FX5500 faster then a Geforce 3 Ti200? - Page 2

Kerion · 10-01-04, 04:31 PM

Okay, as verified by a phone call to BFG....well hell, they don't even know. The poor support guy was runnin around like a chicken with his head cut off trying to find out for me...but all the engineers had left for the day. I am gonna guess this might mean its a 64-bit width....*sighs* I could install it and check it in RivaTuner, but what a pain...I don't even want to worry about it...I might as well take it back to Best Buy and look at something else.

Kerion · 10-01-04, 04:47 PM

And to add more to the story, NVIDIA's website has all 5500 GPU's list as having a 128-bit memory architecture...but does that mean that the card MUST use that much width, or that it can? I guess the card maker could save money by not etching those pipes in the PCB...

anzak · 10-01-04, 05:19 PM

I would recommend taking it back for a Radeon 9600 non pro (not the se which is 64bit). You can pick them up for under $100 on newegg and they easily outperform a Geforce 5600 Ultra. Plus most of them can overclock to the pro's core speed.

EciDemon · 10-01-04, 05:31 PM

I got a higher score in 3dmarks 2001 with my old OCed Gf3Ti200 then my Fx5200U OCed. The oc on the Fx card didnt do much at all even though it oced alot

but overall the Fx card did perform better in games actually.

You can use Riva tuner to see if it is 64 or 128bit, you get it from www.guru3d.com

Check the main window where the Gpu name and ram info is showed.

Daneel Olivaw · 10-02-04, 05:32 PM

ACtually Kerion, If I were you I'd just remove the heatspreaders from the GF3, keep the memory at stock speeds and wait till I have the money for something better.

I have an FX5900xt with ram at 800MHz with no coolling whatsoever on the memory.

Or just stick the heatspreaders back on. A GF3 ti is not a bad car in any way. I'd only replace that with the FX5700s, FX5800s, FX5900s,6800s, 9700, 9800 or x800.

Kerion · 10-06-04, 01:01 PM

I actually did just that Daneel

I am getting a 6800 next friday, when I get paid again

And it was 64-bit :P One of the main reasons I took it back to Best Buy.

cam9786 · 10-06-04, 03:59 PM

Actually, just download Rivatuner and you can see if it says 128 or 64 bit NVxx. No one else thought of this?

kkendall · 05-27-05, 12:28 PM

http://www.bfgtech.com/images/NVIDIA%7E1.PDF

Shows the memory width of the GeForce FX Family (pg 9)

5900 - 256 bit
5600 - 128 bit
5200 - 128 bit

10-01-04, 04:31 PM	#13
Kerion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 53	Re: FX5500 faster then a Geforce 3 Ti200? Okay, as verified by a phone call to BFG....well hell, they don't even know. The poor support guy was runnin around like a chicken with his head cut off trying to find out for me...but all the engineers had left for the day. I am gonna guess this might mean its a 64-bit width....sighs I could install it and check it in RivaTuner, but what a pain...I don't even want to worry about it...I might as well take it back to Best Buy and look at something else.

10-01-04, 04:47 PM	#14
Kerion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 53	Re: FX5500 faster then a Geforce 3 Ti200? And to add more to the story, NVIDIA's website has all 5500 GPU's list as having a 128-bit memory architecture...but does that mean that the card MUST use that much width, or that it can? I guess the card maker could save money by not etching those pipes in the PCB...

10-01-04, 05:19 PM	#15
anzak Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,553	Re: FX5500 faster then a Geforce 3 Ti200? I would recommend taking it back for a Radeon 9600 non pro (not the se which is 64bit). You can pick them up for under $100 on newegg and they easily outperform a Geforce 5600 Ultra. Plus most of them can overclock to the pro's core speed.

10-01-04, 05:31 PM	#16
EciDemon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,423	Re: FX5500 faster then a Geforce 3 Ti200? I got a higher score in 3dmarks 2001 with my old OCed Gf3Ti200 then my Fx5200U OCed. The oc on the Fx card didnt do much at all even though it oced alot but overall the Fx card did perform better in games actually. You can use Riva tuner to see if it is 64 or 128bit, you get it from www.guru3d.com Check the main window where the Gpu name and ram info is showed.

10-02-04, 05:32 PM	#17
Daneel Olivaw Northwood hugger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,244	Re: FX5500 faster then a Geforce 3 Ti200? ACtually Kerion, If I were you I'd just remove the heatspreaders from the GF3, keep the memory at stock speeds and wait till I have the money for something better. I have an FX5900xt with ram at 800MHz with no coolling whatsoever on the memory. Or just stick the heatspreaders back on. A GF3 ti is not a bad car in any way. I'd only replace that with the FX5700s, FX5800s, FX5900s,6800s, 9700, 9800 or x800. __________________ -Intel Core2 Duo 4300 (3.0GHz) \| Asus P5N-E SLI \| 6GB Corsair CVS PC2-5300 \| GF8800GT 512MB \| Western Digital 1TB Raid0 \| Antec SLK2600AMB \| Antec Earthwatts 500W -Intel Pentium4 2.4C (3.4GHz) \| Asus P4P800 Dlx \| 2GB Crucial Rendition PC-3200 \| GF6800LE 128MB \| Seagate 200GB \| Antec Overture II \| Antec TruePower 2.0 480W Mild agnosticism —the view that the existence or nonexistence of God or gods is currently unknown but is not necessarily unknowable, therefore one will withhold judgment until/if more evidence is available. A weak agnostic would say "I don't know, but maybe you do." Last edited by Daneel Olivaw; 10-05-04 at 08:08 PM.

10-06-04, 01:01 PM	#18
Kerion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 53	Re: FX5500 faster then a Geforce 3 Ti200? I actually did just that Daneel I am getting a 6800 next friday, when I get paid again And it was 64-bit :P One of the main reasons I took it back to Best Buy.

10-06-04, 03:59 PM	#19
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05-27-05, 12:28 PM	#20
kkendall Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4	Re: FX5500 faster then a Geforce 3 Ti200? http://www.bfgtech.com/images/NVIDIA%7E1.PDF Shows the memory width of the GeForce FX Family (pg 9) 5900 - 256 bit 5600 - 128 bit 5200 - 128 bit

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