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More info?)
found some good articles on overclocking 9550 - seems the HIS vivo
overclocks well
"john sharon" <jchriste@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:6HXSc.90214$J06.53734@pd7tw2no...
> been doing some reading on these. The 9550 comes in several flavors 250
and
> 400 core, 64 and 128 bit memory so it makes a huge difference which one
you
> are looking. Similarily, the 9600 non-pro has some variations but not as
> much.
> A 9550xt 400 core 128 bit memory gets close to 9600 pro speeds
> A 9550 250 core 128 bit is close to 9600 and a 9550 250 core 64 bit is
just
> too slow.
> The 9550 tend to score better on 3dmark03 and trail quite a bit on
3dmark01
> which suggests some shader? optimization.
> I have seen no evidence of the 9550 being a good overclocker - I was
hoping.
> For the $25 bucks extra I would still buy the 9600.
> "Paul Liebrand" <pliebrand@imaxa.com> wrote in message
> news:c91eca68.0408121910.55685723@posting.google.com...
> > Experts out there:
> >
> > If I had a choice to get an ATI 9550 250MB DDR or a ATI 9660 128MB
> > which should I choose and why?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
>
>
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