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IYHO: DX9 Vid Card with BEST Bang for your Buck
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DaveSimmons
Elite Member
ATI 9600 Pro
If you're an ATI hater, then you need to spend $50-60 more and get an nV fx5900 non-ultra, since the 5600 is weak and the 5700 costs almost the same as the 5900nu.
If you're an ATI hater, then you need to spend $50-60 more and get an nV fx5900 non-ultra, since the 5600 is weak and the 5700 costs almost the same as the 5900nu.
Matthias99
Diamond Member
There are also many, many, *many* large and/or heated discussions on this in the Video forum.
Basically, for $150, the 9600Pro is the best you can get.
For $200, the GeForce FX5900 Non-Ultra is the best card available. Skip the 9600XT and 5700Ultra -- they perform only marginally better than the 9600Pro, and they cost a lot more (although the 9600XT does come with a coupon for HL2).
For $250 (or possibly less), you can get a RADEON 9700Pro or 9800Non-Pro (which perform almost identically). It performs similarly to the 5900NU, although it is much better at running with AA/AF enabled, and it's much faster at DX9 (although how much of an impact that will have on new games is debatable).
For $300 and up, the 9800Pro is the way to go. The 5900Ultra is also a possibility, but its weaker AA and DX9 make it, IMHO, likely to need replacement sooner rather than later. The 9800XT and 5950Ultra are not fast enough to justify another $100.
Basically, for $150, the 9600Pro is the best you can get.
For $200, the GeForce FX5900 Non-Ultra is the best card available. Skip the 9600XT and 5700Ultra -- they perform only marginally better than the 9600Pro, and they cost a lot more (although the 9600XT does come with a coupon for HL2).
For $250 (or possibly less), you can get a RADEON 9700Pro or 9800Non-Pro (which perform almost identically). It performs similarly to the 5900NU, although it is much better at running with AA/AF enabled, and it's much faster at DX9 (although how much of an impact that will have on new games is debatable).
For $300 and up, the 9800Pro is the way to go. The 5900Ultra is also a possibility, but its weaker AA and DX9 make it, IMHO, likely to need replacement sooner rather than later. The 9800XT and 5950Ultra are not fast enough to justify another $100.
DaveSimmons
Elite Member
Read the AT benchmarking articles to see 9800 pro vs. 5900 ultra. Is the 9800 worth $300? That depends on whether you want your card to handle HL2 and Doom3 at 1024x768. If you don't mind 800x600, or will buy a new card next year, then get the 9600 pro.
GTaudiophile
Lifer
9600XT.
I bought mine at ZipZoomFly.com for $188 with free shipping. If you consider the HL2 coupon to be worth $40-50, I'd say I actually only paid $138-148 for it.
I bought mine at ZipZoomFly.com for $188 with free shipping. If you consider the HL2 coupon to be worth $40-50, I'd say I actually only paid $138-148 for it.
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