Which would be better

Hey guys,

Looks like i fried my graphics card. I have/had a Nvidia MSI n 9500 GT.

I was just wondering if I should just go with the same one for replacement or if i should get this one that a local place sent me at my request in an email. The stats are as follows.

nVIDIA GeForce 210 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI-Express x16 HDMI+DVI Video Graphics Card

Advanced Active Heatsink Fan Design Ensures Maximum Heat Dissipation

Card Dimension: 5 3/4" in Length x 3" in Width x 5/8" in Thickness

Comes with Driver CD & Quick Installation Guide in Retail Box

Works in Desktop PC System Utilizing PCI-Express x16 Technology

One Year Direct Warranty



in Stock! Ship Worldwide Immediately!


Pictures are of Actual Item

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Interface
Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16 (Backward Compatible with PCI-Express x16 Slot)
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 210
Core clock 475MHz
Processor Cores 24
Memory
Memory Clock 800MHz
Memory Size 1GB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type DDR2
3D API
DirectX DirectX 10.1 / Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL OpenGL 3.2
Ports
DVI 1
HDMI 1
VGA 0
General
Processor Clock 1100MHz
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
SLI Supported No
Cooler Active Heatsink Fan
OS Supported Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP/MCE2005/Linux/FreeBSD
System Requirements A PCI Express or PCI-Express 2.0 compliant motherboard with one single-width x16 graphics slot
Installation software requires CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
HDMI or DVI compatible monitor
A minimum recommended 300W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 18A).
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
Features
HDCP Ready Yes


NVIDIA CUDA™ technology

• NVIDIA® PhysX® technology
• Microsoft Windows 7 support
• DirectCompute Support
• OpenCL Support
• NVIDIA PureVideo® HD technology
• High Definition 1080p Display Support
• Dual-link DVI, HDMI 1.3a output
• Dual‐link HDCP Capable
• PCI Express 2.0 support
• Microsoft DirectX 10.1, Shader Model 4.1 support
• OpenGL 3.2 support

I have around $100 to replace the card with, and i could get either for that price, or less. Which should i go with?

Thanks,
Z.

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A G210 is so inferior to a 9500GT that it's not even funny. Here's a review that has both.

Edit: Actually what you list there as a Geforce 210 doesn't match the original Geforce 210 spec which is 16 not 24 processors and a 64-bit not 128-bit memory. I haven't found a benchmark that deals with this different configuration. However it still has fewer processors than a 9500GT and at a slower clock speed. I would still say 9500GT wins.

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