9500GT Do It?

First off can we get system specs and res of your monitor?

That 9500 is junk when it comes to gaming.

if i was you on a tight budget i would get this
 
like i said
i only have 350 Watt power supply.
so i have no choice.

my comp specs.
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200 2.33GHz
4 GB RAM
XFX Geforce 9500GT 512MB GDDR3

Thats all u want to know i think.

and my monitor res is 1920x1200
 
Well if you look at my rig i'm running a cheapo 350w power supply.

The real question is what amperage are the 12v rails
 
Actually, even with a 350w PSU you should be able to get a better card than a 9500GT.

The ATi HD4670 requires no extra power other than the power provided from your PCI-E slot and is more powerful than the 9500GT.

But in all seriousness, you won't get an enjoyable gaming experience with either card. 1920 x 1200 is a lot of pixels to push, so you can either lower the resolution/details in the game or you can upgrade the PSU and video card. What kind of computer is it? Prebuilt or self made?
 
At 1920x1200 both cards will be the same. Unplayable. Really, if you wanted to upgrade you shouldve saved up some more for at least a 4870.
 
so u guys are saying i can get 4670 than 9500GT?
and iono about v rails and all that.
but my comp is prebuilt
Dell Studio 540

HELP ME OUTTT
 
My system got a 9600GT and my system never push beyond 220 watts usage - that with both stressCPU.exe and rthdribl.exe running (with 12x multisampling for maximum heatage). With those progs running doing anything on the system, like accessing the HD, pulls the watt usage bellow 200 watts.

I got a 500 Watt PSU, but I could have managed with a solid 250Watt PSU. Your 350 Watt should have plenty of headroom and with those 4670 ATI cards use even less power so you should be fine.
 
Those are also unplayable at 1920x1200. Really your budget is simply too low if you want to game at that resolution.
 
jh0n9 said:
so u guys are saying i can get 4670 than 9500GT?
and iono about v rails and all that.
but my comp is prebuilt
Dell Studio 540

HELP ME OUTTT
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a 4670 would work fine with that psu. a 9500gt will be a slideshow at 1920 and a 4670 wont exactly give you good framerates at 1920 either. you do know those cards are 75 bucks for a reason dont you? if they could play modern games smoothly at 1920 then people sure as heck would not be buying $250 cards for no reason.
 
You should contact Dell about a more powerful PSU if you're going to be gaming because no card short of a 4870 1GB or GTX 260 can reasonably handle 1920x1200 with high details enabled...
 
no no people
u got me alllll wrongggggggggggggg
i dont want my game resolution to be 1900x1200.
thats just my desktop resolutionnnn
but when i get in gamesss.
i wanna be able to run these games smoothly at atleast 1024x768
and i kinda bought the XFX 9500GT 512MB DDR3 already..
so no choicee..
 
jh0n9 said:
and i kinda bought the XFX 9500GT 512MB DDR3 already..
so no choicee..
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then why did you make this thread? :p

If you did buy it from newegg, you should return it. Get at least a 9600GT. The 4830 suggested several times above is probably the best bang 4 the buck card right now and seems to be in your price range. Should work fine with your psu also.

You have a quad processor that does use substantially more power than a dual but I think thats a 45nm model. If you are worried about the psu get a 4670 or a 9600GT. That 9500 is not worth that price.
 
jh0n9 said:
hi..
i have a HD 3450
and i dont think it would run GTA 4 smoothly.. or Rainbow Six Vegas
so i kinda bought a new video card
i wanted to get a better one. but my power supply can only go 350 Watt.

heres what i bought.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150332

do u guys think this video card can do the trickk?
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I answered the wrong question then, no it will not do the job, the 9500GT is not a good card, even for that price range. I would return it and get a better one. a 4670 if you keep your current PSU, a 4850 if you get a better PSU.
 
9500GT is only an option for watching video or desktop usage in my opinion, gaming performance is horrid. I was given mine by a friend who thought it was DOA, and switching it with my 8800GT was a night and day difference. The lower series cards of nvidia are very poor performers IMO.
 
saedrin said:
9500GT is only an option for watching video or desktop usage in my opinion, gaming performance is horrid. I was given mine by a friend who thought it was DOA, and switching it with my 8800GT was a night and day difference. The lower series cards of nvidia are very poor performers IMO.
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that is unfortunately quite true. I was never sure WHY nvidai came out with it in the first place. really compared to their 9600 its pathetic. and then ATI is wiping the floor with them on the lower end cards. I actually getting depressed here.
 
Valset said:
that is unfortunately quite true. I was never sure WHY nvidai came out with it in the first place. really compared to their 9600 its pathetic. and then ATI is wiping the floor with them on the lower end cards. I actually getting depressed here.
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You own a GTX 280. But Nivida's cheapo cards depress you? Ummmm, ok.
 
trinibwoy said:
You own a GTX 280. But Nivida's cheapo cards depress you? Ummmm, ok.
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I am quite happy with it. I am depressed by their lack of competition at the moment. ATI is pretty well wiping the floor with them across the board. right now you can get a 4870 1gb for 180AR. the cheapest GTX260 is around 50 dollars higher, and not as good of a card. and they have raised their prices instead of lowering them, its like they have just given up trying to directly compete here. and on the low end its worse. you have the 4830 and the 4670 taking the sub 100 dollars and the 4350 taking the low end. Nvidia just doesn't have an answer (getting those 50 dollars deals back on the 9600GSO would change that)

so yeah, I am a little depressed with the situation
 
The Dell power supplies are just standard ATX power supplies (and cheapo ones at that).

The only thing you might have to do if you put a different power supply in it would be to cut a hole for the power switch on the Dell case if the case doesn't already have the cutout for the power switch.
 
cyclone3d said:
The Dell power supplies are just standard ATX power supplies (and cheapo ones at that).

The only thing you might have to do if you put a different power supply in it would be to cut a hole for the power switch on the Dell case if the case doesn't already have the cutout for the power switch.
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The power switch issue seems to be fixed nowadays and updating the PSU is pretty easy now.
 
Valset said:
I am depressed by their lack of competition at the moment. TI is pretty well wiping the floor with them across the board.
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What are you basing that on? Actual sales numbers don't tell that story at all.

right now you can get a 4870 1gb for 180AR. the cheapest GTX260 is around 50 dollars higher, and not as good of a card. and they have raised their prices instead of lowering them, its like they have just given up trying to directly compete here. and on the low end its worse. you have the 4830 and the 4670 taking the sub 100 dollars and the 4350 taking the low end. Nvidia just doesn't have an answer (getting those 50 dollars deals back on the 9600GSO would change that)
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Have you considered that maybe Nvidia's prices are higher because their parts are still selling at those prices? Or maybe AMD has to undercut with prices because their brand isn't as strong? We all like to think that our little enthusiast community is a reflection of the broader market but since Nvidia's prices are higher and they're actually winning back market share they obviously know better than us what the market thinks their products are worth.
 
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