ATI Radeon 9200 PCI Edition

[G5Unit]

Is this really a good card? Everywhere I go on the net I see things like, "This card is blazing fast!" Does this mean it will be as good as a 128 agp card like the 9600xt? Just don't want to get a card that is like the FX 5200.

 

[JasonL]

The 9200 is old and nowhere as good as even the 9600XT. Of course, what matters most is what you need in a GPU. It may be perfectly suitable for what you need it for. Also, if you are looking to do anything involving intensive gpu use you may wish to consider upgrading to a computer with AGP graphics. 🙂

 

[dmw007]

The Ati Radeon 9200 is a old card and is not the same caliber as the 9600XT.
I would recommend a 9600XT or better (ie 9800 series!).

 

[G5Unit]

I have a PM G5, I'm just not loaded.

 

[G5Unit]

Anyone know where I can get an amazing deal on a used 9800 special edition? or xt?

 

[dmw007]

Anyone know where I can get an amazing deal on a used 9800 special edition? or xt?

newegg.com had a great price on a new 9800 Pro w/ 256MB DDR for ~$233 after rebate.

 

[G5Unit]

I know this is suppose to be in market place but... Anyone here got one?

 

[Jazzbolicious]

GeForce 4 Titanium

macofalltrades.com has the Geforce 4 ti 128 mb agp card for 175, but I've seen the prices change over the past week. I'm not sure how that card stacks up, but I think it's somewhere between a 9600 xt and a 9800 pro in terms of power.

 

[G5Unit]

But I have a G5 and the TI dosen't work with that.

 

[ChrisFromCanada]

macofalltrades.com has the Geforce 4 ti 128 mb agp card for 175, but I've seen the prices change over the past week. I'm not sure how that card stacks up, but I think it's somewhere between a 9600 xt and a 9800 pro in terms of power.

Among other things it is not AGP 8x...

 

[Jazzbolicious]

oops

my mistake (insert foot in ignorant mouth) 😱

 

[JasonL]

Per Barefeat's recommendation, I got my 9800 Pro SE for $207 (plus tax and shipping) after $50 rebate and $15 coupon.

Link

 

[brap]

If ever you want dirt on GPUs, read Tom's Hardware Guide.

The 9200 isn't worth bothering with. The Ti4200 is a great little card - and there were AGPx8 versions - but it's missing shaders necessary for new stuff. The lowest you should be looking at for reasonable performance is a 9600, preferably a 9800. If you just want Tigercandy but no games, an NVidia 5200 will be fine.

Edit.. yes, I realise THG is PC-centric, but the relative performance when real numbers are set aside is still very relevant.