Radeon 9550
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:57 amby Batman93210
Hi yall
I up graded my graphics card to a Radeon9550 with 256MB DDR memory. Is this a good graphics card for FS, and What is the best settings with this graphics card for FS9? Is anyone here used this graphics card.
I'm having a probelm with FS9. When I swich views cockpit to Vcockpit the screen go black, and FS9 stops responding. I thank this has to do with the graphics card, but I'm not sher
Re: Radeon 9550
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:38 amby JBaymore
Batman,
Go to the "Tom's Hardware" website and look at the bar charts of graphic card comparisions using fs2004.
Re: Radeon 9550
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:38 pmby MWISimmer
Batman, at all costs steer well clear of this card.... I have one :-/ and it's AWFUL. Maybe i'm doing it down a bit, i mean i'm sure it's better than a lot of cards out there, but for FS9...no. Microsoft Solitaire...yes. ;)
Joking aside, it really is that bad. Unfortunately i have to stick with mine for the moment (1st child on the way...all funds diverted! ;D) but as soon as i can afford it, i'm upgrading.
Rob.
P.S. fps between 9-12 at Heathrow pro scenery, with 80% traffic, all other sliders set to two thirds of max on average.
Re: Radeon 9550
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:52 pmby Batman93210
I still have my old card GForce 5200. Should I put that one back in my computer? As for the driver updates I really dont know what to download for this card. I have been to ati.com, but I'm just not suer what to download.
P.S Congratulations on the baby
Re: Radeon 9550
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Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:12 amby Delta_
The 9550 is much better than the FX5200.
You should stick with the 9550 until you can get something like a 6600GT.
Re: Radeon 9550
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:42 amby Batman93210
Yeah thats what I was going to do. As for updating the drivers I still dont know which dirvers to download. ATI's website is not very helpful.
Re: Radeon 9550
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:26 amby congo
You need the generic and all inclusive Catalyst 5.8 drivers here, all the radeon cards use the same driver suite.
http://www.ati.com/products/catalyst/index.htmlWhy are buying low end graphics cards for Simulation use?
Re: Radeon 9550
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:20 pmby the_autopilot
Hi yall
I up graded my graphics card to a Radeon9550 with 256MB DDR memory. Is this a good graphics card for FS, and What is the best settings with this graphics card for FS9? Is anyone here used this graphics card.
Its a budget card at best. I seriously recoimmend a 6600 gt. That will give you a serious performence increase.
Re: Radeon 9550
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:43 amby Delta_
I recommend the catalyst 5.8 with control panel.