Question about card models

[CTho9305]

Right now I have a radeon 9100 pro, which, as I understand it, is basically an 8500 pro, rebadged. They don't seem to exist any more, and I need a new card because the bearings in my fan are shot (it's very noisy)... what can I get that is not worse in performance and cheap (ideally with no fan)?

I've found cards based on the 9250, x300SE, and 9600 mobility for cheap and fanless - are any of those not slower than what I have now?

I don't game any more so I don't really want to spend more than $50 on the new card.

I'm open to equivalent nvidia options as well.

 

[Powermoloch]

you'll be better with a 9600....nuff said !

 

[Eureka]

nVidia 6600 Passive?

Norm

 

[Matthias99]

I don't game any more so I don't really want to spend more than $50 on the new card.

There are plenty of fanless cards available in the R9000/9200/X300 range, or FX5200/6200 cards from NVIDIA.

If you are happy with your current card, you could also just put a fanless Zalman cooler on it. $20-30, I think.

 

[CTho9305]

Is there a decent list somewhere of low-end cards and their relative performance? I've had trouble finding benchmarks comparing the cards I'm interested in.

If you are happy with your current card, you could also just put a fanless Zalman cooler on it. $20-30, I think.

Thanks, I had not thought of that. Is there a fanless one that uses a clip rather than adhesive?

 

[CTho9305]

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[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: CTho9305
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well, i can break it down, but as far as i know there will not be a perfromance chart.
fastest to slowest
6600
9600
x300xe
9250

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: CTho9305
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well, i can break it down, but as far as i know there will not be a perfromance chart.
fastest to slowest
6600
9600
x300xe
9250

Which 6600? 6600? 6600GT? 6600LE? How do the three compare? Is that a 9600 or a 9600 pro? The many variants of each core are the main thing making this difficult

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: CTho9305

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: CTho9305
^

well, i can break it down, but as far as i know there will not be a perfromance chart.
fastest to slowest
6600
9600
x300xe
9250

Which 6600? 6600? 6600GT? 6600LE? How do the three compare? Is that a 9600 or a 9600 pro? The many variants of each core are the main thing making this difficult

6600 nu
6600le is abovw x300se but below the 9600(that mobility radeon you listed).

 

[KBTuning]

get a 6600 Vanilla... cheap yet better than what you have...

 

[aLeoN]

The CompUSA I rarely frequent still has 32MB Radeon 7000's + above. I don't think they're more than $20.

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: aLeoN
The CompUSA I rarely frequent still has 32MB Radeon 7000's + above. I don't think they're more than $20.

Thats a lot worse than an 8500 though.

I'd get the cheapest 9600 I could find with a 128 bit memory bus and OC the hell out of it.

 

[aLeoN]

Originally posted by: Leper Messiah

Originally posted by: aLeoN
The CompUSA I rarely frequent still has 32MB Radeon 7000's + above. I don't think they're more than $20.

Thats a lot worse than an 8500 though.

I'd get the cheapest 9600 I could find with a 128 bit memory bus and OC the hell out of it.

Oh I misread the part where it'd be around the same performance, oops.

 

[daveybrat]

This Sapphire Radeon 9600 256MB 128-Bit AGP card would be a perfect card for you. Faster than the card you have now, fanless!, and with DirectX 9 hardware compatibility and it's only $58 after a $10 mir.

Here ya go:

Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600 256MB AGP 128-Bit Retail Box

 

[CTho9305]

Thanks for the info .

 

[Chickpea]

CTho9305,

Why don't you simply change the fan?