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Graphics FX5500 or Radeon 9500 Pro

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Gushy, 10 Jun 2005.

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  1. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    Hey guys I've got a 'which is better' question again.

    An FX5500 has come into my posession, however I know the FX series was a bit **** so I'm reluctant to use it; on the other hand it's a lot newer than my Radeon 9500 Pro.

    So my simple question is, which should I use?
     
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  2. tank_rider

    tank_rider What's a Dremel?

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    why not do a 3d mark run with both and see which comes out better?
     
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  3. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    I probably will do, but if I could get an idea whether it's worth even testing to see before hand that'd help; the 5500 is in my office PC at the mo (clearly more than I need for office work) so I'm planning to do a sneaky swap if it is a better card. ;)
     
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  4. sadffffff

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    the radeon 9500 pro is quite a bit faster
     
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  5. smoguzbenjamin

    smoguzbenjamin "That guy"

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    You can even flash the 9500pro to 9700pro and OC the balls off it ;)
     
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  6. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    ah if the radeon is faster then I guess work can keep their 5500 :p

    I am tempted to flash it and oc it ...... hmmmm might have to investigate that further :D
     
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    Erm....no you cant. 9500Pro's already have all 8 pipelines unlocked but only have a 128-bit memory bus, compared to the 256-bit of the L-shaped 9500non-Pro and 9700.

    But anyway, the 9500Pro will be way better than the FX5500
     
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  8. Austin

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    :naughty: EASILY the 9500Pro. The FX5500 is just a renamed FX5200 while the 9500Pro is superior to the 9600Pro/XT which themselves can take on the FX5700ultra (a world faster than the FX5500). As said the 9500Pro can't be modded to a 9700Pro but you will be surprised how well they tend to o/c (275/540 to 360/620 is not at all uncommon) and this lands you very near 9700nonPRO speed which is ahead of the most hailed GF-FX, the FX5900XT. Even if the cards were the same speed the 9500Pro is based upon a superior archy and would still be the better deal.
     
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  9. Highland3r

    Highland3r Minimodder

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    Been using a 64 mb 9500 np @ pro in main rig for a few days now, runing stock clocks (270/270 or summit iirc) plays cs source at high details in 1024 at 60-85fps, very little fps drop or sutter, even in crowded, busy scenes with smoke etc.
    9500pro for sure, the 128mb one should be even better than this 64 :)
     
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  10. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    Thanks for the info guys

    Austin: That definitely makes the decision for me. I'll be sticking with my 9500 pro. :D I think I'll have to grab atitool and start overclocking it!

    Highland3r: Out of interest what is the spec of the rest of your rig? I think my 9500pro is 128mb, but at 1024 I don't get anything like those fps in CS:S. :(
     
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  11. webbyman

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    me thinks he got an Oc'd intel pentium-Mmmm at about 2.4, which is pretty fast, errm it's faster than a a64 3200+ anyway as something to start to compare with...
     
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  12. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    well I've oc'd my radeon so I got it running at 340/305, and things certainly fly. GTA:SA looks loads better. I'm gonna run it like this for a while then increasea bit more. :D

    First thing I've oc'd, but now I've got the taste. Time to check out the oc'ability of my mobo/cpu. :D

    thanks guys.
     
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  13. Cheap Mod Wannabe

    Cheap Mod Wannabe What's a Dremel?

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    FX series also includes 5900 which is a great video card running far cry, hl2, ut2k4, doom3 and other games in very nice detail with pretty good FPS. As for other FX cards I agree! ...(silently) they suck....

    For example: I built a pc for myself and my neighboors, both pc's have Athlon xp Barton 2800+, Abit AN7, amount of RAM differs. My video is 5900XT by MSI (128mb) while theirs is fx5600 256mb both AGP 8x.

    After few video card benchmarks I found out that my 5900 outruns 5600 3 times on most of the tests.

    Although I am nvidia fan (all the way) and I've never had a new ATI (after 1999) video card I DO SUGGEST YOU TO GO WITH ATI this time.
     
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  14. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    yeah I'm a big nvidia fan as well, only reason I've got the 9500pro is that is was given to me.
     
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  15. Highland3r

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    Its the A64 rig :) 2.6ghz, 1gb. Though, ran for a few days at 2.3 and with 512mb and it still ran source fine :)

    Sorry for late reply, forgot about this thread :)
     
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  16. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    np. That explains the better fps though, damn I need an upgrade!! :(
     
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  17. scaryperson27

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    9800PRO kills them both

    however i heard the 5000 series of cards generally suck i would opt with the ati card, even though i am a diehard n-vidia fan

    http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZelsinoreQ5flover

    /\ 9800pro look! get a new one. Reserve is $90
     
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  18. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    I'd love a new gfx card, money is a bit restricted. :(
     
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  19. Austin

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    ;) With a fine card like the 9500Pro I wouldn't worry esp as your CPU (XP2200+) wouldn't get the most out of the faster cards anyway. An o/c'ed 9500Pro gets pretty close to the 9700Pro, 9800 and FX5900 so is none too shabby.
     
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  20. Gushy

    Gushy Minimodder

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    yeah the whole box needs an upgrade so I'm saving to do the whole thing at once rather than bit at a time.
     
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