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9600XT or 9800SE?
- Thread starter Moorsie
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really, neither would be THAT big of an upgrade.
do yourself a favor, and spend the few extra bucks, get a 9800PRO. the 9800SE is a castrated version, and really falls short of the pro's performance.
do yourself a favor, and spend the few extra bucks, get a 9800PRO. the 9800SE is a castrated version, and really falls short of the pro's performance.
I never had a 9800se but The 9600XT would definitely be a big upgrade from the 5600XT.The 5600XT is a much slower card than the 5600,and the 5600ultra being much faster than the 5600.
Anyway my 9600XT is better than my 5600ultra.Not much but noticable.Plus the Image quality is way better.
If you can get the 9600XT at a good price you wont be sorry.
Anyway my 9600XT is better than my 5600ultra.Not much but noticable.Plus the Image quality is way better.
If you can get the 9600XT at a good price you wont be sorry.
A 9800 Pro is not a lot more then a 9600XT, so I think humanbeatbox is right.
On the other hand you could do it like me and save a few bucks if you feel like taking the risk and softmod a 9800SE to a 9800 Pro. But if you do you have te be aware that there's a good chance of it not working.
So unless you are going for the softmod, then stick to a 9600XT or a 9800 Pro.
9800SE < 9600XT < 9800 Pro
On the other hand you could do it like me and save a few bucks if you feel like taking the risk and softmod a 9800SE to a 9800 Pro. But if you do you have te be aware that there's a good chance of it not working.
So unless you are going for the softmod, then stick to a 9600XT or a 9800 Pro.
9800SE < 9600XT < 9800 Pro
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If you get the 9800 SE 256-bit memory version you can possibly softmod it into 9800 np/Pro. If the softmod doesn't work, you'll have a card about as good as a 9600 Pro.
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get a 9800 np or pro and bios flash that sucka to an xt. do not get this new 9800 pro that has recently surfaced based on 128 bit.
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Save the money and wait until you a) NEED a new card for games or b) the X800 series goes down in price. The 5600 should really last you a bit more anyways. I say save up and don't buy some POS 
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How is a 9600XT >= to a 9800SE? The 9600's sucked. The SE would own it. Plus I've heard a lot of success stories about the 9800SE to 9800PRO softmod.
It makes me wonder if you could take the 9800SE, softmod it then give it the 9800XT bios. You'd be getting a $399 card for $152.
It makes me wonder if you could take the 9800SE, softmod it then give it the 9800XT bios. You'd be getting a $399 card for $152.
chrisF, the 9600's were darn good cards. and check out the comparison at tom's hardware, the 9600XT does, in fact, perform better than the 9800SE:
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/index.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/index.html
Chris_F said:How is a 9600XT >= to a 9800SE? The 9600's sucked. The SE would own it. Plus I've heard a lot of success stories about the 9800SE to 9800PRO softmod.
It makes me wonder if you could take the 9800SE, softmod it then give it the 9800XT bios. You'd be getting a $399 card for $152.
Yeah Chris, the 9600XT IS better
But the SE -> Pro -> XT is what I'm trying to do... still have to wait for the card and see... 60% chance to save a lot of cash
and 40% chance to get a expencive 9600 Pro
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Remember that the 9800SE is only an expensive 9600 Pro without OC'ing. With OC'ing it'd probably be just as good as a 9600 XT or better.
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9800 Pro > 9800 SE > 9600XT
9600XT is basically a 9600 Pro clocked to the max. With the 9800 SE you have much more headroom and have the ability to soft-mod if you get one with the L-shaped memory. Both a 9600XT or 9800 SE will destroy your 5600XT in performance.
9600XT is basically a 9600 Pro clocked to the max. With the 9800 SE you have much more headroom and have the ability to soft-mod if you get one with the L-shaped memory. Both a 9600XT or 9800 SE will destroy your 5600XT in performance.
