Fan melted off my 9550! Looking for cheap replacement.

[backy51]

As title states, my 9550 fan seized up on me and melted off! I haven't taken the step to PCIe yet so I'm looking for a bargain AGP card until I do build my next system. Looking on newegg I've found a few and would like some advice on what you all recommend. I'm a long time reader of the forumz but this is my 1st post.

There were some more 9550's but they cost more than I paid for my 256meg 2 yrs ago.

9600 Pro 256 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102410

6800xt 256 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814136008

last night there was an x800 on there with an open box, but its not showing up anymore. Any suggestions for the best card for the least amount? $100 is my ceiling but I'd like to stay as far under that as I can. The only gaming I do right now is Guild Wars and HW2.

 

[doolittle]

The BFG 6600GT is not a bad deal at under $100

If you want to shell out a tad more for a unit with a better fan the HIS X1650PRO has an Artic Cooling OEM fan with DHES to help out the case cooling for only $25 over budget it almost justifies itself...

 

[backy51]

Oh, I found that x800 I found earlier, this one does not say open box, the thing that caught my eye was it is 256 bit. Is it any good?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102609

I'd like to spring for the x1650 Pro, but I really don't want to spend quite that much right now as I'd like to upgrade to either C2D or Kuma around X-mas so this 'puter doesn't have much of a life left. Socket 754 3000+ w/ 1 GB PC-3200 and 2 Raptors in Raid 0.

 

[rammedstein]

get that x800, i think its a great deal and i think you can bios mod it to a x800xt pe if ti is the right one...

 

[backy51]

get that x800, i think its a great deal and i think you can bios mod it to a x800xt pe if ti is the right one...

Yeah I was thinking the same thing, in the review section there's this comment:
Unlocked and Overclocked

Reviewed By: Scavenger on 10/19/2006
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Not one
Other Thoughts: I got the open box of this exact card. It was the R430 core so a bios flash was in order. It unlocked to 16 pipes without an issue, then I was still able to get an overclock (no errors in ati tool for 15 minutes) of 550mhz on the core and 1100mhz DDR memory.

 

[neblogai]

Does the card still work? I'm asking as a week ago I saw a 6600GT with melted fan, the owner said it was still able to run Battlefield, but not on high resolusion Changed the cooler, works fine

 

[backy51]

yes its still working for now, but not at long periods, I can't let it get hot or it freezes up. I thought of just buying a cooler, but if I'm spending money on old technology, why not upgrade at the same time?

 

[neblogai]

Just read your other post- yes, x800 will last till Xmas whole much better than 9550, at that price it's perfect choice, especially if you unlock it.

 

[harry_callahan]

psst.. you can change just the fan I believe. Measure the fan, purchase replacement.

 

[backy51]

I know this, but it was a good excuse to get an upgrade without upsetting the wife :twisted: