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March 21st, 2006, 03:30 AM
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| 9200 128mb or 9550 256mb or 9800 pro 128mb!
Hey, I dont know much about graphic cards at all but my computer came with a 9200 128mb AGP and it plays San Andreas and Metal Gear Substance fine but wont play games like need for speed very well.
Would it make a difference if i got a 9550 256 mb or a 9800 pro 128mb? I can get the 9800 used from a friend with a nice fan for less than 100 or the 9550 new for about 100.
If anyone can help me it would help a lot. Thanks in advance!
Im running a P4 2.79ghz 1500mb Ram.
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March 21st, 2006, 03:51 AM
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the 9800 pro wins overall 
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March 21st, 2006, 03:57 AM
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Thanks, so between 9550 and 9800, 9800 wins even though its half the memory? And also will it be worth it to update from the 9200? THANKSSSS
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March 21st, 2006, 04:01 AM
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Yeah videocard memory does not does not matter.
yes worth it to upgrade from 9200 to 9800 pro, you can play doom3 and half life 2 even NFSU2 perfectly | |
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March 21st, 2006, 04:03 AM
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thanksssss | |
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March 21st, 2006, 04:04 AM
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Your Welcome
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March 21st, 2006, 04:15 AM
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The 9800 Pro is EASILY the best card out of the three.
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March 21st, 2006, 08:19 PM
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Thanks for the help. I hope al of these games run fast at the highest resolution! | |
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March 21st, 2006, 08:36 PM
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Definately don't expect to run newer games at the highest settings and the high resolution 
Card is still a great mid range card, but it's aging now and newer games are always stressng older hardware.
Nonetheless, it will be like a whole new computer compared to your old videocard Just for security reasons, what power supply is your pc using?
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