help me pick a Radeon 9550

menards

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hello, each of the 9550 variants are of the same brand. My goal is to have gaming rig that isn't so hardcore (my needs are relatively small, just wanna play Warcraft III or Battle for Middle Earth :)

128 ddr $56.25 SE
128 ddr $62.50
256 ddr $66.00
128 ddr $91.00 Ultra

which packs the most performance per unit of money? I heard that the vidcard's ram is the last consideration, preceeded by:

1. GPU Architecture (pipelines) - most important
2. Memory interface (64, 128, 256-bit)
3. Clockspeeds

btw, does it follow that all videocards of the same model (ex. Radeon 9550)have the same GPU architecture and memory interface?

What is meant by SE and Ultra?
 

cefoskey

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Your memory interface should be the priority in cards of that caliber. Any 128 bit 9550 is going to be fine, all things considered.

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