Graphics card selection

BirdRobin · May 6, 2005

Yo guys, my R9600pro got fried, I'm using a GF MX440 (UNDERSTAND THE PAIN!)

I want to upgrade my graphics card. On a extremely tight budget, so I've got only a few cards that works for me.

1) nVidia GF 6200 AGP (Maybe!)
2) R9600Pro (AGAIN!, BGA Mem chips though.)
3) R9600XT (sucky TSOP memory)

Thanks a bunch dudes.

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MSI K8N Neo Platinum
1GB Corsair DDR400 ValueSelect (CL2.5) @ DDR440
PowerColour R9600Pro @ C480/M700 (backing it down for a while)

Robc1880 · May 6, 2005

how much is your budget? if you can squeeze up to $150 then you can get a lot better card than those listed.

BirdRobin · May 6, 2005

My budget is around $135 Sing Dollars... Which is about USD82 bucks. No more than that. If i go higher then i will have to starve for a month.

AMD A64 3200+ Newcastle @ 2.4 Ghz
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
1GB Corsair DDR400 ValueSelect (CL2.5) @ DDR440
PowerColour R9600Pro @ C480/M700 (backing it down for a while)

scottchen · May 6, 2005

THEN STARVE FOR A MONTH!!

If you find AGP 6200 with the HSI bridge, buy that, if you can't then buy the 9600pro.

HardWareBoss · May 8, 2005

Start saving. Unless you want to buy a TI4200 for that kind of money.

pauldh · May 8, 2005

ugh, that would be pathetic. It's 2005!

:lol:

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Nights_L · May 8, 2005

Even so? I'm still on a Radeon8500... :redface:

TheGreatGrapeApe · May 8, 2005

Like scottchen mentions the GF6200 might be a good deal because many can ne unlocked to GF6600 abilities.

As for the R9600 choices, the cards are memory limited, so the BGA memory is what you want. Not sure about all, but most R9600Ps can be OC'ed to 500mhz, and as such will give you good power, but they all lack memory and if you get good BGA memory then 330mhz should be a given as well (with the good stuf 350+ is easily achieved). TSOP usually mean little/no OC.

So I'd say GF6200(if modable) > R9600P > R9600XT > GF6200 (if not modable) based on the memory on the R9600s.

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pauldh · May 8, 2005

I'm just busting his chops since he has been talking about upgrading his Ti4200 for ages.

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TWC · May 8, 2005

I would live with the MX4000 for awhile and save some money. Why buy ANOTHER 9600PRO? At LEAST, LEAST....get a 9800pro. You have a high-end PC, why choke it to death with a generation ago middle class card? or why replace the card that just died with the same card? Save some money and UPGRADE your card. Don't go sideways.

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pauldh · May 9, 2005

I just popped the heatsink off of a Sapphire 8500le tonight and discovered it had a Radeon 8800 core. I'm mounting a large passive CPU heatsink on it to use in a quiet media PC.

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shawnlizzle =] · May 9, 2005

i think we have to agree that a mx100/200 is much sadder

yes, you can weep wusy

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BirdRobin · May 9, 2005

Thats quite true haha! ya, starve for another month...

AMD A64 3200+ Newcastle @ 2.4 Ghz
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
1GB Corsair DDR400 ValueSelect (CL2.5) @ DDR440
PowerColour R9600Pro @ C480/M700 (backing it down for a while)

cleeve · May 9, 2005

Are you sure you can't find a 9700? They're crazy-cheap on pricewatch, and it'd kill all of your other choices.

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HardWareBoss · May 10, 2005

So I'm still waiting for Best Buy to have a better deal on BBA X800XL AGP than the $20 off.

HardWareBoss · May 10, 2005

Stinken HIS has not released X800XL AGP yet!!!!!!!! :frown:

HardWareBoss · May 10, 2005

8800?????

pauldh · May 10, 2005

You should have jumped on the AIW X800XT AGP for $338. Kick butt card for that price.

I'll have to start PM'n you with sale links until you give in.

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pauldh · May 10, 2005

Yeah, it's a FireGL 8800 branded chipset I guess Sapphire used and named it an 8500le in the bios. <A HREF="http://server3.uploadit.org/files/PaulDH-8800core.JPG" target="_new">I took a picture</A>, but it is hard to read that it says Radeon 8800. Somewhere I had found a french site that has a good picture of the same situation, but for the life of me I can't find it agin.

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Edited by Pauldh on 05/09/05 08:24 PM.

pauldh · May 10, 2005

ATI
Radeon 8800
215R7MAGA13H
G20186.1
0224AA
TAIWAN

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TheGreatGrapeApe · May 10, 2005

*Cough* FireGL *Cough* :tongue:

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pauldh · May 10, 2005

Yup, it's "The Ultimate in Visual Experience", or so I've read on ATI's website. And I got it for $34 shipped!!!! :lol:

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mozzartusm · May 10, 2005

Are they running the deal on BBA? I thought they were straight from ATI.

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BirdRobin · May 10, 2005

I'm in singapore! Pricewatch? actually I do not know what's that =(

Singapore doesn't sell anymore R9700Pro anymore.. It's still a good card though...

AMD A64 3200+ Newcastle @ 2.4 Ghz
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
1GB Corsair DDR400 ValueSelect (CL2.5) @ DDR440
Geforce MX440 64mb on FANLESS COOLING. It's OC'ed though =)

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