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Which is better
Name: PunjabiFinEST88 Date: May 4, 2005 at 15:19:33 Pacific OS: Win xp pro sp2 CPU/Ram: P4 2.6ghz/ 512 ddr ram
Comment:
Which card is better : XFX Geforce FX 5200 , Sapphire Radeon 9600SE 128 MB or ASUS A9550/TD Radeon 9550 64-bit 128MB DDR
Name: SkipCox Date: May 4, 2005 at 15:39:39 Pacific
Reply:
Not many choices here for better. The FX5200 is out and the 9600SE and 9550 are both 64bit cards...pretty poor performance either way.
I run a 9600se overclocked and the absolute best it will do on a system similar to yours (3000+, 512Mb PC2700) is an aquamark3 score of about 22,000-23,000.
You can get a 9600Pro from newegg for 80 bucks. It's a 128bit card and will make you much happier.
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