graphic card brands... asus/powercolur/ati/inno3d/supergraphic

[weijie90]

hi,
which graphics card brand should i choose for the ati radeon 9550?

by the way, can the 9550 work on the Dell Dimension 4300S?

thanks!

 

[vnf4ultra]

Bascially choose a reputable brand(for reliabilty and warranty reasons), and then if you still have several choices choose on the package(i.e. games, programs included).

 

[weijie90]

hmm... any recommendations? powercolour looks good.

 

[vnf4ultra]

Can you link to the specific cards?

And yes, they should work with your pc, you have agp 4x which works with agp 8x/4x compatible cards like the 9550.

 

[weijie90]

http://www. :chef: powercolor.com/global/main_product_series.asp?int=agp&chp=9550
http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=2&l2=9&l3=18&model=288&modelmenu=1
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9550/

 

[vnf4ultra]

I think the top two powercolors are ok, the asus is ok, and the ati is ok. I think I'd go with asus, unless it costs more.
This is the model I mean.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121511
There is a 64 bit model, but it's slower, don't get the 64bit one.

If you're in the us, there are a few cards that will perform better than a 9550 for a similar price.
Here are two.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133143
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133138

 

[weijie90]

thank you!

btw, will my system have enough power supply juice to upport the card? (pls check out the dimension 4300S link above)

 

[weijie90]

please help, thanks!

 

[springy101]

180 watts is pushing it, it might run the 9550 ok but not the other 2 cards. definetely needs to be upgraded. also, i would get the card from the second link provided above, the pnypcfx5700apb video card. i just recently bought it and i play half life 2 and counter strike source no problem, plus it has tv tuner, fm tuner, rca inputs, camcorder inputs, and s-video inputs. to get all the stuff to work though you need these drivers
http://www.pny.com/support/drivers/?prod=personalcinema

 

[weijie90]

so u mean that my system does support the ati radeon 9550 right?

 

[Skutty]

Yes it will, but if you want to be on the safe side, upgrade your power supply

 

[weijie90]

why? this card soesnt use extra molex connectors like the 9800, just the AGP slot. so why should i upgrade?

by the way i am using a very lousy 16mb ati rage 128 pro and it works fine except for the lousy graphics.

 

[Skutty]

It dosn't need to use extra connectors, it can still suck up more power, but with your current power supply it might not perform 100%, and it might crash the computer if your doing something graphic demanding and it dosn't have enough power to function properly. Still it's up to you, if I was in your shoes though I would definitely upgrade a 180 watt supply.