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More info?)
The 9600 Pro is much faster than the 5700le and also has better DX9 support.
DaveL
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>> I have almost the same problem; i have to choose between a Radeon 9600
>> Pro with 128MB, and a GeForce FX 5700LE with 256MB. Which one is
>> better?.
>> I live in Argentina, and apparently, they are the only ones in the
>> market...
>> Do the 256MB really make the 5700LE better than the 9600 Pro with
>> 128MB, as some people have told me here?. Both of them cost the same,
>> so that's not a problem.
>> I currently have a GeForce FX 5200 with 128MB, and I want to get a
>> better card. I've seen in
http://users.rcn.com/chare/video.htm that the
>> core and memory speed, and the BW are the same in the 5200 and the
>> 5700LE, but i've been told that the additional 128MB of the 5700LE,
>> duplicate the memory speed, and bw. Is that true?
>> Thanks in advance...
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>> pablozing
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> NO, double memory in graphic cards usually is made by SLOWER memory,
> therefore you might not get better than the 128MB.
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> I don't know about 9600 PRO, but I had some experience with FX5200,
> Saphire 9600XT and 5700LE.
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> In general, if you also plan to play with Linux, get the nVidia 5700,
> 5900XT, etc.
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> If not, the 9600 is not bad at all. The speed might be almost the same
> between
> 5700LE and 9600PRO; though I am not very sure. My 9600XT gives better
> color and screens.
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