How will the 9600 handle LOMAC, I've been looking at GFX cards since McMav reminded me again that my 8500 is pants, thing is the 9800's are out of my price range and the 9600's are loads cheaper...
How will the 9600 handle LOMAC, I've been looking at GFX cards since McMav reminded me again that my 8500 is pants, thing is the 9800's are out of my price range and the 9600's are loads cheaper...
Get a 9600 XT m8, with the rest of your specs it will fly along![]()
Oh I'm a bad bad man![]()
Will the 9600 last 2+ years tho, usually I spend ~£200+ VAT on me gfx n then they last me a few years....
How does the 9600XT compair to a 9800 np or 9800 AIW?
Hmm just had a look and the 9600 xt has higher default clocks but the 9800 np has 8 pipelines enabled and the 9600xt has 4 so in theory the 9800np is better bet and only 20-30 quid more in cost.
Last edited by McMav; 05-02-2004 at 04:34 PM.
How much you looking to spend Trig ?
I picked me up a Rad9700 pro for peanuts. Worth looking out for them since they're the same as the 9800Pro only slightly slower on the clocking. Nothing a cheeky OC doesn't get close to though for a lot less dosh.
Runs LOMAC sweetly as well even on a snail paced CPU like mine.![]()
Overclockers have 9800NP's for £140inc at the moment. Spend a bit extra and you will get a MUCH better card.
If you do decide to go for a 9600XT I can confirm that it runs like melted butter with most of the settings on full georgeousness
mmmm... melted butter
If your gonna spend around the 200 quid mark go for the rad 9800 pro, there have been a number of comments on here sayin there goin for around that price and that should last you for a couple of years hopefully. I have a connect 3d 9800 pro meself so heres hopin it does last 2 years![]()
Well I spend £200 every 2ish years, most of the decent 9800's are out of my range but the 9600's are loads less than what I'm willing to pay...
I'd buy a 9600 if I thought that they were good cards but the fact that they can be had for a little over the 100 mark kinda puts them out of the running n puts them more into the budget card range...
Dunno WTF is going on in the GFX market atm, when I bought my GF256DDR they were the best cards out, £220 I paid for it, then the Radeon 8500 was £210+ VAT, now theres cards out there for nigh on £300+ VAT![]()
Last edited by [GSV]Trig; 05-02-2004 at 07:58 PM.
Ok, so these cards are the runners ATM...
Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI - Retail
£155+
Hercules 3D Prophet 9800SE All-in-Wonder 128MB DDR - Retail
£140+
PowerColor Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB - Retail
£152+
The AIW features are unimportant as I dont need any of that guff tbh, all I want is a fast card that'll last a few years, doesnt have to be overclockable..
I dont want a crippled 9800 tho so it needs to have the 256bit interface and all that gubbins....
i got a 9600but ive never played lomac so
but its runs il2 sweet in 1024 wiv pefect on and 4 aa 8 af
either the first or the last thenOriginally Posted by [GSV]Trig
dont go for the se. The pro's are faster unless you get a SE that softmods. to be on safe side get 1 or 3 on yer list tbh. Bearing in mind the powercolours have had some fan issues.
Prolly go 4 the Saph then, just gonna have a hunt around the schmintynet and see if its cheaper than OcUK anywheres, also be needing a chuffin great fan for me CPU....
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