9550 vs. 9500?

[CAD_roxors]

I am currently doing a more minor upgrade on my system. I am running on a geoforce MX 440 right now and though it is an improvement over my 7500, im still falling short. I want to upgrade to a radeon 9550 but i was wondering how it differns from the 9500. Yes i know im behind the times but the 9500 can still runs some decent quality. I dont plan on playing HL2 or Doom 3 either so its not that bad. What are the differnces between the 9550 and 9500 and is that where i want to spend my $80-100? if not, what would u recommend?

 

[pauldh]

Your best bet by far is a 9600 Pro. Newegg now has one for $100.

Next I'd say a 128-bit 9600 which is slower but has a silent passive heatsink if you want a silent card.

Next the R9550 128-bit. Then the 9500 which is hard to find a 128MB version under $100.

Just don't buy an SE model, and avoid any card with a 64-bit memory interface.

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-408&depa=0" target="_new">9600 Pro $100</A>

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-305&depa=0" target="_new">9600 $96</A>

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-378&depa=0" target="_new">9550 $86</A>

<A HREF="http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/simprod.asp?pid=6144&ad=pwatch" target="_new">9500 64MB $78</A>


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[priyajeet]

I have a 9600XT 128 MB under warranty for sale for $100 + shipping.

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[GeneticWeapon]

Listen to Paul.


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[cleeve]

As I recall, your basic Radeon 9500 non-pro is about on par with your basic 9600 non-pro. The problem is, 9500's are usually more expensive than they're worth.

The Radeon 9550 128-bit version is an underclocked 9600.

If you're a tinkerer and a gambler, you might want to consider the 9500 non-pro. A good portion of them can be modded into 8-pipeline 9500 PROs with a simple driver hack, and even the ones that can't be modded are usually decent overclockers.

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[atfihunred]

Funny, but if I remember
Best Buy sells a Radeon 9550 256mb for $129.99.
If I was looking for a budget card that handled Dx9, that wouldn't be too bad.
256 megs for under 150 clams?
You should check it.

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[DonnieDarko]

256mb 9550 will give no advantages over the 128mb 9550.

Watch out for the <b><font color=red>bloody</font color=red></b> Fanboys!

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Addicted, finally.

 

[pauldh]

For that price you could buy a Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB if you simply insist on owning a 256MB card. It would spank the 9550. Then again, so would the $100 9600 pro 128MB. Matter of fact, BestBuy will always charge sales tax, which means 9600XT 256MB would be available online for the same price as that 9550.

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[mrface]

paul is correct

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[pauldh]

I am actually amazed the 9600 pro is now $100, and through a trusted site like Newegg even. Sure destroys the cards at retail chains for that price.

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[mrface]

yeah definitely.

i bought a 9600pro for $200 about a year ago...


ehhh whateva. lmao

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