What is a Radeon 9550, and Can it be modded to Radeon 9700

[newParadigm]

Waht is a Radeon 9550 and is it sot/hardmodable to Radeon 9700?

Here's a link

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Please relinquish the Snake avatar, you're making the rest of us look dumb.

- M4H

 

[TStep]

You're thinking of the 9500np w/ L-Shaped memory layout. Here is an article on ATI mods.

 

[Alkaline5]

I'm pretty sure that's an underclocked 9600. I'd avoid it.

 

[Cawchy87]

bad card

http://www.lanaddict.com/reviews/ldonyo/9550vivo/pcmark04.jpg

spend an extra 10 bucks and get a 9600pro or for like 60-70 get a ti4200, not softmoddable.

 

[Peter]

9550 is a slower clocked incarnation of the 9600 core. Comes in plain 9550 flavor w/ 128-bit memory, and as 9550SE w/ 64-bit.

It exists to cover the very bottom end of the market with a DirectX9 card.

 

[newParadigm]

Thanks guys,

I'll just go ahead and get either the Straight 9500Pro, or the 9800 SE.

I've heard both cards can be softmodded,

The 9500Pro to a 9700, and the 9800se to a full 128bit 9800np or pro dependiong on how far the mem/core will OC.


This is true is it not?


::EDIT::

I looked at that link, TStep, thanks it will be very helpfull when deciding on a card

 

[Keysplayr]

Jeez, the 9700's are cheap enough now. Why don't you just buy a 9700? The 2 cards you mentioned cannot be modded into 9700's/9800's because they both only have a 128 bit memory bus. 9700/9800's have 256 bit memory bus.

THE ONLY CARD THAT CAN BE MODDED INTO A 9700 IS A 9500NON PRO THAT HAS THE L-PATTERN MEMORY CONFIGURATION. AND IT IS NEVER 100% GUARANTEED THAT IT WILL WORK.

THE ONLY CARD THAT CAN BE MODDED INTO A 9800 IS A 9800SE THAT HAS THE L-PATTERN MEMORY CONFIGURATION. AND IT IS NEVER 100% GUARANTEED THAT IT WILL WORK.

I AM NOT SHOUTING. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL OF THIS.

KEYS

 

[newParadigm]

OK,

Thanks for the info, i think i will go with the 9800se and L shaped mem.

Even if i can't flash it, it should still be better than my GF5600u that i have now Right?

Anyway over an out,


P.S. No offense taken from the CAPs, i proly wouldnt have read it all if u hadn't caped it

 

[Gamingphreek]

Your 5600U is as good as a paperweight nothing more. Horrible, waste of PCB.

Any of the cards just listed with the exception of the 9550SE will wipe the floor with that card.

-Kevin

 

[newParadigm]

Thanks, too bad i didn't know this BEFORE i bought the card, o well ,should have done better research before i purchased.