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Ultimate Geek
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Topic # 13487 12-May-2007 21:57
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Hi all.

Is it worth the money (from what I can tell, between $100 - $140 used, which is my budget) to upgrade from a Radeon 9550GE (which for some reason is registering as a 9600 in my system?) to 9800? And specifically, 9800 XT or Pro? It seems as if the XT is cheaper, yet the reviews I have read say that the XT outperforms the Pro.

Yes, I have Googled my little heart out, but there doesn't seem to be any good advice on this subject. Thanks in advance




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  Reply # 70669 14-May-2007 15:58
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Further to the above, how does the X1300 or the 6600GT stack up against the 9800?

My current system is:

CPU = 2.8 P4
Motherboard = Asus P4S533-MX (although looking at upgrading in near future to one that supports DDR2 and 8x AGP)
PCI-E / AGP = AGP
RAM = 1gb DDR333
PSU = 250w

I'm assuming that if I upgrade my card I'm also going to have to beef up my PSU as well?




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