6200 or 9600xt

[heliotrope]

I'm going to pick up a cheaper (<$100) video card for a gift. Needs to be 4x/8x AGP - so which card do you guys think would be the better card for gaming and such?

9600XT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102326

6200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145118

 

[Borgschulze]

If it won't be overclocked, 9600XT
For overclocking go with the 6200, get the 128mb one, 256mb is useless.

 

[CrimandEvil]

The 9600XT, just so you know Newegg has a few supposed 256-bit 9800 Pros for around $125. That would be a much better deal considering the price of that 9600 XT.

 

[Kento]

Get a 6600 GT and spend the extra 50 bucks it will be well worth it.

 

[geekcomputing]

if you can afford it go w/ 6600gt..

it will last you a lot longer.

 

[pxc]

6200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145118

Stay away from that card. It uses the gimped NV44A core with 64-bit memory, no color or z-compression. ugh.

This is the cheapest real 6200 AGP (NV43 core): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133138 ($102AR)

This is the cheapest AGP 6600GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220 ($146AR)

 

[ameoba]

At stock speeds, the 9600XT should eat the 6200s lunch - that 9600XT (out of stock, tho) is a 4-pipe card with a 500MHz core and 600MHz 128-bit memory. The 6200 is 4-pipes at 380MHz and 500MHz 128-bit memory.

While their might be slight differences between what 1MHz really means on each chip, that 9600XT is still going to have a much higher fill rate and memory bandwidth; it should easily be 20% faster.

 

[Skrying]

Add to the fact that the 9600XT is actually a very good overclocker.

 

[pxc]

Add to the fact that the 9600XT is actually a very good overclocker.

If the 9600XT is a "very good overclocker" then 6200s must be on another scale. 6200s typically overclock on the core by 150-250MHz with stock cooling.

 

[Skrying]

If the 9600XT is a "very good overclocker" then 6200s must be on another scale. 6200s typically overclock on the core by 150-250MHz with stock cooling.

Yes, that is an extremely good overclocker. I've seen 9600XT's been taken up by 75Mhz, that's not bad at all....

 

[Flak Monkey]

If the 9600XT is a "very good overclocker" then 6200s must be on another scale. 6200s typically overclock on the core by 150-250MHz with stock cooling.

And thats not even takeing into account the extra 4 pipes just waiting to be unlocked.

 

[delusion_2005]

9600XT all the way.

 

[kick@ss]

If you try ebay you MIGHT be able to get a 6600 for about $100 with some luck. It might be worth looking into.