5700le or 9550?

[arunr]

i'm looking for a midrange card around 100$

i am trying to decide between the bfg 5700le OC 256mb and the radeon 9550 256mb.

read some reviews about these two but didnt help much

thanks

 

[Pete]

No contest. 256MB is wasted on cards that slow, IMO. The *much* faster 9600XT will serve you much better for gaming. Plus, it's an ATi card, so it has a three year warranty, IIRC.

Edit: Or this, if you don't have an extra card to mail in. A bit slower than the XT, but still faster than a 5700LE or 9550.

Alternatively, if you're comfortable buying used, a used GF FX 5900 or Radeon 9700 Pro for about $100 will be faster than a 9600P/XT. The 5900 may be slower in some DX9 games, but it should be faster otherwise. The 9700P will be the fastest, but may have a rolling lines problem with the VGA out, but you can get around that by using the DVI-VGA adapter.

 

[nick1985]

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[arunr]

those cards look great!!

thanks a lot

just one more question....

for the same price, 9600Pro 256mb or 9600XT 128mb?

 

[otispunkmeyer]

9600xt 128

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: arunr
those cards look great!!

thanks a lot

just one more question....

for the same price, 9600Pro 256mb or 9600XT 128mb?

9600XT

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: arunr
those cards look great!!

thanks a lot

just one more question....

for the same price, 9600Pro 256mb or 9600XT 128mb?

9600XT

 

[zakee00]

the fx series of cards sucked, but the 6xxx series pwns

 

[arunr]

what if the choice were between a regular non-pro 9800 like the Sapphire Radeon 9800 Atlantis and an ATI 9600XT?

According to the comaprison on ATI's site the 9800 has a lower clock speed (memory and engine) than the 9600XT...

 

[nick1985]

a 9800non pro owns a 9600XT. it has 256bit interface. but make sure the 9800 is a 256bit, sometimes companies try and claim a card is a 9800, but it only is 128 bit like the 9600XT.

 

[2Xtreme21]

9700pro for around $130 on ebay would own all of them.

 

[arunr]

most of the regular 9800s on newegg have a 128bit memory interface..

very few are 256bit and those are 200$+

btw, how old is the 9700 pro? most reviews i have seen compare it with a Geforce 4....

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: arunr
most of the regular 9800s on newegg have a 128bit memory interface..

very few are 256bit and those are 200$+

btw, how old is the 9700 pro? most reviews i have seen compare it with a Geforce 4....

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the 9700pro is still a very good card. it STOMPS the geforce4's and is ALMOST as fast as the 9800pro.

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as you can see, the 9700Pro is always right on the tail of the 9800pro, and in my book it is certainly a very good deal at $140 in my link. I do not think a 9800pro is worth over $60 more.

 

[XT2k]

he could get a Radeon 9550 (not SE) and flash it to 9600 that will be cheap.

XT

 

[arunr]

thanks a lot, i think i'll go ahead with the 9700 pro. looks good.

actually almost anything is better than my current Geforce 4 ti