GeForce7600 GT OC [vs] Diamond Radeon HD 2400 Pro 256MB

[shadowmapper]

My old video card, BFG's GeForce7600 GT OC, recently died (RIP) and I'm looking for a comparable PCIe replacement for this system, an 2.00 GHz Athlon running on an Asus M2V-MX board.

I'm looking at a Diamond Radeon 'Stealth' HD 2400 Pro 256MB. It seems to be a somewhat comparable card with a core speed of 525MHz (vs the 7600's 580 MHz), thought it's running DDR2 RAM at 800MHz vs the 7600's DD3 RAM running at 1450 MHz.

A replacement 7600 will cost me about $175 plus it will have to be shipped, where as I can pick up the 2400 today and it will only cost about $60. The fact that the 2400 Pro has a S-Video port is also kinda big for me because I use it to interface with a my TV using Composite (R-G-B) jacks.

Anyone who has the 2400 Pro, knows anything about it, running it on this board with an Athlon, basically any input is welcome. Thanks.

PS- I have another system so the slight downgrade is not really an issue for me, basically the video demands on this system are limited to running HD video and Warcraft 3.

 

[tom_mai78101]

I'm not sure if this is good. We mostly think to ourselves that most users have newer variations of recent motherboard/chipset/graphics card/display/etc. hardwares.

Anyway, answering your question:

You might want to try doing some research on both Geforce 7600GT and ATi Radeon 2400 HD.

Here are some for you to look up:

Geforce 7600GT:
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ATi Radeon 2400 HD:
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Last resort:
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What you need to do, is to do some comparing. And from there, I expect you to understand fully what your requirements are and which cards suits your needs.

We can't really help out people about this. The only way is to review it.

 

[Slapshot136]

based on this

the 7600 is WAY better then the 2400

not sure what/where those prices are, but it makes sense for the 7600 to be more expensive

here's a more direct comparison, the 7600 gets almost double the FPS on average

edit: if the graphics aren't important, why not just go with a TV tuner card?

 

[kingkingyyk3]

Since you are not running heavy games, you will be fine.

 

[staind25]

For comparing video cards:

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php