which card is better?

[gillhaj02]

can any1 plz tell me which of the 2 graphic cards shown is better

Connect3d ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DDR TV-Out DVI 128 Bit Retail Box
or
Sapphire Radeon 9550 256MB DDR AGP8x TV-Out DVI-I Retail Box

tnx in advance

 

[brite750]

can any1 plz tell me which of the 2 graphic cards shown is better

Connect3d ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DDR TV-Out DVI 128 Bit Retail Box
or
Sapphire Radeon 9550 256MB DDR AGP8x TV-Out DVI-I Retail Box

tnx in advance

Sapphire anything is better than Connect3D, just my opinion. Hope your not planning on doing heavy 3D gaming with either one

 

[gillhaj02]

half-life 2, far cry that sort of thing will the sapphire run them?

 

[brite750]

half-life 2, far cry that sort of thing will the sapphire run them?

not very well if at all

 

[gillhaj02]

can u recommend a good graphics card 2 me i av 736mb ram, 1.66 ghz athlon xp 2000+ and a kvm266pm motherboard

 

[brite750]

dont buy one of these all in one cards either IMO, get a good gaming card and buy a separate external TV box for connecting your monitor to the pc, x-box, ps2, cable box etc.

 

[brite750]

can u recommend a good graphics card 2 me i av 736mb ram, 1.66 ghz athlon xp 2000+ and a kvm266pm motherboard

ATI 9800pro, or 6600GT are your best bet, however you will need a 400watt min psu

 

[gillhaj02]

k tnx for the help m8 cheers

 

[brite750]

can u recommend a good graphics card 2 me i av 736mb ram, 1.66 ghz athlon xp 2000+ and a kvm266pm motherboard

to be honest your rig is getting a bit dated for some of the newer games, my sons pc is Sempron2500+ 333fsb/512DDR400/6800GT, he can play those games pretty well, your fsb is 266 so am not sure what your pc will play like, but those 2 cards would at least give you a chance, otherwise your looking at a mobo/cpu/ram upgrade as well.

 

[brite750]

Mercury mobo?, if it is it has a Via266 chipset and the mobo has 333fsb, so if your ram is DDR333 or 400 it somewhat similar to my sons pc. The Sempron2500+ is around 1.7ghz at 333fsb

 

[ballpark570]

I have lousy powwercolor 9250 at the moment and it handles H/L 2 ok. It isn't the most exciting experience in the gaming realm but it works well enough with a 350 watt antec power supply to run complete without any trouble and this card is less of a choice than the one you are considering. That being said, I am waiting on my new 6600gt from newegg................

 

[gillhaj02]

my power supply unit is a ATX-350 and its max output is 350w

 

[Scorpion]

gillhaj, I have the powercolor version of that 9550, and it works VERY WELL with games such as Delta Force Xtreme, Black Hawk Down, Battlefield 2, etc etc, so it should do you well enough. Only thing is I have a P4 3Ghz and 1Gig ram too, so that helps. I run those games on pretty high setting, at 1024 x 768, no problems. I never get any vid lag unless it is due to the internet connection. Yuo will need to have a bigger power supply though, just in case. I have a 450W one.

Scorp.

 

[gillhaj02]

ok these things r so technical lol

 

[gillhaj02]

i know this probably sounds stupid 2 u guys but is there a limit 2 how high my psu can be?