ATI Radeon 9550 Video Card 8x AGP 256MB DDR

I've been looking at the system requirements for Ati Radeon 9500 on Ati/AMD
website, retail, website and notice that it does not display any Power
supply requirements. My system has 200 watts with Ati 9200 128mb memory.
Anyone Know the Power supply requirements for Ati Radeon 9550 Video Card? Can
i run Ati Radeon 9500 on my system? will the graphic card adjust the memory
to 128mb ddr?

A power supply supports an entire system. The MOBO, the Memory, the Memory
and all of the disk drives in addition to other PC cards installed in the
system such as the Graphics card. You have to be concerned when looking at
a new Power Supplys to see if they are rating the power as the input power
or the output power.
After a Power Supply problem with an ATI card frezzing I had a couple of
years was fixed by upgrading my PS to a supply with Watts output I have not
had any PS problems and recommend that it you do skimp on the size of a new
supply.
"GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E66E5454-3B21-41E3-9D5B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> ATI Radeon 9550 Video Card 8x AGP 256MB DDR
>
> I've been looking at the system requirements for Ati Radeon 9500 on
> Ati/AMD
> website, retail, website and notice that it does not display any Power
> supply requirements. My system has 200 watts with Ati 9200 128mb memory.
> Anyone Know the Power supply requirements for Ati Radeon 9550 Video Card?
> Can
> i run Ati Radeon 9500 on my system? will the graphic card adjust the
> memory
> to 128mb ddr?

I don't think either BB or CC will have the supply you need if you can't
easily find it yourself. Possibly CompUSA or a PC store that caters to
small business like PC Club. But most likely you will have to find one on
one of the Big PC parts stores on the Internet like CDW or Egghead.com.
"GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:616BCFBE-67DA-4A4B-9152-(E-Mail Removed)...
> the problem is that i can not find a power supply that would fit on my HP
> computer and this is one of the reason. Power supply i need 6.00" Wide X
> 3.25" Tall X 4" Deep and 2.03 which is very difficult to find.
>
> Do you think bestbuy or circuitcity will have a replacement and will
> offer
> a 250-300 power supply for a fee that would fit on my computer enough to
> run
> the graphic card, if i upgrade a graphic card on there store.
>
>
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> A power supply supports an entire system. The MOBO, the Memory, the
>> Memory
>> and all of the disk drives in addition to other PC cards installed in the
>> system such as the Graphics card. You have to be concerned when looking
>> at
>> a new Power Supplys to see if they are rating the power as the input
>> power
>> or the output power.
>> After a Power Supply problem with an ATI card frezzing I had a couple of
>> years was fixed by upgrading my PS to a supply with Watts output I have
>> not
>> had any PS problems and recommend that it you do skimp on the size of a
>> new
>> supply.
>> "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:E66E5454-3B21-41E3-9D5B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > ATI Radeon 9550 Video Card 8x AGP 256MB DDR
>> >
>> > I've been looking at the system requirements for Ati Radeon 9500 on
>> > Ati/AMD
>> > website, retail, website and notice that it does not display any Power
>> > supply requirements. My system has 200 watts with Ati 9200 128mb
>> > memory.
>> > Anyone Know the Power supply requirements for Ati Radeon 9550 Video
>> > Card?
>> > Can
>> > i run Ati Radeon 9500 on my system? will the graphic card adjust the
>> > memory
>> > to 128mb ddr?
>>
>>
>>

Best Buy does offer in-store installations at a very reasonable price.
And the last time I was there they had a few power supplies on display.
Why don't you just drop (bring a ruler) by and have a look and discuss
it with a sales person?


"GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:616BCFBE-67DA-4A4B-9152-(E-Mail Removed)...
| the problem is that i can not find a power supply that would fit on my HP
| computer and this is one of the reason. Power supply i need 6.00" Wide X
| 3.25" Tall X 4" Deep and 2.03 which is very difficult to find.
|
| Do you think bestbuy or circuitcity will have a replacement and will offer
| a 250-300 power supply for a fee that would fit on my computer enough to run
| the graphic card, if i upgrade a graphic card on there store.
|
|
|
| "JW" wrote:
|
| > A power supply supports an entire system. The MOBO, the Memory, the Memory
| > and all of the disk drives in addition to other PC cards installed in the
| > system such as the Graphics card. You have to be concerned when looking at
| > a new Power Supplys to see if they are rating the power as the input power
| > or the output power.
| > After a Power Supply problem with an ATI card frezzing I had a couple of
| > years was fixed by upgrading my PS to a supply with Watts output I have not
| > had any PS problems and recommend that it you do skimp on the size of a new
| > supply.
| > "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > news:E66E5454-3B21-41E3-9D5B-(E-Mail Removed)...
| > > ATI Radeon 9550 Video Card 8x AGP 256MB DDR
| > >
| > > I've been looking at the system requirements for Ati Radeon 9500 on
| > > Ati/AMD
| > > website, retail, website and notice that it does not display any Power
| > > supply requirements. My system has 200 watts with Ati 9200 128mb memory.
| > > Anyone Know the Power supply requirements for Ati Radeon 9550 Video Card?
| > > Can
| > > i run Ati Radeon 9500 on my system? will the graphic card adjust the
| > > memory
| > > to 128mb ddr?
| >
| >
| >

If you don't currently have the 9550 card you may want to consider a newer
generation ATI card such as a X1600 Pro or another member of the X1xx
family.

"JW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I don't think either BB or CC will have the supply you need if you can't
>easily find it yourself. Possibly CompUSA or a PC store that caters to
>small business like PC Club. But most likely you will have to find one on
>one of the Big PC parts stores on the Internet like CDW or Egghead.com.
> "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:616BCFBE-67DA-4A4B-9152-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> the problem is that i can not find a power supply that would fit on my HP
>> computer and this is one of the reason. Power supply i need 6.00" Wide X
>> 3.25" Tall X 4" Deep and 2.03 which is very difficult to find.
>>
>> Do you think bestbuy or circuitcity will have a replacement and will
>> offer
>> a 250-300 power supply for a fee that would fit on my computer enough to
>> run
>> the graphic card, if i upgrade a graphic card on there store.
>>
>>
>>
>> "JW" wrote:
>>
>>> A power supply supports an entire system. The MOBO, the Memory, the
>>> Memory
>>> and all of the disk drives in addition to other PC cards installed in
>>> the
>>> system such as the Graphics card. You have to be concerned when looking
>>> at
>>> a new Power Supplys to see if they are rating the power as the input
>>> power
>>> or the output power.
>>> After a Power Supply problem with an ATI card frezzing I had a couple of
>>> years was fixed by upgrading my PS to a supply with Watts output I have
>>> not
>>> had any PS problems and recommend that it you do skimp on the size of a
>>> new
>>> supply.
>>> "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:E66E5454-3B21-41E3-9D5B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > ATI Radeon 9550 Video Card 8x AGP 256MB DDR
>>> >
>>> > I've been looking at the system requirements for Ati Radeon 9500 on
>>> > Ati/AMD
>>> > website, retail, website and notice that it does not display any
>>> > Power
>>> > supply requirements. My system has 200 watts with Ati 9200 128mb
>>> > memory.
>>> > Anyone Know the Power supply requirements for Ati Radeon 9550 Video
>>> > Card?
>>> > Can
>>> > i run Ati Radeon 9500 on my system? will the graphic card adjust the
>>> > memory
>>> > to 128mb ddr?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

The problem is most if not all of the HP/Compaq systems have proprietary
PSU's. We've had three PSU's on our Compaq's up and die on us, and a
standard ATX PSU doesn't fit.

I don't think you'll have much luck finding a PSU that will fit without
modifying the case a bit. The only suggestion would be getting one from HP
directly, but I can promise you that it will be awfully expensive. It would
probably be cheaper to just get a new case and PSU and move everything to
the new box, if you're comfortable doing that.

