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Originally posted by: SirDude
9800 Pro.
Originally posted by: Blastman
I?ll sum it up, basically you have ?
9600pro ?$133 -$150
9600XT ? $150 -$175
5900XT ? $180 - 200
9800pro ?$209 -$220
The 9600XT guys will say the 9600XT is a good card with really good DX9 for its class. The 5900XT guys will say you can spend a little more and get an overall faster card (even though DX9 ain?t so hot). The 9800pro guys will say if you?re close to $200 you might as well spend 20-30 more and get pretty well the best on the market now.
That Sapphire 9600pro at newegg $133 should overclock quite easily to the point where it?s running as fast as a 9600XT if you want to keep the budget low. At 450/330 (from stock 400/300) it will be as fast as a 9600XT.
Originally posted by: CaiNaM
you mean as slow as a 9600xt?
spend the extra $25 for a 5900se/xt, it's a huge difference, especially considering the overclocks you should get. another $25 and you'll get a moderate performance increase w/ a 9800pro in games using ps2 shaders.
Originally posted by: shady06
Originally posted by: SirDude
9800 Pro.
if you can find me a 9800 pro for $150 shipped, i'll buy a second one!
Originally posted by: ZimZum
Originally posted by: CaiNaM
you mean as slow as a 9600xt?
spend the extra $25 for a 5900se/xt, it's a huge difference, especially considering the overclocks you should get. another $25 and you'll get a moderate performance increase w/ a 9800pro in games using ps2 shaders.
If hes going to do that he might as well get a 9700 pro, since DX9 is important to him. Mwave has them for $179.
Originally posted by: Todd33
The 5900XTs start at $177 and are faster than the 9700 Pros in most reviews I've read.
Originally posted by: CaiNaM
Originally posted by: ZimZum
Originally posted by: CaiNaM
you mean as slow as a 9600xt?
spend the extra $25 for a 5900se/xt, it's a huge difference, especially considering the overclocks you should get. another $25 and you'll get a moderate performance increase w/ a 9800pro in games using ps2 shaders.
If hes going to do that he might as well get a 9700 pro, since DX9 is important to him. Mwave has them for $179.
you know.. i don't know about that.. it certainly would not be a "bad" way to go.. the cards are pretty much neck and neck... to me would boil down to something as little as what's a few bucks cheaper, what drivers i preferred, and how i felt about mwave (or any other verndor i might purchase from), or even what was bundled with the card. the 9700p would certainly be a decent alternative, but if i were going w/ ati i'd personally spend the extra $20 for the 9800p.
still, none of these cards are "great" at dx9... would be interesting how the next gen $200 parts will perform... it's just a tough time to buy a video cards right now... the new ones are close, yet we still having nothing but rumors/hype regarding actual performance. with no "official" announcements still, given they usually relase nda's and make offical announcements a month or so prior to actual release, it might not be till may/june before we see these cards on retail shelves
Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Sapphire 9600XT's are really cheap, and from what i have heard from a friend, have the same proformance as the ati's. i would suggest the ATI 9600XT.
They don't get much better than Mwave Reseller Rating. They're right up there with Newegg. I agree, personally I'd go with the 9800 pro but that may be more than he wants to spend. The only thing that really separates the 9700pro and the 5900 is DX9 performance which is why I would recommend the former since that seems to be important to the him.