[PLIERS]

HI

Can anyone please recommend a cheap agp card that supports DirectX v9. Is the ATI-9200 any good? I have a V6DP/V6DU motherboard and 1.3 gig Athalon processor running Windows XP. The graphics chip I have is Pro Savage graphic support, which does not seem to be compatible with DirectX 9. I don't want to spend more than 60 bucks...any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Pliers

 

[Cid Highwind]

First of all, this should be in the hardware section.

If you don't want to spend more than 60 bucks (what kind of bucks do you pay with anyway?), I think the 9200 will be about the best you can get. But AFAIK it isn't a true DX9 card. But you have to ask the hardware guru's here about that

Just know that for 60 don't expect a high end video card.

 

[PLIERS]

Hi

Thanks for the speedy reply. Yes I know 60 clams is'nt alot but I will replace the computer soon. Is this card Direct X v 9 compliant ?

Thanks

Pliers

 

[Noob'Slayer]

Radeon 9550 XT from GeCube is the best mid-range DX9 card at the moment. its a 128 mb/128 bit card that is recognized as 9600 series in windows. it comes clocked at 432/554 mhz (better than 9600 pro). with omega drivers and ati-tool you can nicely overclock it to a 9600 XT (lowest price 150,- euro). 9500 XT costs about 80,- euro at the moment. i have bought and overclocked this card and now i can play everything. even doom3 and far-cry on middle settings, getting average of 30-60 fps. if you can't find this one, go with a 256bit 9800 Pro or something higher. everything else is waste of money

 

[Cid Highwind]

Well he said he would replace the computer any time soon. It might be wiser for you PLIERS, to save the money for your new computer and put a nice graphics card in that one, perhaps the 9550XT he mentioned.

I checked the manual of my 9200se and it's a DXv8.1 based card.

 

[Noob'Slayer]

and Pliers, please keep in mind that not all 9550 and 9550XTs are good. most of them are real crap - clocked at 250/400 mhz, especially the normal 9550s. only the ones from GeCube (aka Gigacube or what so ever) are good and nicely overclockable. it will be waste of 70,- euro if you buy a 9600XT instead. and as we know, there are no other cheap and GOOD mid-range DX9 cards under 9600XT. so as i stated earlier, don't waste your money for weak cards: either find a Gecube Radeon 9550 Extreme(XT) or save some money and go for a 256bit card like 9800Pro or 6600GT

 

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