x1800xt I bought). There are plenty of better AGP GPUs to be looking at, and yes, don't be a sucker and get a 64-bit memory version. The benchmark for this generation of budget card is the 6600GT (128-bit GDDR3 @1000+MHz).
 
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