128bit for $45

[ddd25]

Sapphire ATI RADEON 9250">http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-444&depa=1</a>

Sapphire ATI RADEON 9250 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "100582L" - Retail Lite Box

Why is this (128bit) so much cheaper than the next 128bit???? Does this one suck that much???

 

[Fenuxx]

Well, yeah. For gaming, its really not that good. It is a DX8.1 chip, meaning that its based on the R200 core. That, alone, should give you some idea of its performance. It is servicable for all but the newest games, but for anything really recent, its gonna suck. I'm sure you could get away with 800x600 and medium-to-low detail, but that's about it. Also, forget about AA and AF with this card, as its just not gonna happen.

 

[Alex]

its a dx8.1 chip... should still be solid for most stuff

my bro is still using a radeon64 VIVO and it can run all of the stuff he plays, altho he isn't into next-gen FPSs or anything...

 

[sirholio]

it just depends on what you want to do with the card. it will work just fine with most of the ~2 year old games and obviously be fine for anything web, or office productivity related.

 

[MonkeyWrench4000]

Its a greatway to get out of that onboard-video chip you might have at the office, so you can start running some apps OFF the desktop. Thats all it's good for though. Games will eat it up. But it's I believe for $60 you can get a 128-bit Radeon 9550 128mb, and THAT is an entry level gaming card. You can play alot of todays games, including Doom 3 and Half Life 2, in say 1024x768, medium details, pretty well. (Provided your system is decent) you can see around 30fps in both those engines at that res.

 

[Melchior]

eww might as well get a RS480 and use the onboard.. most likely faster than either.

 

[MonkeyWrench4000]

Believe it or not, not everyone feels its worth spending $300 on a video card thats going to go to waste in a few years. I know I dont think its worth it. The 9800 Pro is my last performance card ever, and I'm jumping off the performance wagon and onto the mainstream one. When you grow outa video games, you save alot of $$.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Hehe. I'm pretty sure that HL2 and D3 will run better on the RS480's onboard than the 9200.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Hehe. I'm pretty sure that HL2 and D3 will run better on the RS480's onboard than the 9200.

most benchmarks say it'd be pretty close. but with rs480 boards being $89, might as well just get the board.

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: MonkeyWrench4000
Its a greatway to get out of that onboard-video chip you might have at the office, so you can start running some apps OFF the desktop. Thats all it's good for though. Games will eat it up. But it's I believe for $60 you can get a 128-bit Radeon 9550 128mb, and THAT is an entry level gaming card. You can play alot of todays games, including Doom 3 and Half Life 2, in say 1024x768, medium details, pretty well. (Provided your system is decent) you can see around 30fps in both those engines at that res.

Isn't the 9250 just an underclocked 9550? If so, there wouldn't be much difference.

 

[Shade00]

No. The 9550 is an underclocked 9600. Completely different chips. The 9250 is running a diluted version of the 8500's chips, the R200. It's pretty old tech.

 

[glorifiedg790]

Will run all new games. Best value for bargain card

nullget this if looking