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Ati 9600xt 256ddr or fx5700 ultra??
Name: problem child Date: December 9, 2003 at 12:59:05 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: xp2100 512 pc2100 ram
Comment:
Hi all,have a problem,i'am upgrading my gphx card to 1 of the above,nut i don't know which 1,both cards are supposed to be brilliant. I want to be able to play half life 2 and doom3 and the like to a good standard,can ne 1 tell whats the best card to get and why its better than the other,thanks in advance to ne 1 that replies.
Name: Mainsub Date: December 9, 2003 at 14:00:48 Pacific
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There are both great cards, but they are different to for different features. The ATI cards seem to run better cell shading, but have lower fps. The Geforce card runs a higher fps but lacks some of the cell shading. I play alot of first person shooters, and I use a Geforce 5600 ultra. I have no problem playing any game at the highest resolution. With open GL games I would tend to go with the Geforce. I am not baised I would have got an Ati if I was doing more adventurous slower pace games.
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Response Number 2
Name: SkipCox Date: December 9, 2003 at 16:04:36 Pacific
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The 9600
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Response Number 3
Name: TJ Date: December 9, 2003 at 17:16:33 Pacific
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Go with the 9600XT. While nVidia's are often better for pure speed while giving a little on picture quality, the extra 128 MB or ram on the 9600XT should minimize if not eliminate and speed difference.
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Response Number 4
Name: RM Date: December 9, 2003 at 17:29:08 Pacific
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I stick with the fx5700 ultra, it has better performance than the 9600xt. both are good choices though,the 9600xt has noticeable differences in image quality gaming(anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering)but the fx5700 has more fps plus it beats 9600xt in most reviews.
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Response Number 5
Name: Jay Merchant Date: December 10, 2003 at 05:10:18 Pacific
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Im a NVIDIA fan and have a fx 5200 ultra but in this case i would go for the 9600 xt as even though its slower it gives better performance and a diff in 10 fps wont hurt
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Response Number 6
Name: mattg144 Date: December 12, 2003 at 19:21:17 Pacific
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Go for the 9600xt i got 1 and it is f---ing great.
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Response Number 7
Name: lodestar Date: December 14, 2003 at 18:17:29 Pacific
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Ok quick thought! The argument is which is better the 9600xt (good candidate for overclokers by the way) or the fx5700. However, the 9700pro is about to be discontinued which is why it is now selling at just over the £200 mark. Is this card not better than the 2 mentioned???? I heard that the 9800pro is not that much better than the 9700pro, which is still a solid top end card.
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Response Number 8
Name: EsP_ Date: December 17, 2003 at 17:13:31 Pacific
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9600xt but only because of the *256ddr*. I would prefer fx5700u if u were going to get a 9600xt 128ddr.
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Response Number 9
Name: terrabyte Date: December 27, 2003 at 01:42:59 Pacific
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The 9700 pro is the way to go, overall it's only 16%slower than a 9800 pro, it also manages to beat the FX 5800 which was released around half a year later. I've got a 9600 pro but I know the 9700 would easily beat it, if your cash-strapped try finding a 9500 pro there a great card and cheap because there a discontinued model but very hard to find, the 9500 pro has 8 pixel pipelines instead of the 4 on the 9600 and FX 5700.
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