The 9600 XT package ( with half life 2 ) is very tempting...I have a ti4200 ( 64 MB ) vid card - do you guys think it's worth the upgrade ...or will both cards perform about the same ?
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The 9600 XT package ( with half life 2 ) is very tempting...I have a ti4200 ( 64 MB ) vid card - do you guys think it's worth the upgrade ...or will both cards perform about the same ?
well the 9600xt will be faster than a 9600pro.... which is already alot faster than a ti4200......
(espcially in terms of shader and aa/af performance)
In one word...Yes.
hmmm....yes eh ? well that says it all...guess I should buy me one : )
By the looks of it, it will be considerably faster than a 9600Pro, which is already considerably faster than a Ti4200. Plus with DX9 support Half-Life 2 will benefit.
Should be alot faster.:)
This is the one I would get!!!! ASUS RADEON 9600XTQuote:
Originally posted by dimmy32
hmmm....yes eh ? well that says it all...guess I should buy me one : )
Nice looking heatsink..........
I have a ti4200 128mb card and replaced it with the 9600 pro. Let me tell you that it is not "considerably faster". In fact the only difference I noticed was that the 9600 was better in AA...but since the ATI seemed to have considerably more tearing in games I can see where it needed it. I returned it as it was definitely not worth the money. You're better off getting a 9700 pro or a 5900 np.
exactly. I dont know why you guys get all excited about a 9600 pro, its slower than a ti4200 without aa/af
OK, I didn't notice that it sucked that bad. I must've been thinking about the 9500Pro. But still, it is faster than the Ti4200 most of the time with/without AA/AF. It's not worth replacing a Ti4200 for one, though.
thats is a wicked looking heatsink, on the Asus card...lol . I'll prolly buy directly from ATI . They sell the 9600 XT with half life 2 for 300 $ Can.
I hate when people complain about tearing...tearing occurs for one and only one reason - you don't have vsync on.
lol! :DQuote:
Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
exactly. I dont know why you guys get all excited about a 9600 pro, its slower than a ti4200 without aa/af
is this comparing the ti4200 at stock speeds or OC'd ?
All of the XT cards will come with Hald life 2 in the box or a voucher as Half life 2 is delayed! Also keep in mind it may only be the single player version.Quote:
Originally posted by dimmy32
thats is a wicked looking heatsink, on the Asus card...lol . I'll prolly buy directly from ATI . They sell the 9600 XT with half life 2 for 300 $ Can.
If I was you I would wait, keep saving your money & buy the 9800 Pro. The 9800 Pro is by far better that the ti4200 & may go down in price by the end of the year...
Whats up with the price of the 9600 Pro in Canada? https://buy.ati.com/shopati/find.asp...00&country=CAN
Canada
PRE-ORDER RADEON 9600 XT 128MB AGP Price: $299.00 CDN
RADEON 9600 128MB AGP Price: $299.00 CDN
RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB AGP Price: $349.00 CDN
USA
PRE-ORDER RADEON 9600 XT 128MB AGP Price: $199.00 US
RADEON 9600 128MB AGP Price: $169.00 US
RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB AGP Price: $199.00 US
Paul