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9800se or 9600xt?
- Thread starter Azn226
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FWIW, at stock speeds the 9600xt will be faster than the 9800se. Even if the 9800se has a 265-bit memory bus, the 9600xt will still be slightly faster.
HOWEVER...if the 9800se has a 256-bit memory bus and it can be soft/hardmodded to a 9800pro...then you've got a card that will smoke a 9600xt no matter how high you clock the 9600xt (yes...they overclock nicely. see my sig. 140Mhz o/c on the core ain't all bad
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What price are you looking at? b/c right now I'd wait to buy a vid card if I were you. From what I've heard, the 5900xt has dropped to around $150 now...which puts it in the same price point as most 9600xt's and the 5900xt will usually beat it (and they o/c nicely too from what I've heard).
you can get a 9800pro from newegg for about $210.
HOWEVER...if the 9800se has a 256-bit memory bus and it can be soft/hardmodded to a 9800pro...then you've got a card that will smoke a 9600xt no matter how high you clock the 9600xt (yes...they overclock nicely. see my sig. 140Mhz o/c on the core ain't all bad
)What price are you looking at? b/c right now I'd wait to buy a vid card if I were you. From what I've heard, the 5900xt has dropped to around $150 now...which puts it in the same price point as most 9600xt's and the 5900xt will usually beat it (and they o/c nicely too from what I've heard).
you can get a 9800pro from newegg for about $210.
Originally posted by Azn226
its my friend, he's on a budget and he's just lookin for sumthing cheap. he's gonna be gaming just a little. but not like hardcore or anything. so i think he's gonna go with 9800 se and thanks for the advice
I've heard the Powercolor 9800SE's are the ones to get since they have the 256-bit memory bus (L-shaped memory config). At least then he can have a chance (usually less than 50%) to softmod it to a full 9800pro.
otherwise, the 9600xt would last him a little longer...but not much.
EDIT: If he only does occasional gaming, then he'll probably be satisfied with either as long as he doesn't want to play all the newer games at a res higher than 1024x768 with all the eye candy turned on.
Mine plays most games fine at 1024x768 2xaa, 8 or 16xaf...some games I can pull off 1280x1024 with those settings...but not too many.
n/p. it's always good to get advice from someone who owns one of those cards.