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gtcb2   01-08-2005 at 07:33:34 PM

What is the best AGP card I can get for under 75$? And if you don't no should I stick with Geforce or move to Radeon

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Flinx   01-08-2005 at 07:44:23 PM
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Cleeve   01-10-2005 at 04:57:58 PM
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Are they still selling new Ti4200s?

If they are, I guess the best new card in that price range is the Ti4200.

If you're looking used, you might be able to score a 9500 PRO for ~$75, which would be quite a bit better.

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davemar14   01-10-2005 at 11:48:07 PM
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I've seen 4200's on pricewatch.com. A 4200 will defintely beat any other card on the market under $100 or so. It will beat GeForce4 MX series, GeForce FX up to 5600, and Radeon up to 9500 Pro or so. Its not the newest card, but still offers good performance. I am still running my 4200. Plays HL2 and Doom3 good. I can run HL2 at 1024*768 with medium and high quality settings at around 45-75 FPS.

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gtcb2   01-11-2005 at 12:11:10 AM
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I was looking around a little more and I'm wondering if the 5700LE is any good or a 9600? And will it hurt a cards performance if its like 128mb/400mhz instead of 128/680mhz and is there a huge diferance between 64bit and 128bit

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pauldh   01-11-2005 at 12:51:31 AM
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In almost any game, the R9600 will beat out the FX 5700LE, often by alot. In older games, the Ti4200 will usually be >= a 9600. In some newer games, not only is the DX9 9600 rendering more, but it even outperforms the Ti4200 while doing so.

Take Farcry, look <A HREF="http://www.ixbt.com/video2/over2k4-fcs20-800.shtml" target="_new">here</A> and <A HREF="http://www.ixbt.com/video2/over2k4-fcs11-800.shtml" target="_new">here</A>, the plain 9600 outdoes the ti4200, and spanks the fx5700le.

Anyway, clock speeds do matter, but more important is the chipset architecture itself, as well as the memory interface. Avoid 64-bit cards!

Within any card, yes make sure you get one clocked accordingly. For instance, Look out for 9600 pro EZ versions clocked 400/400 intead of the real 400/600.

For just over $100, a 9600 pro is the best performing value card. If it is too much money, a GF4Ti4x00 or R9600 are also good. Below that is a radeon 9550 128-bit.

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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Pauldh on 01/10/05 07:03 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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HardWareBoss   01-11-2005 at 04:31:19 AM
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Buy the 9600Pro or 9600XT. Not the 5700LE.

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gtcb2   01-11-2005 at 10:11:48 PM
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I did a some looking around and found a 9600 Pro for about 100$ and a 5700 for about 90$. The 9600 is at http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=VC-105-177
and the 5700 is at http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scrip [...] 8&REFID=PG

so your saying I should get the 9600 pro?

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mrface   01-11-2005 at 10:19:24 PM
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<A HREF="http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=320808" target="_new">sapphire 9600 for 95 with free shipping</A>

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Cleeve   01-11-2005 at 10:22:50 PM
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9600 PRO for sure.

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pauldh   01-12-2005 at 12:21:38 AM
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Agreed.

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gtcb2   01-18-2005 at 12:42:37 AM
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Thanks you helped me make my decision. I am going to get the 9600 pro. If theres any good deals with rebates or something like that you see just tell me

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pauldh   01-18-2005 at 04:42:55 AM
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I am not aware of any killer deals right now on a R9600 pro. But in general, the prices on R9600 pro's are so low now that they are a great buy. Just do not buy a Powercolor 9600 pro EZ edition, which is clocked 400MHz core/ 400MHz effective memory speed. You want to look for a real Radeon 9600 pro, which is clocked 400core /600mem. Aslo, (although I am unaware of 64-bit 9600 pro's) make sure it has a 128-bit memory interface.

For instance, see how the core and memory speed is listed for this card: Also states 128-bit memory. That is what you want.
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pauldh   01-18-2005 at 04:50:31 AM
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Here is a <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-426R&type=Refurbished" target="_new"> Refurbished 9600 Pro</A>, but it only saves you $14. Might as well go new now that they have come down so much in price while the refurbs only dropped a little. I could see going for a refurb for $70, but not $93.


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