Which graphics card should i get?

zijin_cheng · 05-13-2008, 07:06 PM

Hi, i have a slow computer, 1.7ghz with 768ram and a geforce4 mx. I want to upgrade, hoping that a newer video card would compensate for my slow computer. I want to play newer games than i currently can, should i get a radeon 9550 or a sapphire x1550? the sapphire is about $5 more

**emosun** · 05-13-2008, 08:39 PM

Neither , there both very old. I would recommend a new computer if you want to play new games . You need much more ram and a better cpu as well as a new video card.

zijin_cheng · 05-14-2008, 06:06 AM

If i had to, which one would be better

**emosun** · 05-14-2008, 08:56 AM

Really neither , both are very old. The 9 series doesn't support newer games and the x1550 is just flat out slow. Your going to need more ram too , the ram in your pc is pretty low for newer games and you should have at least 1gb.

If this is an agp system I would get a 2600 pro.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...073&CatId=2234

Also whats the make and model of the motherboard? we'll see if you can upgrade your cpu and ram for cheap. Sometimes , a new cpu for older systems are only 30$ and are twice the speed. And we can find cheap ram too.

zijin_cheng · 05-14-2008, 02:15 PM

Thanks for the reply, i have A7N8X-VM/400, supports athlon xp and other processors above 1ghz.

**emosun** · 05-14-2008, 04:37 PM

Yea definitely update the ram on the pc to 2 gb if you can. It supports pc2700 , theese would be good

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC2700-1GB-1024M...QQcmdZViewItem

That with the 2600pro and a better cpu should give good ps2 style graphics.

05-13-2008, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
zijin_cheng Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 220 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Which graphics card should i get? Hi, i have a slow computer, 1.7ghz with 768ram and a geforce4 mx. I want to upgrade, hoping that a newer video card would compensate for my slow computer. I want to play newer games than i currently can, should i get a radeon 9550 or a sapphire x1550? the sapphire is about $5 more

05-13-2008, 08:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,034 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Which graphics card should i get? Neither , there both very old. I would recommend a new computer if you want to play new games . You need much more ram and a better cpu as well as a new video card. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-14-2008, 06:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
zijin_cheng Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 220 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Which graphics card should i get? If i had to, which one would be better

05-14-2008, 08:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,034 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Which graphics card should i get? Really neither , both are very old. The 9 series doesn't support newer games and the x1550 is just flat out slow. Your going to need more ram too , the ram in your pc is pretty low for newer games and you should have at least 1gb. If this is an agp system I would get a 2600 pro. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...073&CatId=2234 Also whats the make and model of the motherboard? we'll see if you can upgrade your cpu and ram for cheap. Sometimes , a new cpu for older systems are only 30$ and are twice the speed. And we can find cheap ram too. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-14-2008, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
zijin_cheng Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 220 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Which graphics card should i get? Thanks for the reply, i have A7N8X-VM/400, supports athlon xp and other processors above 1ghz.

05-14-2008, 04:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,034 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Which graphics card should i get? Yea definitely update the ram on the pc to 2 gb if you can. It supports pc2700 , theese would be good http://cgi.ebay.com/PC2700-1GB-1024M...QQcmdZViewItem That with the 2600pro and a better cpu should give good ps2 style graphics. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list