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Radeon 9600, FX5200, or Ti4200
Well, my old card finally gave up the ghost (I was long overdue for a
new card anyway being a Radeon 7500,) but I can really only spend less than $150 for a new card. Looking at a couple reviews, I've seen good things about the ATI Radeon 9600. A little more than $150, but supposedly excellent for the price. But, I've had GeForce chip cards before, and have been very impressed. Plus I can find the FX5200 and Ti4200 both for $115 or less. AND here's what I found techspec-wise: Radeon 9600Pro: $160 / Core/Memory clock 400MHz / 300MHz / Memory Interface 128 bit FX5200: $68 / Effective Memory Clock: 400MHz / RAMDACs: Dual 350MHz / Graphics Co 256-bit Ti4200: $115 / Effective Memory Clock Rate (MHz): 512 RAMDACs (MHz) (each have 2 RAMDAC): 350 / Graphics Co 256-bit I really want to get the Radeon because anecdotally I hear good things, but from the numbers, the FX5200 seems much better, AND much cheaper (which is really surprising, because isn't the Ti4200 a generation behind the FX5200??) So, what am I missing here? Why does the more expensive card have seemingly less power? And if anyone knows of where I can get any one of these cards for less than those prices, please let me know! Thanks. =) Liam druid -at- celticbear -dot- com |
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