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Radeon 9600 Pro in an GX270?
I ordered a Radeon 9800 Pro because I seen this thread: en.community.dell.com/.../17363749
Well, the person from Amazon sent me the wrong card and it was a 9600 instead of the 9800.
The 9600, however, fits perfect, the computer lights turn on and the fan on the card is working, but the issue is the PC isn't showing up on the monitor at all.
So what could the issue be?
speedstep
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May 25th, 2015 17:00
No that's wrong. The Mac edition of the 9600 pro works fine in a PC OR A MAC.
The mac version of the card ONLY works in G4 and G5 Macs.
I own this card and a GX270 and it works just fine. Thats why its called ATI Radeon 9600 PRO PC & Mac Edition.
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June 17th, 2015 13:00
I see no reason why the cellestica card would not work.
ch8878
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May 25th, 2015 13:00
Anyways the card looks like this:
It fits perfect.
ch8878
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May 25th, 2015 14:00
Mine looks more like the picture you posted, but mine has a fan. I just posted an online picture not the one I have just to show the 9600 has two slots and the 9800 has three so the 9800 wouldn't work.
What do you think the issue is?
Would me using the VGA and not the DVI be the reason I'm not getting any picture?
speedstep
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May 25th, 2015 14:00
The card does not meet minimum engineering standards and is bad.The card that will actually work looks like this:
That card skimped and skimped on parts to the point where the card is non functional. That card is like shady vendors who sell ram modules where its just empty plastic glued to dimms without any actual ram.
9800 pro looks like this. Note the AUX power for the 9800 pro molex connector aka hard drive power.
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May 25th, 2015 15:00
The Zotac GT610 PCI will outperform the 9600 Pro, and it has HD video support.
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May 25th, 2015 16:00
If your card has a fan its likely a model designed for Apple not PC and therefore it wont work.
Standard 9600 pro works fine and 2 slots just means AGP 8X 4X and 2X and its backwards compatible.
The card is bad and is not a 9800 pro therefore you should get your money back either way.
ch8878
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May 25th, 2015 16:00
Mine is one for the PC, but that blue one you posted is the MAC one.
They look similar, but the PC has a fan and a few different things.
ch8878
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May 25th, 2015 16:00
Mine only has two slots.
ch8878
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May 25th, 2015 18:00
OK, Thanks!
I'll return it then.
ch8878
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June 16th, 2015 12:00
Does that card work with the GX270?
ch8878
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June 16th, 2015 13:00
You think this one would work.
Celestica Radeon 9600XT Gold Edition 128MB VGA DVI S-Video Graphics Card
It looks right though.
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June 16th, 2015 22:00
Yes.
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June 17th, 2015 22:00
It's an ancient design, while the GT620 is the best available for this model.
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June 18th, 2015 06:00
Many Vacuum tube based cards are worthwhile due to the price.
Cards like this are $5 at my local used computer shop. The shipping on them costs $16 so I go over there and buy them directly.