They make noise, too.
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DryFire
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by DryFire » Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:12 pm
no my old gf2mx didn't come with a heatsink either.
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by MercenaryForHire » Wed Aug 13, 2003 6:55 am
God only knows how low that thing's clocked at. Keep in mind that since it's an OEM part it can go way, way down. A certain manufacturer runs their FX5200s at 250/180 - like they weren't neutered enough already.
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by MGP » Wed Aug 13, 2003 9:17 pm
It could be the Radeon 9200SE, an OEM-directed, underclocked version of the 9200 that was introduced by ATI a month or two ago.
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by pingu666 » Thu Aug 14, 2003 11:49 am
probably is, bung heatsink on and it might oc really well
or u could just need some small burgers...
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by MGP » Thu Aug 14, 2003 5:55 pm
I'm quite certain that the card cannot be oced b/c ATI locked the internal clock settings of the Radeon 9200 series video chipsets.
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by Rusty075 » Thu Aug 14, 2003 6:08 pm
There are plenty of software apps to overcome the locked bios' on Ati cards. Rivatuner is my personal favorite.
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by MGP » Thu Aug 14, 2003 8:59 pm
But then again, why would you want to oc a Radeon 9200? For an extra 5 fps?
If performance means that much to a buyer, then he/she should not even be looking at a card based on the Radeon 9200. I personally bought the Sapphire Radeon 9200 so that I could run it fanless (without modding) without any stability worries.
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by Rusty075 » Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:28 am
True, if 3D performance is at all important the 9600 is the better balance between price/performance/quiet
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by DryFire » Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:31 am
i would second a vote for the 9600.
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by MGP » Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:42 am
I'll third it.