Radeon 7500 AGP ?? Feedback

[DREEMTHEEF]

Not quite sure which graphics card I'm after but would appreciate some feedback about this card, as it seems to meet my needs.

Is there an alternative I should go after, which is the 'prefered' card of choice? i.e. this card will give me nothing but conflicts and problems??..

The computer system is will be going into is just used for general stuff, surfing, Quick Books and the odd game here and there.
Probably a AMD XP 2200+ 512Mb DDR Ram

Thanks...

....DreeM

 

[LTR12101B]

For "the odd game", it had better not be one that demands directX 8 features, as that's only a Dx7 card - eg. supports Hardware texture & lighting, but no shaders.

On a comparison test, it beat most other DX7 cards, with a 3DMark2001 score of 4494 and a Max Payne test speed of 51 fps (the 8500 got 85 fps)
Beat the Geforce 2Ti at 32bit, with the positions reversed at 16 bit.

If you like ATI, I'd suggest looking at the 9000 or 9000Pro - DirecctX8 cards - or even the 8500 - a one time king whos price should be dropping.

http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfgr.asp?cat=Video+Card

The 7500 is only wort havin at a budget price, and if you can live without DX8 capability for the latest games - that's not to say it COULDN'T run them, but some features will be software emulated or dropped.

 

[DREEMTHEEF]

Cheers 4 the feedback there LTR12101B.

Much appreciated mate.

Gave me a few ideas...looks like the 9000 it is

....DreeM

 

[LTR12101B]

Well, find a few reviews first - the 9000 (non-pro) is rather low-clocked.

After all, other than a totally crap 3DMark 2003 score, I'm reasonably happy with my Geforce 2MX (a lot lower than a Radeon 7500)

If you're really worried about future-proofing, you may need to look at DirectX9 hardware (like the 9500) - or go as cheap as does the job NOW, and accept that you may need to upgrade later (by which time, hopefully, DX9 hardware will be cheaper!)

I'll try and rake out a 9000/pro/8500 review
http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20021218/index.html
In some tests (Aquanox) - the 7500 beats the 9000.
But see THIS
http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030120/vgacharts-02.html#aquanox
When tested on a SLOWER CPU, the score of the 9000 went **UP** - so there must have been a screwup somewhere!

Not much to choose between the 9000pro and the 8500

The 8500 is the original DX8 solution from ATI (R200)
The 9000 is a later chip (R250?) - but slimmed down, so the 8500 may beat it?

There is also a bizarre solution from SiS - the Xabre range (at least the 400 I saw advertised) supports DX8, but offloads some functions to software - it also screwed up pretty badly in a review, with many anti-aliasing modes resulting in a half-size picture (a driver issue which should be fixed) - 3Dmark 2001 treats it as a full DX8 card, but the software features will be dependent on CPU speed.

 

[LoRd_ByRon]

I recently bought a ATI 9000 non-PRO upgrading from a GeForce2 MX400 and all i can say its a freekin good card... Woops GeForces asses real hard... May be low-clocked but a great performant and u can overclock it to go near a PRO version...

Its a great card, u wont be sorry buying one of these babies...