--
"Hurricane" Andrew

"GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9CF2D71B-87D0-4C38-8E1D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I don't have Ati 9500 but 3 months ago i tried Visiontek Radeon X1300 512mb
> extreme gamer edtion and a 350 power ATX power supply that barely fit But
> i
> was not happy about the 350 power supply length since i had to force it in
> to
> fit. So i had to return both item and put the original parts back. I can't
> upgrade my graphic card until i get a 250 or 350 power supply that would
> fit.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> If you don't currently have the 9550 card you may want to consider a
>> newer
>> generation ATI card such as a X1600 Pro or another member of the X1xx
>> family.
>>
>> "JW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I don't think either BB or CC will have the supply you need if you can't
>> >easily find it yourself. Possibly CompUSA or a PC store that caters to
>> >small business like PC Club. But most likely you will have to find one
>> >on
>> >one of the Big PC parts stores on the Internet like CDW or Egghead.com.
>> > "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:616BCFBE-67DA-4A4B-9152-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> the problem is that i can not find a power supply that would fit on my
>> >> HP
>> >> computer and this is one of the reason. Power supply i need 6.00" Wide
>> >> X
>> >> 3.25" Tall X 4" Deep and 2.03 which is very difficult to find.
>> >>
>> >> Do you think bestbuy or circuitcity will have a replacement and will
>> >> offer
>> >> a 250-300 power supply for a fee that would fit on my computer enough
>> >> to
>> >> run
>> >> the graphic card, if i upgrade a graphic card on there store.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "JW" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> A power supply supports an entire system. The MOBO, the Memory, the
>> >>> Memory
>> >>> and all of the disk drives in addition to other PC cards installed in
>> >>> the
>> >>> system such as the Graphics card. You have to be concerned when
>> >>> looking
>> >>> at
>> >>> a new Power Supplys to see if they are rating the power as the input
>> >>> power
>> >>> or the output power.
>> >>> After a Power Supply problem with an ATI card frezzing I had a couple
>> >>> of
>> >>> years was fixed by upgrading my PS to a supply with Watts output I
>> >>> have
>> >>> not
>> >>> had any PS problems and recommend that it you do skimp on the size of
>> >>> a
>> >>> new
>> >>> supply.
>> >>> "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >>> news:E66E5454-3B21-41E3-9D5B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>> > ATI Radeon 9550 Video Card 8x AGP 256MB DDR
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I've been looking at the system requirements for Ati Radeon 9500 on
>> >>> > Ati/AMD
>> >>> > website, retail, website and notice that it does not display any
>> >>> > Power
>> >>> > supply requirements. My system has 200 watts with Ati 9200 128mb
>> >>> > memory.
>> >>> > Anyone Know the Power supply requirements for Ati Radeon 9550 Video
>> >>> > Card?
>> >>> > Can
>> >>> > i run Ati Radeon 9500 on my system? will the graphic card adjust
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > memory
>> >>> > to 128mb ddr?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

That doesn't always workout well either. Some HP/Compaq motherboards have
non-standard mounting points.

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2

Hurricane Andrew wrote:
> The problem is most if not all of the HP/Compaq systems have
> proprietary PSU's. We've had three PSU's on our Compaq's up and die
> on us, and a standard ATX PSU doesn't fit.
>
> I don't think you'll have much luck finding a PSU that will fit
> without modifying the case a bit. The only suggestion would be
> getting one from HP directly, but I can promise you that it will be
> awfully expensive. It would probably be cheaper to just get a new
> case and PSU and move everything to the new box, if you're
> comfortable doing that.
>
> "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9CF2D71B-87D0-4C38-8E1D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I don't have Ati 9500 but 3 months ago i tried Visiontek Radeon
>> X1300 512mb extreme gamer edtion and a 350 power ATX power supply
>> that barely fit But i
>> was not happy about the 350 power supply length since i had to force
>> it in to
>> fit. So i had to return both item and put the original parts back. I
>> can't upgrade my graphic card until i get a 250 or 350 power supply
>> that would fit.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "JW" wrote:
>>
>>> If you don't currently have the 9550 card you may want to consider
>>> a newer
>>> generation ATI card such as a X1600 Pro or another member of the
>>> X1xx family.
>>>
>>> "JW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I don't think either BB or CC will have the supply you need if you
>>>> can't easily find it yourself. Possibly CompUSA or a PC store
>>>> that caters to small business like PC Club. But most likely you
>>>> will have to find one on
>>>> one of the Big PC parts stores on the Internet like CDW or
>>>> Egghead.com. "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:616BCFBE-67DA-4A4B-9152-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> the problem is that i can not find a power supply that would fit
>>>>> on my HP
>>>>> computer and this is one of the reason. Power supply i need 6.00"
>>>>> Wide X
>>>>> 3.25" Tall X 4" Deep and 2.03 which is very difficult to find.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you think bestbuy or circuitcity will have a replacement and
>>>>> will offer
>>>>> a 250-300 power supply for a fee that would fit on my computer
>>>>> enough to
>>>>> run
>>>>> the graphic card, if i upgrade a graphic card on there store.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "JW" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> A power supply supports an entire system. The MOBO, the Memory,
>>>>>> the Memory
>>>>>> and all of the disk drives in addition to other PC cards
>>>>>> installed in the
>>>>>> system such as the Graphics card. You have to be concerned when
>>>>>> looking
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> a new Power Supplys to see if they are rating the power as the
>>>>>> input power
>>>>>> or the output power.
>>>>>> After a Power Supply problem with an ATI card frezzing I had a
>>>>>> couple of
>>>>>> years was fixed by upgrading my PS to a supply with Watts output
>>>>>> I have
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> had any PS problems and recommend that it you do skimp on the
>>>>>> size of a
>>>>>> new
>>>>>> supply.
>>>>>> "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:E66E5454-3B21-41E3-9D5B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>> ATI Radeon 9550 Video Card 8x AGP 256MB DDR
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've been looking at the system requirements for Ati Radeon
>>>>>>> 9500 on Ati/AMD
>>>>>>> website, retail, website and notice that it does not display
>>>>>>> any Power
>>>>>>> supply requirements. My system has 200 watts with Ati 9200 128mb
>>>>>>> memory.
>>>>>>> Anyone Know the Power supply requirements for Ati Radeon 9550
>>>>>>> Video Card?
>>>>>>> Can
>>>>>>> i run Ati Radeon 9500 on my system? will the graphic card adjust
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> memory
>>>>>>> to 128mb ddr?

