Sapphire 9600 non-pro 256meg

[[RCKY] Thor]

I came across this the other day while looking for an incremental upgrade to hold me over until summer and the next gen cards :
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-295&depa=0

I know it is possible to flash the non-pros up to pro level, but how well do you think that passive heatsink will be able to handle it? Any suggestions of a good active VGA cooler that I could put on it, keeping in mind that I have a shuttle, and not a lot of room to work with on that side of the video card?

 

[emorphien]

Don't bother with it. The 9600 and other mid to lower level cards cannot really use 256mb of RAM effectively. It's a waste. Additionally, the 9600 256 models usually have slower ram than the 128mb models.

 

[Gene126]

I have the 9600 non-pro. I did some research on the 128 vs 256 and most said that 256 was just a waste of money.

I have not tried oc mine to pro speeds yet. The heatsink seems fine, doesnt seem to get too hot. Would probably want to have a fan or something if you were going to try and bump it to pro speeds.

 

[de@DboLT]

just wait for he next gens mr Thor. i am!