ATI RADEON 9250

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: not for gaming

ATI Radeon 9250 128MB/256MB is a decent graphics card that can still run games up to 2007 at low setting. I bought this graphics card in 2005 and at that time, I don't know anything about computers, so I thought every card is the same. But in later years, I found this card decent to low, games like Halo and NFS Carbon run on the lowest settings and only get around 25-30 frames per second, I wish I bought a better card. Anyway if you are not into ... Read review

Advantages Cheap all rounder
Disadvantages you will need a better card eventually

...in the big world of graphics cards its hard to know which card is best other than how much it costs. ATi card range from £20 to £300 so deciding which one is for you can really be a matter of budget. the 9250 is a budget card available from £20 yet it is a very capable card. i have used this card in a games PC for a good while and only upgraded because the upgrade was a present. The 9250 comes with 128mb of graphics memory which is more than enought for most games. i played alot of sid mieres railroad which is very graphics intensive. i needed to turn down the shading a lilttle to set smooth game play but there was no real visual loss. i also played alot of need for speed undergroung 2 on this card with absolutly no problems the graphics were smooth and steady no matter how fast i went. you get standard VGA out and a DVI out... Read review

Advantages Good components spec
Disadvantages FSB slow, could be prone to crashing

...computers out there which have still have lower specs but will have the Core 2 Duo processors to make up for it. The question is then do you sacrifice the spec of most of your computer’s components for a computer with a Core 2 Duo processor? I’ll let you decide but I personally think it’s not worth it as there are other more expensive components in your computer to sway your decisions. My experiences aren’t all good though as I have recently been playing Tiberium Wars (check out my review !!) which requires a min spec of: Windows XP, Windows Vista (32-bit; 64-bit versions of Vista are not supported) 2.0GHz or better, or AMD equivalent 512MB or better 8x or faster DVD-ROM Drive 8.0GB or more of free hard disk space GeForce4, ATI Radeon 8500 or better (ATI Radeon 9200 and 9250 PCI, NVIDIA Geforce 4 MX cards not supported.) DirectX 9... Read review

Advantages Graphics, Storyline And General Fun
Disadvantages It Is That Good The System Specs Are Very High

.... Here are the required specs to play the game at low! CPU- 2.0GHz or faster (2.2 GHz or faster for Vista) RAM- 512 MB (1 GB for Vista) Disc Driver- 8x or faster DVD Drive Hard Drive- 6.0 GB or more free space Video- DirectX 9.0c compatible video card with 64 MB or more memory and one of these chipsets is required: ATI Radeon 8500 (9500 for vista) or greater. Note ATI Radeon 9200, 9250, PCI: NVDIA GeForce 4 MX is not supported. Sound-DirectX 9.0c compatible You will also need a Cable, DSL or faster connection to play this game online. The online play you will need to set up an EA account or login into a EA account to play online but once you get online it is just wow. I personally love this game online mostly in team battles because I am not the best online so I need people to back me up. Online play has 5 game matches unranked... Read review