I'm thinking of shelling out on a mid-range gfx card and need advice.
Gainward GeForce FX5600 256Mb 5ns - £108
PowerColor Radeon 9600 Pro EZ 256Mb - £109
Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro Fireblade 128Mb - £124
(Example prices)
1. Are these worthy choices or is there better value available?
2. Is the Sapphire worth the extra cash?
3. Should I look for a s/hand Radeon 9500 Pro instead?


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evildoc614 if size is important to you then the Radeons are definitely the way to go, 9600PRO's run very cool, don't need an external power plug and are pretty short (shorter than 9700/9800 IIRC). If you want the extra perf you could look to the 9700/9800 which are still a fair way shorter than the GF-FX cards. FX5700ULTRA do look promising but they're using the same fundamentally flawed FX architecture so you may do well to stick with ATI.
. Brand generally matters little, price and bundle are the biggest concerns so long as it is a true PRO.
