ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DDR

[timberwolf1]

Just a post about the ATI Radeon 9600XT.

I didn't really have a chance to shop around and had to choose between this, a X800, or a nVidia 6800GT, that was it. Given my income and rig (a P4 2.4) i didn't think bleeding edge was what the doctor ordered, so I said what the hell and ditched the old GF ti4600.

Well, ho-lee crap, what's that about an average 67fps in Half-Life 2 with all detail settings turned up, 4XAA, 8XAF @ 1024x768? MORE than happy with those numbers for the price. How about Doom3 at 800x600 detail medium-high at steady above 60fps? Not too bad for a 2 year old rig.

The Catalyst software suite is very nice, though since nVidia also makes great drivers these days it's kind of a moot point. One thing to note, using ATI's Overdrive utility I have experienced some system hangs, particularly in HL2. Switched to Powerstrip and now I've got it lethally Oc'd on factory cooling and stable as a coffeetable... go figure.

In short, this card will run any of the current gen of games well enough for 99.9% of gamers. With full DX9 compatability, it's even got a shot at next-gen titles. Highly overclockable, well-priced, and reliable as can be. Great buy!


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[cleeve]

Yep, 9600XT is still a very usable card. Although depending how much you spent for it, I've seen some 9700's for very cheap lately, and they'd rock the 9600XT.

Remember, most times if you'd spend more $$$ on a videocard, it's to run next-gen titles at very high resolution and with high levels of AA. Your 9600XT provides a great Doom3 experience at 800x600, but my 6800GT can run it 1200+ with 4xaa with very high framerates... it's a noticably better experience.

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[scottchen]

IMO 9800pro is the best buy right now, somebody posted it at 120US, what a deal.

 

[blackphoenix77]

Whoa, where is it $120??

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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

IMO 9800pro is the best buy right now, somebody posted it at 120US, what a deal.

I could locally get the <A HREF="http://img81.echo.cx/img81/7348/medeal4ke.jpg" target="_new">R9700 for $115CDN and an R9800 for $140CDN</A>, which are pretty good IMO, both of which would outpace the R9600XT.

Of course the R9800P for the equivalent $120US exchange would be sweet too. The best price I've seen for the R9800P in CDN$ was NCIX's $189 last week.


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[scottchen]

Most of the guys in van get those Lite 9800pro's from sapphire at about 160 per 10 quantity or 145 per 100 quantity.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

This is no guy in back of van, this retail, you making fun?

Yeah I'm not surprised that in the behind the scenes retail scene you guys can get them for a fair bit cheaper. Those $399 X800XL AGPs at FS are selling for $330 to staff .


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