GT? GTX? GSO? What's the difference?

[cydewaze]

I've been trying to pick a card for my new build, and I'm sticking with NVidia due to their Linux support.

I've spent the last two days poking around Newegg, and I still don't know what card to get. 9500GT. 250GTX. 9600GSO. I can't really figure out what the difference is between all these cards.

I know that I'll probably be fine with any of them, since I'm not a gamer, but I still would like a decent card and I want to keep heat to a minimum. I run dual 19" LCDs at 1280x1024, so my needs are pretty basic.

It seems like a 9500GT with a half gig of ram should be fine. Is there something I'm missing?

 

[Annisman]

9500GT would be fine for your needs, look for one with 2 DVI outs, seeing as how you are running dual monitors. Because you don't game, anything above the 9500GT would not benefit you, the 9500 will do anything you require, such as blu ray playback etc.

To answer your original question, the 9600GSO is a G92 core (if you get the right one) that has been disabled, and some of the ram removed, ( although some versions haved added ram such as 768mb flavours ) It is a decent card that is useful for mid level gaming. I bought one for my brother's mild gaming rig. I also bought a 9500GT for my parents computer, so I have some hands on experience with these cards. The 250GTX is a refresh of the 9800GTX+ which was a 55nm refresh of the 9800GTX which was a refresh of the 8800GTS 512, sounds confusing ? It is, Nvidia is very tricky in their naming schemes.

Long story short, the 9500GT is good for you, and cheap, find one with two DVI, or maybe there are some with DVI and an HDMI, also you can buy silent ones, that are noisless which I recommend, I know Sparkle makes one. Good luck!

 

[cydewaze]

Thanks annisman, that was perfect.

I had my eye on this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150332

Cheap, and good reviews. I'll check out the Sparkles too, thanks.