Gonna get a new ATI Radeon card..need help deciding which one

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  • Plan9
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2003
    • 1801
    #1

    Gonna get a new ATI Radeon card..need help deciding which one

    Was at the store looking today..I don't know too much about em, but I was checking out some of the newer video cards (my old geforce 3 is getting pretty dated). Gonna get one of the ATI Radeon 9600's, but cant decide on which model...here are the specs:

    http://www.ati.com/products/radeon96...o/compare.html

    The pro looks to be only slightly better, and its 130 dollars more (the SE is 130, while the pro is 260)...any thoughts, from the experts out there?
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    • Ice
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2002
      • 26053
      #2
      ATI Radeon 9800 XT
      icq 1904905

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        • Plan9
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2003
          • 1801
          #3
          Originally posted by iceicebaby
          ATI Radeon 9800 XT
          haha...dont have that kinda money to drop on a video card.

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            • Ice
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2002
              • 26053
              #4
              Originally posted by Plan9


              haha...dont have that kinda money to drop on a video card.
              Then go for the 9600 pro
              icq 1904905

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                • BrentD
                  ZothNET.com
                  • May 2003
                  • 1426
                  #5
                  ATI buy a GeForce 4 5300 Ultra
                  THIS FORUM SUCKS - RUDE ASS IDIOTS!!!

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                    • senseidru
                      Confirmed User
                      • Sep 2002
                      • 1767
                      #6
                      If you definately want a 9600 then go for the 9600XT, stay away from the SE, it is a budget version. But I do recommend you go for a regular 9800, for just a bit more money you will get a lot more performance than a 9600XT.

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                        • Gruntled
                          Confirmed User
                          • Aug 2003
                          • 358
                          #7
                          The SE series are the new naming structure for what they used to call "mx" chips. You pay for the name of the newer product line, but don't get the features. The MX chips didn't allow for pixel-shading, for example. For many people, that was the whole advantage of upgrading the video card.

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                            • Za Ha
                              Confirmed User
                              • Oct 2001
                              • 5112
                              #8
                              I love my 9600 Pro But any Ati should be good.

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                                • evildick
                                  #9
                                  If you can find a store with a 9500 PRO still in stock, get one of those. Apparently they are faster than the new 9600's, for some reason. At least that is what I read on a hardware site.

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