Radeon 9550 256 AGP card - keep it...or return it?

Andy G. · 01-10-2006, 09:35 AM

My first time here. I wanted to try buying a video card to see if my system would show some signs of relief from loading video into my Nuendo 3.2 program, so I went to Comp USA and was sold the Radeon 9550 256 mb AGP card. I want to add that I have no problems loading video into my Adobe Premier Elements program for editing, first. I have NOT installed the card yet, but I'm noticing a few unhappy users here. I know the card, is below mid level but does this card or company have a reputation for problems? Because something else with the same quality and NO problems... would be a better choice for me. What do you recomend? This is about a $125 card... I got it on sale for $79 bucks. Is there anything in the $125 range that's better than this one? Thanks, Andy

jamie_Ridler · 01-10-2006, 01:59 PM

Well Radeon is the card design, to tell if its high quality or not you need to tell us who made it. IE my card is a Geforce design, but its manufactured by Winfast.
Secondly, if its video editing your into, a CPU or RAM upgrade will be more usefull than a graphics card update. The graphics card is used more for 2D/3D rendering, not video editing. It will only help your computer when playing games, not much else really.

Anyway, as for the card itself, it seems like a good price for the card model. As I said, the only way to tell if its a high quality model is to list who the manufacturer is, the Radeon 9550 was made by loads of companies, and they are all a bit different, just following the basic model design.

ebackhus · 01-10-2006, 02:15 PM

Jamie's right. The video card will do nothing for your PC's performance with video editing. Only a faster CPU and more RAM will help in that area.

ZDarryl · 01-11-2006, 10:47 AM

I don't know how good of a card the 9550 is, but like the others said, it won't help with video editing.

However, if you want a better video card to play games, try a
eVGA 6600GT for $119 after MIR
or
9800 Pro for $104

Check out this Video Card Comparison The 9550 isn't even listed.

As you can see, the 6600GT is much better then the 9800 Pro.

01-10-2006, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Andy G. Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville, Tn. Posts: 1 OS: Win XP Pro sp2 My System	Radeon 9550 256 AGP card - keep it...or return it? My first time here. I wanted to try buying a video card to see if my system would show some signs of relief from loading video into my Nuendo 3.2 program, so I went to Comp USA and was sold the Radeon 9550 256 mb AGP card. I want to add that I have no problems loading video into my Adobe Premier Elements program for editing, first. I have NOT installed the card yet, but I'm noticing a few unhappy users here. I know the card, is below mid level but does this card or company have a reputation for problems? Because something else with the same quality and NO problems... would be a better choice for me. What do you recomend? This is about a $125 card... I got it on sale for $79 bucks. Is there anything in the $125 range that's better than this one? Thanks, Andy

01-10-2006, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamie_Ridler Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wellingborough, Northamponshire, England Posts: 341 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Well Radeon is the card design, to tell if its high quality or not you need to tell us who made it. IE my card is a Geforce design, but its manufactured by Winfast. Secondly, if its video editing your into, a CPU or RAM upgrade will be more usefull than a graphics card update. The graphics card is used more for 2D/3D rendering, not video editing. It will only help your computer when playing games, not much else really. Anyway, as for the card itself, it seems like a good price for the card model. As I said, the only way to tell if its a high quality model is to list who the manufacturer is, the Radeon 9550 was made by loads of companies, and they are all a bit different, just following the basic model design. __________________ *Comp Specs:* Asus P5K Intel P35 LGA775, Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.0GHz, Geil Ultra 4x1gb DDR2 800MHz, OCZ Geforce 8800GTX 768mb, Maxtor MaxLine III 300gb+250gb SATA2-300, Hiper HPU-4K580 PSU

01-10-2006, 02:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,341 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Jamie's right. The video card will do nothing for your PC's performance with video editing. Only a faster CPU and more RAM will help in that area. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-11-2006, 10:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
ZDarryl Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 256 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	I don't know how good of a card the 9550 is, but like the others said, it won't help with video editing. However, if you want a better video card to play games, try a eVGA 6600GT for $119 after MIR or 9800 Pro for $104 Check out this Video Card Comparison The 9550 isn't even listed. As you can see, the 6600GT is much better then the 9800 Pro. __________________ 35W Mobile XP2400+(IQYHA Stepping) @ 210x11.5=2415 @ 1.8V w/ Thermalright SP-97 Heatsink \| ABIT NF7-S Rev 2 \| 1GB Dual Channel GeIL Ultra PC4000 @ 2-4-4-7 \| AIW X800XT \| Audigy 2 ZS \| 160GB SATA, 200GB IDE, 250GB USB \| 5 LED Case Fans \| Enermax 470W PSU Spywareblaster \| ScreenShot Program 5655 3DMark05 \| 10784 3DMark03 \| 20978 3DMark01 \|