8400gt vs hd4550

[marten]

Hi there,

I currently have a nvidia 8500gt from winfast and I recently own another hd 4550 from sapphire.
Both are crap, but which one is better?
Thanks!

 

[marten]

LE: I mean 8500gt

 

[wa1]

HD4550 is better...
http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,661814/AMD-Radeon-HD-4550-reviewed/Reviews/?page=7
and
http://www.hwcompare.com/graphics/compare.php?c=GeForce-8500-GT-vs-Radeon-HD-4550-512MB

 

[marten]

i forgot to mention it is a 8500 gt tdh ddr3 256 mb. does it make any difference?

 

[wa1]

well, i guess not, both are weak cards from the start...

 

[marten]

strange problem: after installing the hd4550 my monitor does not display at full size. Drivers are installed ok, 1920/1080, but the monitor shows a black "belt" around the display even when I start the computer and windows didn't start yet.

 

[wa1]

That's driver issue, try different driver...

 

[marten]

well, even when I'm in bios it's the same thing, so the drivers are not loaded yet. it's like the display was rescaled to a smaller size than my monitor.

 

[marten]

some screens to be more clear:


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any suggestions are welcomed, thanks!

 

[marten]

topic closed and moved to http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/298444-15-hd4550-problem