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dancer
27 Jun 2003, 1:37pm
Hi, i'm looking for a replacement vid card for my ATI 9000Pro.
I was leaning towards the GFX5600's as i can get them from between $270 and $320 AU.

My main picks are:

Abit Siluro 5600 DT 256mb - $280
X-Micro FX5600 256-TV - $280
X-Micro FX5600 128-TV - $270
X-Micro FX5600 256-GOLD-TV - $320

Or if i went ATI:

Gigacube ATI 9600 Pro Lite - 256mb - $296
PowerColor 128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9600 Pro - $299

What are ppl's Thoughts on this as i would like to keep to around these prices $280-$320..

BTW, i don't do a lot of gaming but prob won't buy a vid card for at least 1yr so i want to be able to play d3 and h-l2 when they come out. And i prefer Quality over speed.

Thanks.
dydx
27 Jun 2003, 1:54pm
Get the ATI.

If your budget can stretch a bit, get a 9700 pro.


mD
dancer
27 Jun 2003, 2:15pm
My budget can't quite stretch to $530.
Thanks.
dydx
27 Jun 2003, 2:21pm
The ATI will yeild better quality and better performance than the 5600.

256mb frame buffer cards are a gimmick. It doesnt improbe performance. Nothing utilizes the extra memory.


mD
DoM-aL
29 Jun 2003, 2:50pm
The fx5600 is a piece of crap, but if you like crap save yourself a good $50 US and buy a ti4200. The fx5600 performs at the same speed of a ti4200. Read this review for more information : http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1797

If you're looking for a budget video card then either get a ti4800se or a Radeon 9500 Pro. I really feel sorry for people who dont live in the us. Newegg is god.
karatekid
29 Jun 2003, 3:53pm
If possible you should try to get your hands on a Radeon 9500 Pro, as they are actually better than the 9600 Pro. They are also being pulled from the market though, so one maybe hard to find. I agree with the others, go ATI. Any FX below 5800 isn't worth its weight in dog crap since they can be outperformed by last generation (GeForce 4) cards.
DoM-aL
29 Jun 2003, 8:19pm
Actually the only good fx card is the fx5900. Vacuums go in closets not agp slots :X
dancer
30 Jun 2003, 2:13am
These prices i quoted earlier are my dealer prices, and over here we don't have the 9500 Pro or the FX5900 Ultra (as of yet)..
The retail for these cards is about $100-$150 AU more than my cost price.
DoM-aL
30 Jun 2003, 2:41am
go with the radeon 9600
dancer
30 Jun 2003, 2:48am
Which one?
Gigacube Or Powercolor?
DoM-aL
30 Jun 2003, 6:15am
Your guess is as good as mine. I've heard bad things about powercolor and ive never even heard about gigacube.