- Jun 23, 2001
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I have a 9600. Non pro, non xt, etc. It's been a great graphics card for a year, it plays pretty everything I want at moderate speeds. However, I can't play Doom 3 @ 1024x768 at Medium Detail without it getting choppy at some parts. Sure, 800x600 is fine, but I need to look toward the future.
I haven't purchased HL2 yet as I'm not a huge gamer and am waiting for the price to drop to $30 (I picked up UT 2004 Collectors Edition for $30 three weeks after it was released, so it probably isn't that great of a long shot), but what about Quake 4, Battlefield 2, etc. How will my 9600 handle them?
Anyway, I built a rig for my dad and he currently has my 9600 (my work rig has a GF3 Ti200, which works fine), which leaves me in the clear to pretty much buy what I want. I don't want to splurge on a high end graphics card because I'm not a gamer.
So here's the situation I'm in. I can get a 9600XT for $85 after trade-in through ATi or I can purchase a 9800 Pro for $150 off the FS/FT forum. But how long will the 9600XT be able to last compared to the 9600? Is it worth paying almost 2x as much for a used 9800 Pro over the 9600XT?
Any ideas for a card I should pick up that is better than the 9600 that is in the $150 range? Used/new, etc.
I haven't purchased HL2 yet as I'm not a huge gamer and am waiting for the price to drop to $30 (I picked up UT 2004 Collectors Edition for $30 three weeks after it was released, so it probably isn't that great of a long shot), but what about Quake 4, Battlefield 2, etc. How will my 9600 handle them?
Anyway, I built a rig for my dad and he currently has my 9600 (my work rig has a GF3 Ti200, which works fine), which leaves me in the clear to pretty much buy what I want. I don't want to splurge on a high end graphics card because I'm not a gamer.
So here's the situation I'm in. I can get a 9600XT for $85 after trade-in through ATi or I can purchase a 9800 Pro for $150 off the FS/FT forum. But how long will the 9600XT be able to last compared to the 9600? Is it worth paying almost 2x as much for a used 9800 Pro over the 9600XT?
Any ideas for a card I should pick up that is better than the 9600 that is in the $150 range? Used/new, etc.