Sapphire Radeon 9600 Atlantis PRO 128MB

[Dalith]

Is this card good for HL2 and other upcoming dx9 games?
I currently have a crappy Geforce 4 mx 420 64mb (sucks).

And is it worth the money? -> 1,854.00 SEK ( 1USD = 8 SEK )

And what's the difference between this card
-> Sapphire Radeon 9600 Atlantis PRO 128MB
AGP, ATI9600PRO, DVI-I, TV-Out, Retail

And this card (except that the Ultimate Ed is lil expensiver)
-> Sapphire Radeon 9600 Atlantis PRO 128MB
AGP, "Ultimate Ed.", DVI, TV-Out, Retail

Thanks!

 

[||Diablo||]

grr even i know the answer to this one and i dont even know what fsb is :/ , yes that card will play hl2 but to its full potentials

 

[dawdler]

Ultimate is cooled by a hugeass Zalman heatsink I beleive... Passive cooling. Its badass and with zero sound.
A bit poor on the overclocking side though. The one that is just atlantis is the one with the fan I suppose. I'm not that into 9600 cards. I'm sure someone will fill in, people cant keep quiet

Sidenote: and yeah the standard is worth it. Doubt the ultimate is though.

 

[Dalith]

Thanks for the comments.

I really can't pay more than 2000 SEK(about 140USD) for a graphic card, and of course I want the best for that amount of money ..

 

[Dalith]

Oh and almost forgot, do the cards need some requirements?

My comp:
p4 1.8ghz
512ddram

 

[bx|ch3f_0z]

you'll be fine...

 

[Sideshow]

Hey another swede! Sverige äger

Yeah the 9600pro is a fantastic card, cheap and with good performence in older games and has now proved itself to be able to play HL2 pretty damn fast for its price!

I myself was going to buy a 9600pro, but then my friend agreed to sell his old 9700pro to me for 1500SEK

 

[Dalith]

Originally posted by Sideshow
Hey another swede! Sverige äger

Yeah the 9600pro is a fantastic card, cheap and with good performence in older games and has now proved itself to be able to play HL2 pretty damn fast for its price!

I myself was going to buy a 9600pro, but then my friend agreed to sell his old 9700pro to me for 1500SEK

Man you're lucky

 

[Dalith]

This card then? Is it any worse than the others?

GIGABYTE GV-R9600-PRO

Chipset Radeon 9600 PRO
Core Clock 400
Memory: 128MB DDR 4Mx32-2.8 , Mem Clock 600, Mem Bus 128
BUS AGP 8X / 4X
D-SUB Yes TV-OUT Yes DVI Port Yes 2-View Yes
O/C Tools V-Tuner
Software Power DVD XP


Just found it, and the store is like 50meters from here.

 

[dawdler]

Originally posted by Dalith
This card then? Is it any worse than the others?

GIGABYTE GV-R9600-PRO

Chipset Radeon 9600 PRO
Core Clock 400
Memory: 128MB DDR 4Mx32-2.8 , Mem Clock 600, Mem Bus 128
BUS AGP 8X / 4X
D-SUB Yes TV-OUT Yes DVI Port Yes 2-View Yes
O/C Tools V-Tuner
Software Power DVD XP


Just found it, and the store is like 50meters from here.

Its the same as the others, just another company that distribute it. The performance difference should be minimal or near zero...

 

[SidewinderX]

The 9600pro is a great card, and I personally have a 9600pro atlantis in my machine, and it runs great. I don't know about the gigabyte one, but the Shappire Atlantis can overclock to phenomial speeds.

 

[Dalith]

(not an expert with comps)
So it's safe to plug in 9600pro into my machine?

@Sidewinder
Sounds great
Does the fan sound alot when it's working?
My GeForce4 mx420 sounds like a friggin airplane!