WHich card

Y.E · 10-04-03, 04:07 PM

hi all,

Can some one help me get a reasonable priced good vid card from this site ( less than $200 cndn) :

http://www.canadacomputers.com/video.html#gra

Supertrucker · 10-04-03, 04:46 PM

Sapphire Radeon 9600 128MB DDR OEM 178$
Sapphire Radeon 9500 128MB DDR OEM 191$
PowerColor Radeon 9600 128MB DDR w/ Tomb Raider 179$

powercolor comes with a game, although i dont know how good it is... its a hit and miss brand around here, some people love em and some hate em.

sapphire is generally considered a better brand and the 9600 pro is a great overclocker but out of your budget, id assume the core of the 9600np listed would also overclock good but you may get not so hot ram that doesnt overclock well.

the 9500 np has the possibility to mod to either a 9500pro or a 9700np but this is an unlikley mod, still it should overclock ok.

given your budget those are the three cards i would consider if i had to shop from that site

Zim2411 · 10-04-03, 05:07 PM

i just got a ATI built 9600 pro and am loving it. Only 174 US dollars, (free shipping from newegg)

Don't go with powercolor.
1. I have hard nothing good abou them.
2. Tomb raider sucks. Its not worth it

Y.E · 10-04-03, 05:19 PM

ok thanx it looks like it gona be the saphire 9600

funnyperson1 · 10-04-03, 05:34 PM

No don't, the 9600 non pro is slower than the 9500 non pro, and has no modding possibilities,

Y.E · 10-04-03, 06:31 PM

ok so which should i buy?

how are the 9000 - 9200 pros are they any good ... i dont play alot of games but i want to be able to play future games (it does not need to be at the best resolution it just needs to run decently) if i were to buy a vid card under 150 which should i get?

HaTE · 10-04-03, 06:38 PM

i would go for the radeon 9500 or wait a little longer and get more money and get the 9600 pro

Overclocker550 · 10-04-03, 06:53 PM

you can get a ti4200 for like $120 can dollars and itll be much faster than a 9600, but you dont get aa/af or dx9 just raw speed

q149 · 10-04-03, 07:07 PM

If the 9500np is 256-bit(L-shape) get that.. it's faster than 9600p even if it won't mod and it may. If it's a 128 bit i don't think it's faster than the 9600p unless it mods to a 9500p. So, if it's not 256bit i would get the 9600p(PowerColor).

Y.E · 10-05-03, 09:45 PM

what are the cheapest(money) dx9 vid cards out?

q149 · 10-05-03, 10:01 PM

FX 5200, i think it's too much of a POS to play anything dx9 at all anyway though.

10-04-03, 04:07 PM	Thread Starter #1
Y.E Member Join Date: Mar 2003	WHich card hi all, Can some one help me get a reasonable priced good vid card from this site ( less than $200 cndn) : http://www.canadacomputers.com/video.html#gra
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10-04-03, 04:46 PM	#2
Supertrucker Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Southern California	Sapphire Radeon 9600 128MB DDR OEM 178$ Sapphire Radeon 9500 128MB DDR OEM 191$ PowerColor Radeon 9600 128MB DDR w/ Tomb Raider 179$ powercolor comes with a game, although i dont know how good it is... its a hit and miss brand around here, some people love em and some hate em. sapphire is generally considered a better brand and the 9600 pro is a great overclocker but out of your budget, id assume the core of the 9600np listed would also overclock good but you may get not so hot ram that doesnt overclock well. the 9500 np has the possibility to mod to either a 9500pro or a 9700np but this is an unlikley mod, still it should overclock ok. given your budget those are the three cards i would consider if i had to shop from that site __________________ 2700k@4.9 1.425v P8P67 EVO 2x8gb geil 2133 X-fire 7950s @1200/1650 Yamasaki Catleap 2560x1440 IPS
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10-04-03, 05:07 PM	#3
Zim2411 Member Join Date: Jan 2003	i just got a ATI built 9600 pro and am loving it. Only 174 US dollars, (free shipping from newegg) Don't go with powercolor. 1. I have hard nothing good abou them. 2. Tomb raider sucks. Its not worth it __________________ Asus P5Q-E \| Q6600 at 3ghz \| Radeon HD 4870 1GB 'Dark Knight' \| 8GB Kingston HyperX \| HDA X-Plosion 7.1 \| Win 7 64 Pro \| Dual AmBX Kits \| Asus VK266H
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10-04-03, 05:19 PM	Thread Starter #4
Y.E Member Join Date: Mar 2003	ok thanx it looks like it gona be the saphire 9600
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10-04-03, 05:34 PM	#5
funnyperson1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Northern VA	No don't, the 9600 non pro is slower than the 9500 non pro, and has no modding possibilities, __________________ "Strong with the fold this boy is, fold you must"-NASSoccer its a shame you cant ban people for being ignorant fanboys.... My Heatware [Gigabyte MA790X-UDP4][PHII 940BE][Thermalright Ultra90][2x2GB OCZ Reaper HPC][Palit HD4850][Enhance 5150GH][Windows 7,Ubuntu 12.04]
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10-04-03, 06:31 PM	Thread Starter #6
Y.E Member Join Date: Mar 2003	ok so which should i buy? how are the 9000 - 9200 pros are they any good ... i dont play alot of games but i want to be able to play future games (it does not need to be at the best resolution it just needs to run decently) if i were to buy a vid card under 150 which should i get?
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10-04-03, 06:38 PM	#7
HaTE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: SLC, Utah, USA	i would go for the radeon 9500 or wait a little longer and get more money and get the 9600 pro __________________ Dell 2405FPW \| Dell 2001FP Xeon X3210 @ 2.8GHz \| Watercooled Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi \| 3x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 eVGA Geforce 8800GT Seagate 320GB \| Seagate 500GB \| Seagate 750GB \| 3x WD 400GB X-fi Platinum NEC 3540A \| NEC 3550A
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10-04-03, 06:53 PM	#8
Overclocker550 Member Join Date: Feb 2002	you can get a ti4200 for like $120 can dollars and itll be much faster than a 9600, but you dont get aa/af or dx9 just raw speed
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10-04-03, 07:07 PM	#9
q149 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Japan	If the 9500np is 256-bit(L-shape) get that.. it's faster than 9600p even if it won't mod and it may. If it's a 128 bit i don't think it's faster than the 9600p unless it mods to a 9500p. So, if it's not 256bit i would get the 9600p(PowerColor).
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10-05-03, 09:45 PM	Thread Starter #10
Y.E Member Join Date: Mar 2003	what are the cheapest(money) dx9 vid cards out?
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10-05-03, 10:01 PM	#11
q149 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Japan	FX 5200, i think it's too much of a POS to play anything dx9 at all anyway though.
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