Is ATI Radeon 9600 a good buy?

RZetlin · August 8th, 2003

I tried to buy an ATI 9500 Radeon video card from the store but they are phased out the card. But the store offering ATI Radeon 9600.

Is the ATI Radeon 9600 a good buy?

If not, which video card should I get that is in the same price range as an ATI Radeon 9600?

August 8th, 2003

Geforce 5600 Ultra is better IMO. You're gonna have to make a decision.

Do you want a faster card, With less Quality AA, Better Anistropic Filtering combinations And a week Pixel shader 2.0 if the card does not properly optimise for for its pixel shader registry? (Fx 5600 Ultra)

Or do you want a slower card, with better Anti aliasing, Inferior Anistropic Filtering. And a very powerful static pixel shader 2.0 ?(9600 pro)

Or would you rather have a powerful 8 pipeline card, With Powerful AA, Inferior AF, Powerful Pixel Shader. An additional 2 vertex Shaders (9500 Pro)

Personally the last choice is the best. If not I'd get a 5600 Ultra

**Razor Blade** · August 9th, 2003

The 9600 pro is a great buy. You can saftely overclock it (softmod)

And get speeds above the 9500 pro and close to the 9700!!!

Check it out: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDY0LDQ=

August 9th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razor Blade

The 9600 pro is a great buy. You can saftely overclock it (softmod)

And get speeds above the 9500 pro and close to the 9700!!!

Check it out: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDY0LDQ=

For every 2 mhz a 9600 Pro Overclocks. a 9500 Pro only requires 1 mhz to achieve same performance.

Geforce FX 5600 Ultras Overclock "just" as well.

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDc4

RZetlin · August 9th, 2003

I find that the ASUS V9280 Geforce Ti4200-8X is the same price as the ATI Radeon 9600.

Which card is better? Geforce Ti4200-8X or Radeon 9600?

BTW ChrisRay, Geforce 5600 Ultra is very expensive.

**Yeloazndevil** · August 9th, 2003

Radeon 9600 is better than a GF4Ti4200

August 9th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by RZetlin

I find that the ASUS V9280 Geforce Ti4200-8X is the same price as the ATI Radeon 9600.

Which card is better? Geforce Ti4200-8X or Radeon 9600?

BTW ChrisRay, Geforce 5600 Ultra is very expensive.

Not too much more expensive than a 9600 Pro. its 200 Dollars. Non Ultra 256 Megs are more./

RZetlin · August 9th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisRay

Not too much more expensive than a 9600 Pro. its 200 Dollars. Non Ultra 256 Megs are more./

I'm sure where did you get your 5600 Ultra, but it more expensive.

GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 128MB DDR $249.99

ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB DDR $199.99

August 9th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by RZetlin

I'm sure where did you get your 5600 Ultra, but it more expensive.

GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 128MB DDR $249.99

ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB DDR $199.99

COmp USA they are sold for the same price here.

**DarkAurora** · August 9th, 2003

www.pricewatch.com has plenty of Radeon 9500 Pros left.

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August 8th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is ATI Radeon 9600 a good buy? Geforce 5600 Ultra is better IMO. You're gonna have to make a decision. Do you want a faster card, With less Quality AA, Better Anistropic Filtering combinations And a week Pixel shader 2.0 if the card does not properly optimise for for its pixel shader registry? (Fx 5600 Ultra) Or do you want a slower card, with better Anti aliasing, Inferior Anistropic Filtering. And a very powerful static pixel shader 2.0 ?(9600 pro) Or would you rather have a powerful 8 pipeline card, With Powerful AA, Inferior AF, Powerful Pixel Shader. An additional 2 vertex Shaders (9500 Pro) Personally the last choice is the best. If not I'd get a 5600 Ultra

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RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,885	I find that the ASUS V9280 Geforce Ti4200-8X is the same price as the ATI Radeon 9600. Which card is better? Geforce Ti4200-8X or Radeon 9600? BTW ChrisRay, Geforce 5600 Ultra is very expensive. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ \| 2 GB RAM \| XFX Nvidia 6800 GS 256 MB XXX Edition \| Win XP Pro SP2

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Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	Re: Is ATI Radeon 9600 a good buy? Radeon 9600 is better than a GF4Ti4200

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