May 5, 200520 yr http://www.crucial.com/store/refurb.asp Get the 9100 A5 version. It has 5ns memory which overclocks way better. Get this card Part # = CTRFBV9100128A5 I bought two the last time they had them. They run almost as well as a TI4200 not overclocked. That is if you have a decent system to push the card. CS:S runs very smooth as well as other games. Use coupon code cspromo to save 4% on your order and SHIPPING IS FREE!!!!!!! $35 total for me!!!
May 9, 200520 yr how is it on graphics? For say, someone that uses photoshop, paintshop and uses digital imaging. I'm building a p4 2.8 for someone and need to put in a semidecent graphics card. Wont be used for any serious gaming, but needs to have something decent. They make sigs and such so i just dont want to go all out on a card they will never use.
May 10, 200520 yr Author Get it. It has 128mb and thats all you will need besides a 1gig of System ram. That is more important. Get it and a gig or ram.
May 10, 200520 yr Author I just benchmarked one of mine fyi. I had it in a AMD Nforce2 Duron system overclocked to 170 fsb = 2050mhz cpu speed. Default they are 133 fsb 1600mhz. 512mb of ram running concurrently with the CPU at cas 2,2,2,6. That means it is at 170fsb not the 200fsb the memory is rated for. Onto the benchmarks. This is a AGP 4x card. No need to really have an 8x here b/c a 9100 could not come close to filling up the 4x pipeline with info that an 8x agp can have so there is no loss in performance from a 4x to a 8x agp model. This card is also a DX8 card so all benchmarks will be DX8. This card above has 5ns memory which is a good thing. Default specs on this card are: 250 core and 400 mem. I succesfully overclocked mine to 280 core and 480 memory. Not a great overclock but still worth it. If you take off the stock core heatsink and glue a better one on. I am sure you can get more here. Quake 3 at 1024x768x32 max everything out. Windows XP SP2 firewall off. running timedemo 1 - 175fps stock and 195 fps overclocked. 3dmark 2001 default settings - card oveclocked = 9500mks CS:S 1024x768 High, High, High, Reflect all, None, Bilinear, no no. 50fps stock and overclocked 63fps. So all in all not a bad card. OK how about some comparisons. 9600XT overclocked to 540core and 700 mem. Q3 - 226 fps 3dmark 2001 12,400 CS:S - 75fps GF4 TI4200 Overclocked to 280core and 580mem. Q3 238fps 3dmark 2001 - 12,100 CS:S - 65fps Considering the price of a 9600XT ($100) or a TI4200 ($80). They are 2 to 3 times the price. To me this card is a bargain. 9600XT http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=190872 TI4200 http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/details.asp?PRDCODE=VCPO-GF42128V
May 11, 200520 yr Wow i might just pick 1 up then. No use buying a more expensive 1 when it wont be used.
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