ATI 9600 - Which one should I chose?

[Tamas]

Hi, I wanna buy a new vid.card. and I thought I'll buy some 9600SE,
but people on the group told me I'd be a total cat's-?aw if I did
that. So I decided, ok, I'll buy a GF4Ti, then I've heard that ATI
non-SE 9600 are much better.

Well, this is my first question: Are the cards listed beloew really
much better
that the gf4Ti?

Let's say first answer is yes.
Which one should I chose, then? (Which one is the optimal choice, I
mean? Is that 9600XT worth its price? My personal favorite is the
Club3D 9600 Pro, but you experts may know if it's a crap or OK.
400/300, or 400/200 EZ? Yeah, and what's that EZ? <:-*

VGA SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600 256MB DDR+TV+DVI
(34.200-42.750)

Club3D ATI Radeon 9600Pro 400/300 128 MB DDR TV out (38 400-48
000)
Club3D ATI Radeon 9600Pro EZ 400/200 256 MB DDR TV out
(38.180-47.725)

Asus Radeon 9600XT 128MB
(45.392-56.740)
Club3D ATI Radeon 9600 400/200 128MB EZ
(32.192-40.240)
Club3D ATI Radeon 9600 400/200 256MB
(37.892-47.365)
Club3D ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 400/300 128MB
(38.292-47.865)
Powercolor ATI Radeon 9600 256MB
(36.992-46.240)
Sapphire Radeon 9600 128 Mb TV
(30.492-38.115)
Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT 128 Mb TV
(42.992-53.740)

(Doon't bother with those numbers in the brackets, they are price
reminders for myself...)

 

[We Live For The One We Die For The One]

Get a 9600 pro any as long as it 400,600.

Brands mean shit, just ask arround on which card has the leasr
problems, i went Gigabyte because they make good cards, might cost a
bit more but its worth it.

 

[Shawk]

Get a 9600 pro any as long as it 400,600.

Brands mean shit, just ask arround on which card has the leasr
problems, i went Gigabyte because they make good cards, might cost a
bit more but its worth it.

Got the Sapphire 9600 pro here and have no complaints - you should stick to
ATI, Sapphire, Gigabyte etc as i have read that cheaper brands are using
cheaper memory - someone else can explain or correct me on that one.

Cheers, Shawk.

 

[TipTrap]

Hi, I wanna buy a new vid.card. and I thought I'll buy some 9600SE,
but people on the group told me I'd be a total cat's-?aw if I did
that. So I decided, ok, I'll buy a GF4Ti, then I've heard that ATI
non-SE 9600 are much better.

I agree....DO NOT buy the SE version of anything!!!!

 

[Tod]

My Two Cents
I've used the following cards.
Matrox G400, Voodoo5, Nvidia 5200, ATI 9100
Now using a ATI 9600Pro All in Wonder.

I've been lead to believe that the Nvidia 4200-4600 line is great (speed
wise) at Direct X 8.1.
The ATI 8500, 8500LE, 9100, 9200 (Direct X 8.1) have a little bit better 2D.

Bottom end 9600 cards (SEs or EZs ?) only have a 64 bit memory pathway and
slower memory (200mhz).
Regular 9600, 9600 Pro, 9600 XT have 128 bit memory pathways and faster
memory (300-325mhz).

So I recommend you get a 9600 Pro or 9600XT.