any reason you wouldn't?

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Tony!

Any reason you wouldn't get a 9800Pro board over a 9600XT board?

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-281&depa=0
has it for slightly more than the ASUS 9600XT i'm keen on...

Just kind of wonder if there's really enough of a difference between
the 9600XT asus board (and it's nice features like VIVO) and the
9800Pro to really make much difference in the cards useful life span..


Basically.. I want the features of the asus 9600xt, but feel a tad
queasy buying a slower card for only slightly less than the faster
9800Pro with the potential of a longer useful life..

heh.. Looking for someone to tell me buying the 9600 ain't stupid..

Thanks,.

Tony!
 
I'am as THICK AS A BRICK THEN i bought a 9600 Pro :)

If you want to play games the fastest get a 9800 Pro, got more money
that brains get a 9800 XT.

I might be getting a 9800 Pro to replace my 9600 Pro, though i think
ill wait and get a PCI Express Card.

My 9600 pro works fine it games fast as, XT is the same price go for a
9600Xt but i would rather got for a 9800 pro more yes but you be using
it alot longer than your 9600 XT.
 
Tony! said:
Any reason you wouldn't get a 9800Pro board over a 9600XT board?
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Because 9800Pros are so cheap that you will be able to pick a 9600 for next
to nothing at ebay when all the upgraders try to offload en-masse

S
 
The OEM 9800Pro they sell is $15 cheaper. It doesn't come with a box or Tomb
Raider, but everything else is the same. I'm wearing my free newegg.com
T-shirt today.
My 9800 Pro replaces a Ti4400 (now in my kids' computer) which has video in
and out. Video-in is a feature I like, but never used.
If the features on the 9600XT are important to you, go for it. It's not
stupid if it's something you want. The price on the 9800 Pro's has been low
for a while now, so it's hard to say if 9600 prices will change any more.

Gary
 
If we can believe any of the hype about the next generation of gfx cards due
in a few months , then maybe spending a little less now on a 9600xt isnt a
bad idea.

The next gen , with PCI express is hopefully going to be a fair bit quicker
than your top of the range card now.

Right now , a 9600XT is pretty much all you need to play any game reasonably
well. The Farcy demo runs well for me in 800/600 with plenty of effects
turned on (constant 60fps) and since Stalker and HL2 and Doom3 still arent
confirmed for a real release date , then thats about the only next gen game
engine that your going to see before the new cards come.

You could get a 9800 , and it would probably run the new games when they
come out pretty well. Or you can grab a 9600Xt and run the current games
well , and when HL2 etc finally get here , then you could upgrade again when
the dust settles and the new gfx cards have dropped a little in price.

B.
 
PCI Express is next-gen technology. That's fine if you plan buying a whole
new computer, or replacing your entire motherboard (and possibly other
parts), but it is completely worthless to anyone who is planning on buying
just a video card, and using the computer that s/he has for a while.

That said, the new chips will appear in AGP versions as well, the
manufacturer's would be stupid not to supply AGP parts. They will, however,
as with any new generation of GPU's, come at a premium, thus if you are
buying a graphics card for use now, your best bet is to decide if you will
be :

1.) upgrading your entire system soon, with an eye for PCI Express, which is
fine if you really want to be on the bleeding edge of a new, untested
technology.

2.) replacing the card soon with an AGP implementation of the next-gen GPU,
which is a safer and less expensive option, but you won't have the fastest
gaming system on the planet, compared to the people who do go the PCIX
route.

3.) buying a card that will last you 6-12 months or so, giving you time to
watch the next-gen and PCIX, and wait for the technology to be proven.

For 1 and 2, you will want to go with the best card you can get for the
absolute cheapest price possible, disposability is the catch-word.

For 3, you want to spend a little more cash to get something with a longer
lifespan, which will give you the most performance over the next while, in
the new games as they come out.

Personally, I went with a 9600 Pro 128MB several months ago, and it does
fine, although I regret the decision to switch to ATI as they couldn't write
a decent driver to save their lives. It will continue to for a while, for my
needs, and I won't touch PCIX until I see that it lives up to its promises
and becomes the new standard bus.

DD
 
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