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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Depends on the situation.
Depends on the situation.
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How about with Half Life 2 as a point of reference (since I own it)? -
Given your budget and the site, your two best choices are the Radeon X300-SE and the Leadtek PX6200.Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
How about with Half Life 2 as a point of reference (since I own it)?
Amazingly, I found a comparison benchmark in HL2 for them both:
DOOM 3 is reversed.
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By the way, both of those cards use system memory as well as video card memory.
They either come with 64-128MB on-board, then the other memory comes from your system RAM. There's a significant performance hit for this, but that's why those are cheap."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Isn't the Radeon X300-SE PCI-express? Given that Jimmy has an older system, he probably doesn't even have a PCI-express mobo.Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – LessingComment
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Good call, hell if I know. The low-end is so boring.
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Looks like both are PCI-Express. Oh well.
He needs AGP if he's upgrading a GF4."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Wow, I had no idea about this. I guess thats OK though since I just upgraded my RAM. But still, I'm confuzled.Originally posted by Asher
By the way, both of those cards use system memory as well as video card memory.
They either come with 64-128MB on-board, then the other memory comes from your system RAM. There's a significant performance hit for this, but that's why those are cheap.
The Radeon claims to have 128MB, and the Leadtek 256MB... so why would the 128 perform that much better, or better at all for that matter? Is the ATI technology that much superior?
So, what would be your (or anyone else's) pick for the best deal between these two or any other ones? I'd be willing to spend a bit more for a card thats far superior to the other cheaper ones, but probably not more than $150.
Like, for example, this one:
Would the extra $35 make that much of a performance difference to justify it over the $99 models?Comment
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You need to find an AGP card though."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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I'm not sure if I can support it... this is my Mobo:Originally posted by Asher
Looks like both are PCI-Express. Oh well.
He needs AGP if he's upgrading a GF4.
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Are you sure? My current card is PCI...Originally posted by Asher
You need to find an AGP card though.Comment
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PCI and PCI-express are not the same thing. What you need is an AGP card, like the Radeon 9550
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Yes, that doesn't have PCI-Express.Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
Are you sure? My current card is PCI..."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Always the salesman...Originally posted by nostromo
PCI and PCI-express are not the same thing. What you need is an AGP card, like the Radeon 9550
But, yeah, thats what I thought... that sucks. Good thing you guys told me or I probably would have bought it.
How about among these two, which one is best for the price:
Sapphire RADEON 9550 AGP 128MB ($75)
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Sapphire 9600PRO AGP 256MB ($135)
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And obviously I can assume the 9600 will perform better, but will it be negligible?Comment
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Sapphire 9600PRO AGP 256MB for sure.
The 9550 AGP-se is crippled..."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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