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MultiGroup
08-06-2005, 01:41 AM
I'm looking into getting the above card for an second system...has anyone here used it or knows much about this video card?

Thanks!
Hi Ho
08-06-2005, 04:28 AM
What are the specs of that system? What kind of games will you be playing on it? The 9250 is not a nessecarilly powerful card.
Force Flow
08-06-2005, 01:42 PM
The 9250 is more of a budget card than anything else. It's not a good gamer.
glc
08-06-2005, 03:28 PM
However, it's an excellent general use card and the 256mb will help a lot with video editing. It is NOT a gamer.
MultiGroup
08-07-2005, 04:50 AM
Hey guys...

The systems is not used for gaming, it mainly gets used for photo editing, web desing and graphics in general.

The specs are:

Athlon XP 800Mhz
512 2100 DDR Ram
2 * 20 GB HDs
W2K
Jaggannath
08-07-2005, 09:39 AM
It's probably overkill for that system, I would suggest.
glc
08-07-2005, 11:34 AM
All a system needs for that kind of work is a Radeon 7000, but if that 9250 is cheap enough, why not?
jamesrpm
08-07-2005, 04:42 PM
I'm using one and it's fine for me so far ,I 'm not a gamer either , just some digital photo work , general surfing.
MultiGroup
08-08-2005, 02:56 AM
It's probably overkill for that system, I would suggest.

Why would it be an "overkill"?

The system is being upgraded so the above specs will change over the next few weeks...
TeenPcknowit
08-08-2005, 03:37 AM
9250 is probably the cheapest AGP card you will find on the market so just settle for it.
I own the comparable geforce 5200 FX on 4x AGP and I can run halflife 2 on medium settings, and battlefield 2 on low settings, but it still looks nice with no chug. Of course there are other factors to gaming power, but as far as I can tell you will be very satisfied with the 9250 for your needs.
MultiGroup
08-08-2005, 03:47 AM
Awesome!

Thanks!
discodanman45
08-08-2005, 04:39 PM
One piece of advice. Try to get the 128-bit version over the 64-bit version for the 9250. The 128-bit version should be a few dollars more, but will have a huge performance increase.
RazorDX
08-08-2005, 11:15 PM
Also, it would be benificial to find a card that has more than just a heatsink. That will highly reduce the chances of a card overheating and dying (which can happen a bit more often with some off-brand VGA card manufacturers). I think you will be satisfied with that card.