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[pradeepka]

Hi,

Im looking for a Radeon 9600 card, found some on newegg.
These r the ones ive shortlisted:-

1. SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600 Video Card, 128MB DDR 95$

2. SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600 Video Card, 256MB DDR 103$

3. SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600 PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR 129$

Which one should i go for?
My budget is within 150$.

Would going for a 9600 pro 128mb better than going for a 9600 256MB...and how about the brand GIGABYTE.

Thnkz

 

[arkus]

From the FAQ:

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Lower Midrange Cards ($100 to $200)
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Recommended Cards
Best buy: Radeon 9600 PRO, GeForce FX5900 SE/XT

Special notes for midrange graphics card buyers:


Avoid 256 MB versions and save money. 256 MB VRAM is useless with these cards and card manufacturers often use inferior memory in 256 MB cards

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[Coyote]

I'd vote for number 3 (the pro). Sapphire is a pretty good brand from what I read.

Barton 2500+
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512MB Corsair Twinx 3200LL
9600 Pro
Enermax Noisetaker 420 watts
Win98SE

 

[cleeve]

The PRO will wipe the floor with those other two cards. Some vendors also advertise 9600SE's as 9600s, so be wary.

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[HardWareBoss]

Can you spend another $50 US? ATI's trade in price on 9800Pro $199 US.

 

[blackphoenix77]

Can you trade in any card for that trade in price?

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[Willamette_sucks]

I think so, as long as its ATI. And I agree that that is the better route to go, as the 9800p has alot more horsepower (and TORQUE! lol).

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[pradeepka]

Thnkz guys...ive fixed on the sapphire 9600 pro 128MB .

Is the ATI RADEON 9200 128MB a gud card? i know it dosnt have directx9 support but apart from that hows it?

 

[cleeve]

The 9200 non-se is OK by today's standards, but I wouldn't bother with it. It's about as good as a 9600SE, but it doesn't have DirectX 9.

And a 9200SE is the equivalent of a performance abortion. Like the GeforceFX 5200.

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<b>3dMark03: <font color=red>4,055</b></font color=red>

 

[HardWareBoss]

Yup any old card you have.

 

[Willamette_sucks]

It's not as good as a 9600SE. Try turning on AF/AA with one of those things... ouch. I know the 9600se isn't powerful enough to really use those features, but 4x AF on a 9600 won't make a dent in the performance so you could run it with that. You couldn't on the 9200 though.

Me: are you saying I can't provide?
Me: cause I know I can provide.
Me: oh and I can provide money too
Rachel: why do we need money when we can just stay in our room and have sex all day?