Radeon 9250 Sufficient for Now?
by Jared Kereluk · in Hardware Issues · 06/14/2005 (9:42 pm) · 3 replies
Hello, right now I have a good gaming rig, but I wanted to use my desktop pc, just because this is where I have all my programs and files and what not, but soon Im going to build another nice gaming rig, but im just wondering if a Radeon 9250 would work for now? It should run just basics, no really nice graphics or nothing, but If I want to fool around with that stuff, I can use my other pc for now. Im just wondering if the engine will kick the card out, it kicks my integrated out right now on the demo, but I dont think it supports software rendering, so I was going to buy a cheap card for temporary, then buy the engine. Im probably going to just get the 128 mb version, because it will probably just sit in the corner in a little while. It has directx 8.1, but I can run directx 9.0c, but just wont get all the goodies I think. Can anyone help me out on this one? Thanks in advanced, Jared.
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06/15/2005 (2:03 pm)
Thanks for the reply, but as I said, it is only temporary, I do run other engines, and programs like 3ds max 7 on my integrated, but I just wanted something to do for a little while, Im probably going to build a SLI rig, with 2x 6600s or 6800s for a gaming and development pc, and If I want to fool around with shaders, then I can use my gaming rig, but the card will probably just sit in the corner anyways... ;) 
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TGE will run great on a 9250...TSE will probably run a bit on the slow side when you start to push it.