ATI Radeon 9600XT

**Mosaik** · 10-25-2004, 10:35 PM

I need some opinions on this video card because I plan on using this card for my new rig I'm currently building. I know some of you will tell me to get the Radeon 9800 Pro but I don't plan on playing Doom 3 or the other FPS's out there.

**Spun247** · 10-25-2004, 10:46 PM

What do you plan on doing with it? If just some RTS's and you can get one cheap used than go for it, but a new one seems a waste of money.

Bearded Kirklander · 10-26-2004, 10:58 AM

9600XT is a fine little card. If the price is the same as the 9800 Pro though, I'd get the 9800 Pro. If the 9600XT you are looking at is like $149 or so, I'd get the 9600XT. Sapphire or genuine ATI brand seem to be the most popular.

Whatever you do end up buying, I hope you enjoy it.

**mikeysg** · 10-26-2004, 11:11 AM

I have a Connect3D 9600XT in my niece's rig, tried UT2k4 and NFSU on it, and I can honestly say that I was impressed by what this lil card can do. FRs was quite good at 1024x768 and IQ was excellent.....a casual gamer would easily be satisfied with this lil card.

Bearded Kirklander · 10-26-2004, 11:40 AM

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Originally posted by mikeysg
I have a Connect3D 9600XT in my niece's rig, tried UT2k4 and NFSU on it, and I can honestly say that I was impressed by what this lil card can do. FRs was quite good at 1024x768 and IQ was excellent.....a casual gamer would easily be satisfied with this lil card.

It does seem to do a nice job at 4xAA and 8xAF too, at least from what I've seen.

**Boneycat** · 10-26-2004, 02:20 PM

you can easily find used 9800pros for $150. You don't even have to look any further then in sharky's own classified sections to find them either.

**scheibler** · 10-26-2004, 04:04 PM

"Boneycat: you can easily find used 9800pros for $150. You don't even have to look any further then in sharky's own classified sections to find them either."

yes but you can find a 9600xt for $100 or less and a 9700pro on ebay for $130 or less. I beieve both are still great cards.

**Motoman** · 10-26-2004, 04:17 PM

Newegg has a 9600XT 128Mb for $132 - Rosewill brand. I do not think there is significant differentiation in the video cards from different vendors - some will have a better software bundle though. I frankly have little to no interest in the bundle, so I get the cheapest card there is every time.

**JoJo boy** · 10-26-2004, 06:36 PM

I have the retail version and its quite good. Runs very smooth as long as you don't run games a 1600X1200 or Doom III, Farcry, Battlefront above 10X70.

10-25-2004, 10:35 PM	#1
Mosaik Expensive Sushi Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CA Posts: 35	ATI Radeon 9600XT I need some opinions on this video card because I plan on using this card for my new rig I'm currently building. I know some of you will tell me to get the Radeon 9800 Pro but I don't plan on playing Doom 3 or the other FPS's out there.

10-25-2004, 10:46 PM	#2
Spun247 Goldfish Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Utica, NY Posts: 80	What do you plan on doing with it? If just some RTS's and you can get one cheap used than go for it, but a new one seems a waste of money. __________________ P4 2.6C @ 3.1 2x512 Corsair XMS 3200LLPT(2-3-2-6) Abit AI7 BFG 6800GT @ 400/1100 2x80GB Hitachi 7200rpm 8mb SATA RAID0 SB Audigy 2 Logitech mx1000 Samsung 997df Dell 15"lcd (secondary/travel)

10-26-2004, 10:58 AM	#3
Bearded Kirklander Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United States Posts: 11,814	9600XT is a fine little card. If the price is the same as the 9800 Pro though, I'd get the 9800 Pro. If the 9600XT you are looking at is like $149 or so, I'd get the 9600XT. Sapphire or genuine ATI brand seem to be the most popular. Whatever you do end up buying, I hope you enjoy it. Last edited by Bearded Kirklander; 10-26-2004 at 10:58 AM.

10-26-2004, 11:11 AM	#4
mikeysg I'm seeing triple!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: In front of my monitors! Posts: 8,458	I have a Connect3D 9600XT in my niece's rig, tried UT2k4 and NFSU on it, and I can honestly say that I was impressed by what this lil card can do. FRs was quite good at 1024x768 and IQ was excellent.....a casual gamer would easily be satisfied with this lil card. __________________ Sharky Extreme 3DMark Team 3DMark03: 117658 3DMark05 : 27033 3DMark06 : 22979 3DMark Vantage : P20360 Intel C2Q X9650 @3.9ghz \| Asus P5E \| 6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 \| TRUE 120 Black \| PC+Sapp HD5870 CFX \| Team 128GB SSD (OS) \| 2x 150GB WD Raptor + 1.5TB WD Caviar \| X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS + Z-5500 + Razer HP1 \| Logitech G15 + G9 \| SilverStone OP1000 PSU \| Soldam XR-1 Black Knight \| Benq FP241W + 2x G2400WD \| 64bit Win7 HP Please Help Us Save Ana http://www.jpages.net/HelpAna.htm

10-26-2004, 04:04 PM	#7
scheibler Hammerhead Shark Join Date: May 2004 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 2,160	"Boneycat: you can easily find used 9800pros for $150. You don't even have to look any further then in sharky's own classified sections to find them either." yes but you can find a 9600xt for $100 or less and a 9700pro on ebay for $130 or less. I beieve both are still great cards. __________________ Intel Q6600 @ 3.2ghz EVGA GTX 260 700/1450/1200 Westinghouse 42" 1080p LCD Gigabyte P35-DS3L RocketFish(Lian Li) Full Tower Corsair TX650 4GB G.Skill PC-6400 Logitech z-5300e speakers Windows XP SP3

10-26-2004, 02:20 PM	#6
Boneycat Mako Shark Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 4,774	you can easily find used 9800pros for $150. You don't even have to look any further then in sharky's own classified sections to find them either.

10-26-2004, 04:17 PM	#8
Motoman Mako Shark Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wit yo momma. Posts: 4,327	Newegg has a 9600XT 128Mb for $132 - Rosewill brand. I do not think there is significant differentiation in the video cards from different vendors - some will have a better software bundle though. I frankly have little to no interest in the bundle, so I get the cheapest card there is every time. __________________ REMEMBER THE WORLD TRADE CENTER!!! My WTC Memorial Website (and other stuff) - I used to be a SETI top 0.2% user! - Modded Computers Main gaming rig: Athlon 64 3000+, ECS 755-A2, GeForce 6800 128Mb, Philips Acoustic Edge, 2Gb Corsair XMS PC3200, 120Gb Hard Drive, etc. Creative Labs = poop

10-26-2004, 06:36 PM	#9
JoJo boy Tiger Shark Join Date: May 2002 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 608	I have the retail version and its quite good. Runs very smooth as long as you don't run games a 1600X1200 or Doom III, Farcry, Battlefront above 10X70. __________________ Shuttle SN25P \| CPU:X2 4400+ \| MB:Shuttle nForce4 Ultra \| HD:Spinpoint F3 500GB, Seagate 250GB \| DVD+/-WR:Pioneer DL \| RAM:2GB 3200 Corsair XMS \| VGA:AMD 4670 512-MB \| Sound:Z-5500, X-530 &Via Envy24PT \| Mouse:MX510 \| LCD:LG 23", Princeton 19" \| OS:Win 7 3d Mark:01 26799 \| 03 11804 \| 05 5476

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