Radeon 9700 pro?

[gobeavers]

I want to upgrade to a better video card, and I am deciding between a Radeon 9600 pro, and a Radeon 9700 pro. I don't need the high end graphics of a 9800 or a FX 5900, and on ebay I can get the 9700 pro for around 230-250 dollars, and about 150 for the 9600 pro. Is it worth the extra 80 to go to the 9700 pro? Will I do better buying a FX 5600 with 256 mb of RAM? I play games like battlefield 1942, not to graphic intensive at this point but right now I am running a GeForce 2 MX. Thanks.

 

[coolsquirtle]

dont fall into the trap of 256mb ram...... it's useless~~~ GET THE Radeon 9700 pro

Proud Owner the Block Heater
120% nVidia Fanboy
I'd get a nVidia GeForce FX 5900Ultra... if i had the money and if THEY WOULD CHANGE THAT #()#@ HSF

 

[sirak]

Get the 9700pro. It is considerably more powerful than the 9600pro.

 

[Crashman]

hehe, just because you mentioned eBay, I hope your winning bid gets you a box with a phone book inside.

<font color=blue>Watts mean squat if you don't have quality!</font color=blue>

 

[10GHZ]

9700 pro defitnitly

 

[daddywags214]

If you can get a 9700 Pro for $230, there's your answer. And Crashman, be positive!!! A phone book... goodness...

Tit for tat, butter for fat, ATi's dog kicks nVidia's cat

(Maximum PC)

 

[Crashman]

Just remembering an argument I had with a guy last year when he said he could get a Ti 4600 for $150 off eBay and compared that to Newegg's prices for ATI cards.

<font color=blue>Watts mean squat if you don't have quality!</font color=blue>

 

[gobeavers]

Well, my current card is a NVIDIA GeForce 2 mx. So would the driver isssues really be enough to buy a FX 5600 over a Radeon 9700? Isn't the ATI card better, and I want the better card, unles I will have issues with it.

 

[gobeavers]

Would a 9500 pro be better? For about 60 dollars less than a 9700 pro? Does it have eight enabled pipes without mods?

 

[gobeavers]

Since I don't want to do a clean windows install, how much of a performance hit would I take?

 

[pIII_Man]

there are programs out that will delete the nvidia registry enteries for you...off the top of my head i can't think of any but you could look into takeing that route.

 

[Willamette_sucks]

ignore zyprd omg...

Just make sure you completely uninstall all nvidia drivers and stuff and youll be completely fine. There is no associated performance hit AT ALL!

Yes 9500 has 8 pixel pipelines, but the 9700 is still alot better, get it.

"Every Day is the Right Day." -Pink Floyd

 

[gobeavers]

Yes, I am using winXP, is it easy to delete all of the NVIDIA registries?

 

[cleeve]

The 9500 PRO has 8 pipes and is a great card, better than the 9600 PRO, but not as god as a 9700.

Video cards, from worst to best, IMHO
(levels with an equal sign means they're pretty much on par with each other, give or take a benchmark or two)


8. Radeon 9500 = Geforce4 Ti4200 = Geforce FX 5600
7. Geforce4 Ti 4400, 4800SE = radeon 9600
6. Geforce4 Ti 4600, 4800
5. Geforce FX 5600 ULTRA Rev 1 = Radeon 9600 PRO
4. Geforce FX 5600 ULTRA Rev 2 = Radeon 9500 PRO
3. Geforce FX 5800 ULTRA = Radeon 9700
2. Geforce FX 5900 = Radeon 9700 PRO
1. Geforce FX 5900 ULTRA = Radeon 9800 PRO


You can get a 9700 non-pro on ebay or online retailers for about $200, that's a really good deal.

Although if you can get a 9700 PRO for $230, go for that...

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