Radeon 9600pro 256 AGP

jmponeill

I have a geforce 3 ti200 /amd 2200 and 512 ram. Would the radeon 9600pro give me a reasonable boost in performance. I am not expecting miracles for 85 euro at komplett as I basically want to delay buying a complete new system. Thanks

K.O.Kiki

I'd say save the money if you're planning a new system.

jmponeill

Thanks for the reply but I will be keeping this setup as second basic system so I still need to know if the radeon will give a perfomance boost

K.O.Kiki

If it's for a basic system, I don't think you should spend more than ~€45; just look for the cheapest "silent" solution (ie, a card without a fan). RAM or a faster harddrive will give a bigger boost.

Kenny_D

I have this exact card for sale if you're interested? Just upgraded this week. It will run Half Life 2 and Age of Empires 3 on normal settings

http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/SAPGC005?speedtrapid=pricerunner&lead=pricerunner

Laguna

jmponeill wrote:

I have a geforce 3 ti200 /amd 2200 and 512 ram. Would the radeon 9600pro give me a reasonable boost in performance. I am not expecting miracles for 85 euro at komplett as I basically want to delay buying a complete new system. Thanks

This is my old card and the answer to your question is, no. Simple reason is, it only has 4 pixel pipelines so the increase in performance would be marginal; if any over your current card. The next big leap in performance for you would be when you buy a graphics card with at least 8 pixel pipelines and gddr3 memory, like this one..

jmponeill

Thanks all for the info I think I will stick to what I have for the moment. All the advice was much appreciated