sorry to make a new thread but need answer asap 9600 ati/fx 5200 question

toz66 · 29th Jun 2006, 10:17 PM

ok soz for new thread but need answer in nxt 2 days if possible.

anyway as you may have seen from other threads, i had spent £75 on a 6800 nvidea card, that went faulty.

well i think iam deciding now to cut back on the spending, and trying a ati 9550 or 9600, as i can get one for around £50.

basically the reason why, i dont play many pc games, and wow being probably the main one.

so my urgent question is...i have a fx 5200 which i may add has been superb, but now is starting to chugg a bit in wow.

now how much better is the either the ati 9550 or 9600 than my old fx 5200??
in other words would i notice a great increase worth £50 if i were to get one of these ati cards.??

or do you guys hae a beter card for around £50 that i would get an increase with.?

EDIT

guys been here and really thinking of this one....especially now i read its bios is flashable, to take it to a 9600 xt i think, so anythoughts guys??

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/62209/rb/20136313332

any thoughts guys..??

really apriciate help guys.

Chai · 29th Jun 2006, 11:47 PM

Most 9550 and 9600 are the lower end models. They are not moddable to 9600xt because of very crippled components on the card.

toz66 · 30th Jun 2006, 12:33 AM

mmm strange one that m8, in a post belowthe card, folks have flashedbios and got it to a 9600, so ?

Chai · 30th Jun 2006, 07:35 AM

There's nothing weird. There are so many versions of 9600. Even the Pros are misleading, even the 'Pro' alone has so many different versions.

Murph · 30th Jun 2006, 10:01 AM

It's in the minority is what he means probably.

Fabulous · 20th Jul 2006, 02:22 PM

no point of getting those cards. stick with the 6600 and up models. my friend has a bfg 6600gt oc and it runs nicely. and only 150 cad wit rebate..

29th Jun 2006, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
toz66 Just Started Join Date: 5 May 2006 Posts: 30 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	sorry to make a new thread but need answer asap 9600 ati/fx 5200 question ok soz for new thread but need answer in nxt 2 days if possible. anyway as you may have seen from other threads, i had spent £75 on a 6800 nvidea card, that went faulty. well i think iam deciding now to cut back on the spending, and trying a ati 9550 or 9600, as i can get one for around £50. basically the reason why, i dont play many pc games, and wow being probably the main one. so my urgent question is...i have a fx 5200 which i may add has been superb, but now is starting to chugg a bit in wow. now how much better is the either the ati 9550 or 9600 than my old fx 5200?? in other words would i notice a great increase worth £50 if i were to get one of these ati cards.?? or do you guys hae a beter card for around £50 that i would get an increase with.? EDIT guys been here and really thinking of this one....especially now i read its bios is flashable, to take it to a 9600 xt i think, so anythoughts guys?? http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/62209/rb/20136313332 any thoughts guys..?? really apriciate help guys. Last edited by toz66 : 29th Jun 2006 at 10:30 PM.

29th Jun 2006, 11:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,128 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	Most 9550 and 9600 are the lower end models. They are not moddable to 9600xt because of very crippled components on the card. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

30th Jun 2006, 07:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,128 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	There's nothing weird. There are so many versions of 9600. Even the Pros are misleading, even the 'Pro' alone has so many different versions. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

30th Jun 2006, 12:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
toz66 Just Started Join Date: 5 May 2006 Posts: 30 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	mmm strange one that m8, in a post belowthe card, folks have flashedbios and got it to a 9600, so ?

30th Jun 2006, 10:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Murph Newbie Join Date: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	It's in the minority is what he means probably.

20th Jul 2006, 02:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fabulous Warming up Join Date: 23 May 2005 Posts: 118 Reputation: 13 Rep Power: 5	no point of getting those cards. stick with the 6600 and up models. my friend has a bfg 6600gt oc and it runs nicely. and only 150 cad wit rebate..