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  1. December 6th, 2005, 02:58 PM #1
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    Question Video card help

     
    Three questions: 1 - Is there any maximum amount of memory you can have in a video card? For example, I have a 1.7 GHZ 512mb ram system, and I want to know if there is a certain amount of memory with my video card that my computer cant support. I have already looked in the manual and found nothing on this issue. 2 - If anybody has the ATI 9250 radeon 128mb graphics card, could you tell me if it is a decent card (for a gamer) worth buying. I have been looking everywhere on the net for reviews, but can't find any on this specific card. 3 - Which one is better: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 256mb or ATI 9250 128 mb? Thanks in advance to those computer geniuses who are willing to help!
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  2. December 6th, 2005, 03:17 PM #2
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    1. No, you can have as much ram on it as there is on the vid card when you buy it...doesn't matter what your system specs are for that.
    2. No, the 9250 is a crappy card for gaming...unless you call playing tetris gaming...if you want to play newer games on medium settings, I would say you need atleast a 6600 GT($100-$150).
    3. Both of those cards suck, but the 9250 is better.
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  3. December 6th, 2005, 11:01 PM #3
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    If the 6600GT that EX recommends is out of your price range, look for a 9550 (not SE). It can be modded to a 9600pro and will perform fairly well with medium-low settings. The FX5500 & 9250 both will perform very badly at low settings.
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  4. December 7th, 2005, 01:02 AM #4
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    6600gt is a good pick but here is some dif. ones

    SAPPHIRE ATLANTIS RADEON 9600 Radeon $60
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814102320R
    SAPPHIRE Advantage 100562L-GN Radeon 9600PRO $62
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814102410R
    XFX PV-T43P-NAD7 Geforce 6600 128MB $64
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814153012R
    JetWay 96XT-AD-256C Radeon 9600XT 256MB $68
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814150076R
    SAPPHIRE 100141 Radeon X1300 256MB $95
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102622
    SAPPHIRE 100143 Radeon X1300PRO 256MB $99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102640
    XFX PVT43GNDF3 Geforce 6600GT 128MB $130
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150098

    If you are on a budget the 9600xt is a great alt for FX5500 & 9250
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    Quote Originally Posted by lukesparksoff
    XFX PV-T43P-NAD7 Geforce 6600 128MB $64
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814153012R
    JetWay 96XT-AD-256C Radeon 9600XT 256MB $68
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814150076R
    Those two links are mixed up...

    Well, I would either get that 6600 for $64 or get a 6600 GT for the $100 or so.
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