| Castout |
07-16-09 06:52 AM |
If I were you I would go for 9800GTX+ instead of 9600GT . . .I used to use 8600GT too before I switched to 9800GTX+. 8600GT was enough but with games like Empire Total War coming then I decided to get 9800GTX+. However you definitely going to need a new PSU if you buy 9800GTX+ imo.
And yes 9800GTX+ is more expensive than 9600GT but you are going to use your GPU often and for quite some time so you might as well delay your buy and get something better than 9600GT. At the minimum if you're a gamer you should get 9800GTX+ imo or 4870. if you think hey that some euros more expensive than 9600GT try to spread those money value over the period you expect to use your GPU and think about how long you're going to stick with it.
You could expect that a good enough GPU to give you about 3 years of service before they become overwhelmed by newer games. A very good GPU(Read the most expensive ones) could give you about 5 years or a maximum 6 years of service before they become outdated however their price tag usually don't justify buying them unless you have extra cash to burn and in 3 years they would have lost their cutting edge performance anyway. Can you see yourself using 9600GT for a foreseeable future? Like 2 to 3 years ahead from now? if you can then go ahead buy it. However if you can't then it would be a waste of money buying it.
I don't mean to preach I'm just saying that you would be better off in the long term by delaying your buy and pick something better.
My 9800GTX+ fits tightly to my casing I had to remove my HDD and placed it in other slot to get the card to fit.
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