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ATi 9500 128MB non-pro (256bit) or nvidia FX5700 card
I am thinking about change my 9500 to an FX5700 (DDR or w/DDRII) Is
it a big difference? Or only minor and not worth it? How's the current performance in Linux? I have not been satisfied with Ati Linux drivers, but I can play all my games in windows. ( would have been nice to compare playing Neverwinter nights.) Thanks |
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oooh - tough call. If your 9500 has the 'L' shaped memory - you can softmod
it to 9700 - and enable the 256-bit memory bus and the extra 4-pipelines. From my own experience, and benchmark results - you'd not see a great deal of improvement for your money. stick with the radeon until the new cards come out in a few months. then the prices will drop on the older FX cards. Kai "G-imme" wrote in message om... I am thinking about change my 9500 to an FX5700 (DDR or w/DDRII) Is it a big difference? Or only minor and not worth it? How's the current performance in Linux? I have not been satisfied with Ati Linux drivers, but I can play all my games in windows. ( would have been nice to compare playing Neverwinter nights.) Thanks |
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"Kai Robinson" wrote in message ...
oooh - tough call. If your 9500 has the 'L' shaped memory - you can softmod it to 9700 - and enable the 256-bit memory bus and the extra 4-pipelines. From my own experience, and benchmark results - you'd not see a great deal of improvement for your money. stick with the radeon until the new cards come out in a few months. then the prices will drop on the older FX cards. Kai Thanks Kai for responding. Yeah it is a model that can be softmodded into a 9700. Unfortunately, mine has artifacts when running many 3D apps/games, an when viewing DVD's. |
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"G-imme" wrote in message om... "Kai Robinson" wrote in message ... oooh - tough call. If your 9500 has the 'L' shaped memory - you can softmod it to 9700 - and enable the 256-bit memory bus and the extra 4-pipelines. From my own experience, and benchmark results - you'd not see a great deal of improvement for your money. stick with the radeon until the new cards come out in a few months. then the prices will drop on the older FX cards. Kai Thanks Kai for responding. Yeah it is a model that can be softmodded into a 9700. Unfortunately, mine has artifacts when running many 3D apps/games, an when viewing DVD's. Hmm - rather than dropping money on an FX5700 - why not spend a little less on a second hand (or even clearance) Radeon 9700 pro - less money, better performance, no messing with drivers. nVidia's recent lacklustre offerings have disappointed me, and while the 5700 ultra/5900's are good cards - they still pale in comparison to even older cards. Their DX9 performance is pathetic too. Not to knock em - the GeForce 4's still kick ass, and up until recently, my GeForce 3 did me proud.... |
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