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9600xt or 9700pro

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Ok .... Whats better from you peoples opinions on the SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP
or
ATI RADEON 9700PRO 128MB 8X AGP W/DVI TVOUT


Whats better to oc.. and what give out best overall performance.
 
The 9700 Pro will give you better overall performance - even at stock speeds - than even a maximally overclocked 9600XT. The 9600 series cards, including the 9600XT, are crippled at both GPU and memory interface level - the 9600XT has only 4 pipelines, versus 8 pipelines on the 9700 Pro; the 9600XT has only 128-bit access to its memory, versus 256-bit access for the 9700 Pro. Even the 500MHz core speed of the 9600XT cannot make up for its shortcomings.

That said, the 9600XT is a good midrange card. But why settle for midrange performance when a reasonable additional cost will give you so much better performance?
 
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