[SOLVED] Gforce 7300LE 512mb vs ATI X550 256mb

vish89 · 08-21-2008, 01:43 PM

hi there,

basically don't have the money for a new graphics card and have these lying around which is best for my pc. i know they are both old!

asus p5b-vm series motherboard
core2duo 2.4
2 gig ram
500 gig hardrive

thanks

Houndog777 · 08-21-2008, 06:40 PM

Hi,
I like these charts........
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/

You'll see the X550 scores 116
http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonx550/specs.html

and the 7300LE scores 72
http://www.nvidia.com/object/7_series_techspecs.html

Vista may actually like the 7300 better, but the X550 is a much better card and was a great bargain for ordinary systems when first introduced.

vish89 · 08-22-2008, 12:07 PM

this is what i got when i installed the 7300LE

hmmmm is it worth trying the other?

**emosun** · 08-22-2008, 11:17 PM

I would use the 7300 just because its newer , and a little more ram. Bad gpu tho.

Houndog777 · 08-23-2008, 04:23 AM

Hi, Vish
Would do no harm to try your other card, just remember to uninstall the nVidia drivers completely before installing the ATI ones. Those setup files and drivers do not like one another.

I do agree however with Emosun, as far as just running Vista is concerned. The 7300LE has more features; but sadly not the best with gaming graphics/performance.

The Vista Experience scores are not to be seen as a definitive guide as to how good your system hardware is, believe me.
It gave a higher score to the onboard graphics in my Vista PC, than it did for the the 7600GS card I installed.
But, the onboard graphics card could not play any decent games (total darkness) and the 7600GS could.

My advice is, ignore the Vista scores and judge your cards on the performance they give doing the things you want them to do.

(and don't put much faith in the "scores" posted by other folk on the web. These scores can be falsified very easily)

http://www.shareyourscore.com/Default.aspx

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RZsHGEGF_9k

vish89 · 08-24-2008, 06:39 AM

thanks everyone

08-21-2008, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
vish89 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	[SOLVED] Gforce 7300LE 512mb vs ATI X550 256mb hi there, basically don't have the money for a new graphics card and have these lying around which is best for my pc. i know they are both old! asus p5b-vm series motherboard core2duo 2.4 2 gig ram 500 gig hardrive thanks

08-21-2008, 06:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: Gforce 7300LE 512mb vs ATI X550 256mb Hi, I like these charts........ http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ You'll see the X550 scores 116 http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonx550/specs.html and the 7300LE scores 72 http://www.nvidia.com/object/7_series_techspecs.html Vista may actually like the 7300 better, but the X550 is a much better card and was a great bargain for ordinary systems when first introduced.

08-22-2008, 12:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
vish89 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: Gforce 7300LE 512mb vs ATI X550 256mb this is what i got when i installed the 7300LE hmmmm is it worth trying the other?

08-22-2008, 11:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,078 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Gforce 7300LE 512mb vs ATI X550 256mb I would use the 7300 just because its newer , and a little more ram. Bad gpu tho. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

08-23-2008, 04:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: Gforce 7300LE 512mb vs ATI X550 256mb Hi, Vish Would do no harm to try your other card, just remember to uninstall the nVidia drivers completely before installing the ATI ones. Those setup files and drivers do not like one another. I do agree however with Emosun, as far as just running Vista is concerned. The 7300LE has more features; but sadly not the best with gaming graphics/performance. The Vista Experience scores are not to be seen as a definitive guide as to how good your system hardware is, believe me. It gave a higher score to the onboard graphics in my Vista PC, than it did for the the 7600GS card I installed. But, the onboard graphics card could not play any decent games (total darkness) and the 7600GS could. My advice is, ignore the Vista scores and judge your cards on the performance they give doing the things you want them to do. (and don't put much faith in the "scores" posted by other folk on the web. These scores can be falsified very easily) http://www.shareyourscore.com/Default.aspx http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RZsHGEGF_9k Last edited by Houndog777; 08-23-2008 at 04:25 AM.

08-24-2008, 06:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
vish89 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: Gforce 7300LE 512mb vs ATI X550 256mb thanks everyone