Is this card any good?

[SpeedFreak03]

ATI Radeon 9600 NP (Not SE) 256MB Sapphire Retail - $136

I watch DVDs, watch DivX movies from my HDD (I converted my VHS collection a while ago lol), and watch TV from my TV tuner. I also play GTA Vice City and NFS Hot Pursuit 2 occasionally.

Questions:
1. Is there any DISADVANTAGE of having 256MB over 128MB with a Radeon 9600NP?
2. Is the Radeon 9600NP Sapphire Retail a good overclocker?
3. Could the 9600NP be overclocked to Pro speeds?
4. How is the TV-out on this card?

Thanks, Josh

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Yes , good card

1. Is there any DISADVANTAGE of having 256MB over 128MB with a Radeon 9600NP?

Aside from extra cost... not really
2. Is the Radeon 9600NP Sapphire Retail a good overclocker?

Sure

3. Could the 9600NP be overclocked to Pro speeds?

Probably


4. How is the TV-out on this card?

by svideo, yes

by coaxial, no

 

[Ionizer86]

Suckiest Buy will have a 128MB 9600 for $70. I think it's a much better deal considering that double the ram barely helps increase speeds: increase is less than 1%.

 

[SpeedFreak03]

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
Suckiest Buy will have a 128MB 9600 for $70. I think it's a much better deal considering that double the ram barely helps increase speeds: increase is less than 1%.

yeah but knowing bestbuy they will prolly only have like 10, and I tried camping out at like 2AM one year, and I still didn't get what I wanted. But I am gonna try again!

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: SpeedFreak03

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
Suckiest Buy will have a 128MB 9600 for $70. I think it's a much better deal considering that double the ram barely helps increase speeds: increase is less than 1%.

yeah but knowing bestbuy they will prolly only have like 10, and I tried camping out at like 2AM one year, and I still didn't get what I wanted. But I am gonna try again!

buy now, pricematch black friday

 

[SpeedFreak03]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: SpeedFreak03

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
Suckiest Buy will have a 128MB 9600 for $70. I think it's a much better deal considering that double the ram barely helps increase speeds: increase is less than 1%.

yeah but knowing bestbuy they will prolly only have like 10, and I tried camping out at like 2AM one year, and I still didn't get what I wanted. But I am gonna try again!

buy now, pricematch black friday

i've heard that they arent pricematching! But I might have to give that a shot, I can always just return it.