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[Arclight]

Originally Posted by darkone999

Arclight

Dont take this the wrong way but there are those like me here who thirty dollars may be the breaker on getting a new card or not for silent hunter five..I make good money but I am also a single father with two daughters in school..Trust me girls are not cheap..The 9600GT will run new games medium to high settings at a decent framerate..I do agree the 9800GT and GTS250 are faster but not that much more faster....

I know mate, just saying if you can afford it, go higher.



Say what you will about framerates, but fact is a 9800GT has almost twice the processors. That won't double performance, but it sure makes a difference. Keep in mind different cards perform different in every game, even on different settings for that game. A comparison of 1 game, run on 1 setting tells you nothing.

That chart is deceptive, as always; I can run F3 maxed out (not just very high, maxed). A 9800GT could do it too, but not without framerates below 25. A 9600GT would simply crap itself and put out a slideshow or not run it at all.

[darkone999]

Originally Posted by Arclight

I know mate, just saying if you can afford it, go higher.



Say what you will about framerates, but fact is a 9800GT has almost twice the processors. That won't double performance, but it sure makes a difference. Keep in mind different cards perform different in every game, even on different settings for that game. A comparison of 1 game, run on 1 setting tells you nothing.

That chart is deceptive, as always; I can run F3 maxed out (not just very high, maxed). A 9800GT could do it too, but not without framerates below 25. A 9600GT would simply crap itself and put out a slideshow or not run it at all.

ARCLIGHT

Agree..if u got the cash get something good..I would love to get two GTX295's and SLI them...that would be sweet...My post about the 9600GT was aimed at those who want to play silent hunter 5 and are worried they cant afford a card to run it at a decent pace..I bet after christmas u could get one for $69.00 U.S dollars or less..I orderd one the other day with 1gig GDDR3 for $79.00.I plan on OC it to the max like my old 8600GT...Just got through playing crysis on all gamer settings with 2xAA with a GT220(OC to 720mhz) 1gig ddr3 on 37inch 720p(1280x768) lcd flat screen tv.. it ran like a charm no lag at all..I was surprised how well it did..anyways have a good day...

Tim

[Arclight]

295 in SLI would be nice, yeah.

I think we agree the message is "get something that fits your budget, look for the bang for buck". Let's leave it at that then.

[Castout]

Been using 9800GTX+ for a while and very happy with it.
I would recommend it the price must have dropped since when I bought it.

I can foresee using this PC for another year while I save to build a new one.