Upgrade recommendations from Geforce 3 64 mb

[Dorian Gray]

I have an Geforce 3 64 mb card (MSI 822). I am thinking of upgrading.
I was eyeing the upcoming ATI Radeon 9600 XT, but have heard mixed
reviews.

My system is as follows:
512 mb ram
Athlon 2100+ XP on Asus A7V333
Geforce 3 64 mb

I am looking to spend around $200.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[Helion]

The release of the 9600XT was delayed because the FX5700 was outperforming
it substantially. They apparently are making some additional changes other
than increasing core clock by 100Mhz. Either way both have a MSRP of
$199.00

 

[Rockin Ronnie]

Oh yeah, read this!!!
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/5700/index.htm

BTW I have a 9600Pro and see no need to go to XT but Nvidiot is losing the
battle!
Ron

 

[Helion]

We could play the which is better game all day ATI fan boy.... Quote:
The Radeon 9600XT is not that much faster than the old Radeon 9600 PRO and
certainly not faster than Hexus' NV36 FX 5700 [article in question here],
but we hear that ATI has plans to fix this.

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/2860/

 

[Shawk]

We could play the which is better game all day ATI fan boy.... Quote:
The Radeon 9600XT is not that much faster than the old Radeon 9600 PRO and
certainly not faster than Hexus' NV36 FX 5700 [article in question here],
but we hear that ATI has plans to fix this.

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/2860/

Oh yeah, read this!!!
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/5700/index.htm

BTW I have a 9600Pro and see no need to go to XT but Nvidiot is losing the
battle!
Ron

The XT is quicker if you want to use AA and the 5700 still doesnt do all the
shaders. Not an ATI fanboy - have one ATI and two NVidias in the PC's here.

Just wish NV would come up with the goods and some proper competition.

 

[Helion]

Ummmm, you have the 5700 or 9600xt your saying????? talking about 1 card
that isnt released yet.

We could play the which is better game all day ATI fan boy.... Quote:
The Radeon 9600XT is not that much faster than the old Radeon 9600 PRO and
certainly not faster than Hexus' NV36 FX 5700 [article in question here],
but we hear that ATI has plans to fix this.

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/2860/

Oh yeah, read this!!!
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/5700/index.htm

BTW I have a 9600Pro and see no need to go to XT but Nvidiot is losing the
battle!
Ron
I have an Geforce 3 64 mb card (MSI 822). I am thinking of upgrading.
I was eyeing the upcoming ATI Radeon 9600 XT, but have heard mixed
reviews.

My system is as follows:
512 mb ram
Athlon 2100+ XP on Asus A7V333
Geforce 3 64 mb

I am looking to spend around $200.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Thanks!

The XT is quicker if you want to use AA and the 5700 still doesnt do all the
shaders. Not an ATI fanboy - have one ATI and two NVidias in the PC's here.

Just wish NV would come up with the goods and some proper competition.

 

[Shawk]

Ummmm, you have the 5700 or 9600xt your saying????? talking about 1 card
that isnt released yet.

We could play the which is better game all day ATI fan boy.... Quote:
The Radeon 9600XT is not that much faster than the old Radeon 9600 PRO and
certainly not faster than Hexus' NV36 FX 5700 [article in question here],
but we hear that ATI has plans to fix this.

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/2860/


Oh yeah, read this!!!
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/5700/index.htm

BTW I have a 9600Pro and see no need to go to XT but Nvidiot is

losing
the

battle!
Ron
I have an Geforce 3 64 mb card (MSI 822). I am thinking of upgrading.
I was eyeing the upcoming ATI Radeon 9600 XT, but have heard mixed
reviews.

My system is as follows:
512 mb ram
Athlon 2100+ XP on Asus A7V333
Geforce 3 64 mb

I am looking to spend around $200.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Thanks!

The XT is quicker if you want to use AA and the 5700 still doesnt do all the
shaders. Not an ATI fanboy - have one ATI and two NVidias in the PC's here.

Just wish NV would come up with the goods and some proper competition.

Best card I have is the 9600Pro. Its wrong I know but I'm just going by the
first review comparing the two.

 

[Skid]

I have an Geforce 3 64 mb card (MSI 822). I am thinking of upgrading.
I was eyeing the upcoming ATI Radeon 9600 XT, but have heard mixed
reviews.

My system is as follows:
512 mb ram
Athlon 2100+ XP on Asus A7V333
Geforce 3 64 mb

I am looking to spend around $200.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

I see that your crossposting has had the predictable effect of launching
another round of the "mine is better than yours" holy wars between Nvidia
and ATI cultists.

My suggestion is to raise your budget by $43 and get the Sapphire 9800
non-pro from www.newegg.com. Overclock it to Pro speeds and it will dust
either one of the cards on your list.

 

[Dorian Gray]

I apologize for the crosspost. I am new to these two groups and was
hoping to get the insight from both groups, not start a kiddie war. I
probably should have posted identical messages to each group
separately.

I have been an Nvidia user since the original TNT, but I must say the
Radeons truly look promising. Thanks for the recommendation and I
will definitely look into it.

Thanks!