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08-06-2005, 01:41 AM
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Thoughs on ATI RADEON 9250 256MB
I'm looking into getting the above card for an second system...has anyone here used it or knows much about this video card?
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08-06-2005, 04:28 AM
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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.
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08-06-2005, 01:42 PM
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The 9250 is more of a budget card than anything else. It's not a good gamer.
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08-06-2005, 03:28 PM
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However, it's an excellent general use card and the 256mb will help a lot with video editing. It is NOT a gamer.
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08-07-2005, 04:50 AM
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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 |
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08-07-2005, 09:39 AM
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It's probably overkill for that system, I would suggest.
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08-07-2005, 11:34 AM
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All a system needs for that kind of work is a Radeon 7000, but if that 9250 is cheap enough, why not?
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08-07-2005, 04:42 PM
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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.
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08-08-2005, 02:56 AM
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The system is being upgraded so the above specs will change over the next few weeks... |
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08-08-2005, 03:37 AM
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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. |
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08-08-2005, 03:47 AM
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Awesome!
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08-08-2005, 04:39 PM
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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.
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08-08-2005, 11:15 PM
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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.
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