Excellent point. I wish all OEM's would cut this out, unfortunately it's
not in their own best interests to do so.

--
"Hurricane" Andrew

"Kerry Brown" <(E-Mail Removed)*a*m> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> That doesn't always workout well either. Some HP/Compaq motherboards have
> non-standard mounting points.
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2
>
> Hurricane Andrew wrote:
>> The problem is most if not all of the HP/Compaq systems have
>> proprietary PSU's. We've had three PSU's on our Compaq's up and die
>> on us, and a standard ATX PSU doesn't fit.
>>
>> I don't think you'll have much luck finding a PSU that will fit
>> without modifying the case a bit. The only suggestion would be
>> getting one from HP directly, but I can promise you that it will be
>> awfully expensive. It would probably be cheaper to just get a new
>> case and PSU and move everything to the new box, if you're
>> comfortable doing that.
>>

It is getting better. Most of the current crop of HP/Compaq's I've seen have
standard size parts in them. I think the price of consumer pc's is so low
they can't afford to use non-standard parts. Almost all the parts
manufacturing is contracted out and it would be much more expensive if the
parts were non-standard.

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2



Hurricane Andrew wrote:
> Excellent point. I wish all OEM's would cut this out, unfortunately
> it's not in their own best interests to do so.
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" <(E-Mail Removed)*a*m> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> That doesn't always workout well either. Some HP/Compaq motherboards
>> have non-standard mounting points.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2
>>
>> Hurricane Andrew wrote:
>>> The problem is most if not all of the HP/Compaq systems have
>>> proprietary PSU's. We've had three PSU's on our Compaq's up and die
>>> on us, and a standard ATX PSU doesn't fit.
>>>
>>> I don't think you'll have much luck finding a PSU that will fit
>>> without modifying the case a bit. The only suggestion would be
>>> getting one from HP directly, but I can promise you that it will be
>>> awfully expensive. It would probably be cheaper to just get a new
>>> case and PSU and move everything to the new box, if you're
>>> comfortable doing that.

The 9100 and 9200 do not have built in Dx9 support. For XP ATI built
software DX9 support into the Catalyst drivers for these 2 cards. AFAIK
they have no intention of doing this again for Vista MCE. The Nvidia 5200
is still available in some stores and at some Websites, use Google to find
where. Be sure you get one with 128MB of onboard memory and with the output
interface(s) you need.

"GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:19A10DDB-553D-40A4-A1D1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> So far the best option is to get Nvidia Geforce 5200 128mb which support
> Directx 9 and i think support Vista also. If this graphic card is
> available
> elsewhere or if i can even find one. What i don't get is the 64bit and
> 128bit
> interface on graphic card I have Ati Radeon 9200 128mb 8x AGP which is
> base
> on directx 8.1 but also work with directx 9 and i think it has 128bit. Is
> Nvidia Geforce 5200 128mb 8x AGP with 64bit a lot better than a Ati Radeon
> 9200 128mb 8x AGP with 128bit interface.
>
> If i decide to stick with Ati Radeon 9200 will the Ati 6.5 control
> panel/driver/componet still work with Vista? I check ati.amd website and
> no
> support for Vista at all.
>
>
>
> "Hurricane Andrew" wrote:
>
>>
>> The problem is most if not all of the HP/Compaq systems have proprietary
>> PSU's. We've had three PSU's on our Compaq's up and die on us, and a
>> standard ATX PSU doesn't fit.
>>
>> I don't think you'll have much luck finding a PSU that will fit without
>> modifying the case a bit. The only suggestion would be getting one from
>> HP
>> directly, but I can promise you that it will be awfully expensive. It
>> would
>> probably be cheaper to just get a new case and PSU and move everything to
>> the new box, if you're comfortable doing that.
>>
>> --
>> "Hurricane" Andrew
>>
>> "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:9CF2D71B-87D0-4C38-8E1D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I don't have Ati 9500 but 3 months ago i tried Visiontek Radeon X1300
>> >512mb
>> > extreme gamer edtion and a 350 power ATX power supply that barely fit
>> > But
>> > i
>> > was not happy about the 350 power supply length since i had to force it
>> > in
>> > to
>> > fit. So i had to return both item and put the original parts back. I
>> > can't
>> > upgrade my graphic card until i get a 250 or 350 power supply that
>> > would
>> > fit.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "JW" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you don't currently have the 9550 card you may want to consider a
>> >> newer
>> >> generation ATI card such as a X1600 Pro or another member of the X1xx
>> >> family.
>> >>
>> >> "JW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >I don't think either BB or CC will have the supply you need if you
>> >> >can't
>> >> >easily find it yourself. Possibly CompUSA or a PC store that caters
>> >> >to
>> >> >small business like PC Club. But most likely you will have to find
>> >> >one
>> >> >on
>> >> >one of the Big PC parts stores on the Internet like CDW or
>> >> >Egghead.com.
>> >> > "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> > news:616BCFBE-67DA-4A4B-9152-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> the problem is that i can not find a power supply that would fit on
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> HP
>> >> >> computer and this is one of the reason. Power supply i need 6.00"
>> >> >> Wide
>> >> >> X
>> >> >> 3.25" Tall X 4" Deep and 2.03 which is very difficult to find.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Do you think bestbuy or circuitcity will have a replacement and
>> >> >> will
>> >> >> offer
>> >> >> a 250-300 power supply for a fee that would fit on my computer
>> >> >> enough
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> run
>> >> >> the graphic card, if i upgrade a graphic card on there store.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "JW" wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> A power supply supports an entire system. The MOBO, the Memory,
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> Memory
>> >> >>> and all of the disk drives in addition to other PC cards installed
>> >> >>> in
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> system such as the Graphics card. You have to be concerned when
>> >> >>> looking
>> >> >>> at
>> >> >>> a new Power Supplys to see if they are rating the power as the
>> >> >>> input
>> >> >>> power
>> >> >>> or the output power.
>> >> >>> After a Power Supply problem with an ATI card frezzing I had a
>> >> >>> couple
>> >> >>> of
>> >> >>> years was fixed by upgrading my PS to a supply with Watts output I
>> >> >>> have
>> >> >>> not
>> >> >>> had any PS problems and recommend that it you do skimp on the size
>> >> >>> of
>> >> >>> a
>> >> >>> new
>> >> >>> supply.
>> >> >>> "GT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> >>> news:E66E5454-3B21-41E3-9D5B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >>> > ATI Radeon 9550 Video Card 8x AGP 256MB DDR
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > I've been looking at the system requirements for Ati Radeon 9500
>> >> >>> > on
>> >> >>> > Ati/AMD
>> >> >>> > website, retail, website and notice that it does not display
>> >> >>> > any
>> >> >>> > Power
>> >> >>> > supply requirements. My system has 200 watts with Ati 9200 128mb
>> >> >>> > memory.
>> >> >>> > Anyone Know the Power supply requirements for Ati Radeon 9550
>> >> >>> > Video
>> >> >>> > Card?
>> >> >>> > Can
>> >> >>> > i run Ati Radeon 9500 on my system? will the graphic card adjust
>> >> >>> > the
>> >> >>> > memory
>> >> >>> > to 128mb ddr?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>