Radeon 9800 (non-pro) vs. 9600-Pro vs. FX5600-Pro

[Davek]

I'm getting ready to buy a new video card. I can't afford a
top-of-the-line card like the 9800 Pro or GeForceFX 5900.
I'm trying to make sure I get the most card for my money. I
want to be able to use this for gaming in addition to the
"regular" things.

1. Is the Radeon 9800 non-pro significantly better than the
9600 Pro for gaming?

2. Is the Radeon 9800 non-pro significantly better than the
GeForceFX 5600 Pro for gaming?

If I buy the 9800 non-pro I'm going a bit over budget, but
that's o.k. if it is a decent bump in performance for gaming
(over the 9600-Pro and the 5600-Pro cards).

TIA
- Dave Kistner

 

[BUFF]

I'm getting ready to buy a new video card. I can't afford a
top-of-the-line card like the 9800 Pro or GeForceFX 5900.
I'm trying to make sure I get the most card for my money. I
want to be able to use this for gaming in addition to the
"regular" things.

1. Is the Radeon 9800 non-pro significantly better than the
9600 Pro for gaming?

2. Is the Radeon 9800 non-pro significantly better than the
GeForceFX 5600 Pro for gaming?

If I buy the 9800 non-pro I'm going a bit over budget, but
that's o.k. if it is a decent bump in performance for gaming
(over the 9600-Pro and the 5600-Pro cards).

TIA
- Dave Kistner

Maybe 50% better.

 

[John Hall]

I just bought a 9800 non pro because I didn't like the reviews for the
FX5600 or the 9600. They are mid line video cards, but they seem to be
dumbed down a lot compared to the top of the line cards from Nvidia and ATI.
The only difference between a 9800 and the pro version seems to be clock
speed. You get everything else including the latest DirectX 9 capability.
So I went a bit over budget to make my upgrade from a Geforce 3 classic a
significant one. Right now I'm very happy with the choice I made. In
Canada it's 200 bucks cheaper than the pro version which I think is a hell
of a deal.

JK

 

[Matt M]

And from what I've read, it's easily overclocked to the Pro specs.

 

[Larc]

| On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:13:31 -0400, "Matt M"
|
| >And from what I've read, it's easily overclocked to the Pro specs.
|
| - I don't think you need to.
|
| What seems to be the cost of this card now?

$254 including shipping from Newegg. The 128MB Pro averages a good $100 more.

Larc



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[John Hall]

I bought mine at a local retailer not a big box store. Check out some of
your local neighbourhood PC guys. The 9800 np is a new product and has just
been released.

JK

 

[Shane Evans]

I paid £117.50 for a Tyan Tachyon Radeon G9600PRO 8xAGP 128MB DDR
VGA/DVI/S-Video/Hardware Monitoring Retail Box
goes like stink wiped the floor with my freinds fx5800