"Michael Sabadish" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Greetings,
>
> I'm in the market for one of the above. I've yet to read any
> comparisons of the specs or realworld performance of these two cards.
> Furthermore, I'm not clear on the benefit of the 256mb versus the
> 128mb versions of each.
> I'm planning the upgrade mostly to enjoy Halflife 2, which seems
> to be almost indefinately postponed. The fact that the game ( or as
> I've read, the single player mode only ) comes bundled with the XT
> makes it seem like it would be the reasonable choice it the card will
> retail for < $40 more then the Pro version.
> Finally, I don't know if this posting would be better suited to
> one of the comp.graphics groups.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Michael
From what I have been reading the XT would outperform the 9600 Pro. The XT
actually is a slight bit better than the 9700. I am not sure if HL2 is going
to be bundled with the cards now after the Valve fiasco. I suspect that ATI
may include either a coupon or will supply the game at a later date. The
information on this seems to be rather vague right now. As for the ATI card,
I have a Dell which came with an NVidia free 5200 FX upgrade. The cards
works nicely for a lower end card but I will be upgrading to a 9600XT after
they come out. I had a system with the 9700 Pro and it was absolutely
terrific. Oh and I would buy the 128 MB version. The extra RAM will mean an
increased price and you really will not see a difference on any current or
close to release games. Just one man's opinion....
Regards,
John O.
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