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kongwill

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i got a new comp, athlon x2 4200+, 2 gigs of pc3200 ram and so on.... now the question is, i have a integrated graphic card, radeon express 200, as i understand, integrated cards suck. I got a Diamond radeon 9200se which i think is kinda old. So, which ones better!? and also, can i run both the intergrated and 9200se together? rather than just uninstalling the drivers and stuff and just using the 9200se. Im clueless on all this stuff, thanks.:)
 
The 9200SE would be better in terms of gaming performance, since it is a dedicated card. You can run both, but your performance will suffer since the CPU is also acting as a GPU.

There both ATI, so you should be able to just switch them and then re-install the latest drivers.
 
[-0MEGA-];457932 said:
The 9200SE would be better in terms of gaming performance, since it is a dedicated card. You can run both, but your performance will suffer since the CPU is also acting as a GPU.

There both ATI, so you should be able to just switch them and then re-install the latest drivers.
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Can you explain how you are going to be able to run both the onboard video and 9200SE AGP card at the same time? That would be a good one! Everyone else has to remember to disable the onboard in order to run a separate card.
 
PC eye said:
Can you explain how you are going to be able to run both the onboard video and 9200SE AGP card at the same time? That would be a good one! Everyone else has to remember to disable the onboard in order to run a separate card.
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You just dont disable the other one in BIOS. Then you can run a monitor off both the integrated and on the dedicated card.
 
[-0MEGA-];457955 said:
You just dont disable the other one in BIOS. Then you can run a monitor off both the integrated and on the dedicated card.
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With the onboard video enabled the installed card becomes useless. To run a dual card setup you would need something like twin pci cards or a newer setup on an SLI or Crossfire ready board. :rolleyes:
 
actually,my lower end computer (Athlon 64 3500+,X850XT,A8N-E etc) was able to run integrated graphics with a graphic card allowing for the integrated to support 1 monitor and the graphic card supporting up to two.:)
 
ChickenWing said:
actually,my lower end computer (Athlon 64 3500+,X850XT,A8N-E etc) was able to run integrated graphics with a graphic card allowing for the integrated to support 1 monitor and the graphic card supporting up to two.:)
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First you have to look at the type of board being run there. That's not an AGP board is it? No I didn't think so. kongwill is running an AGP not PCI-E board where the old rules apply.
 
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