though the 9600 has more ROP, TMU than the 8800GS, I don't get how the 9600 has around the same performance as the 8800GS when it has only 2/3 of the shaders that the 8800GS has." 1.You missed the whole point I was trying to make. The 8800GS has less bandwidth...

OC 9600gt or OC 8800GS. Okay decided between 8800gs or the 9600 Gt my system specs run as so.I'd also be running at 1280-1024 res. Cpu - E6300@2.2ghz Mobo - 650I nvidia p5n-E Ram- 4gig ddr2 GSKILL ram Case with 5 120 mm fans I'm deciding between these...

Both cards have 512Mb, but the 3870 has DDR4. Any good vs. benchmarks out there comparing these two? Thanks. :D CHAINTECH GSE96GT GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 MSI RX3870-T2D512E OC Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4...

XFX Geforce 9600 GSO, 768 mb. I just bought this from newegg the other day for about 80 bucks with free shipping. I figured it was a pretty good deal since I had read some good things about the 9600 gso's especially this one with 768 mb. So i was just wondering...

I would get an 8800GS and overclock it or buy pre overclocked. The GS is a sweet spot card for price/performance and will play all of your current games and future for that fact. Could any one put some links to some 8800gt, 8800gs or 9600 that you could recommend?...

Win XP PCIex16 Current Vid card: SAPPHIRE 100105SR-BL Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card You will see a performance increase, but nothing major. Mabye spend a little bit more money and get a 8800gs or 9600 gso? Ive seen a 8800gs...

i.e., contains a subset of the xt 's architecture) For gaming the choice is easy: (between those two) 8600GT. I doubt it, but as other said, I will really advice you to not buy 2600pro or 8600GT. 9600GT, 8800GS, 9600 GSO, Radeon HD3850 (in this...

absolutely nothing. I understand these cards are very cheap, but honestly, don't expect much more then a integrated VGA. If you cannot afford much more, look for a 8800GS, 9600 or a HD3850. Even the 8600 would be way better than those (though I can't see myself...

on it and then try to flood ATI out of the midrange market with cheap crippled 280 and 260 cores. Much like they did with the 8800GS and the 9600 and 8800GT256 really. I hope im wrong though and i for one will be buying a 4 series card over the Nvidia option....

is pretty impressive considering it has so few processors eh? although this doesn't show the 9600 gt, you will see that the 8800gs is a fine card and the 8800gs is not < the 9600gt, it is as good in some cases, better in some cases and not as good in...