*OFFICAL* 9600GT Thread

[2bullish]

Seems like a rather pointless product to me.

 

[willhub]

Seems like a rather pointless product to me.

No not when price goes down, its not pointless, a lot faster than the 8600GT...

 

[RoachycaL]

Its made for those people with a short budget, who want a cool, quiet and environmentally friendly graphics card.

And from the reviews Ive seen, a lot of the time it out performs the GT so I don't know what people are talking about

 

[willhub]

Its made for those people with a short budget, who want a cool, quiet and environmentally friendly graphics card.

And from the reviews Ive seen, a lot of the time it out performs the GT so I don't know what people are talking about

By about 2fps, I rekon it could be due to its higher clocks, look at the above, seems shader heavy games the GT wins over which it should.

 

[RoachycaL]

Im really totally lost on what to buy. I dont want an 8800GT as its been out a few months and has already been replaced but I want a card for around £150 which will last me a good while, is cool, quiet and dosnt use much power

I had an order placed for an ATI 3850Pro (HIS) but they ran out of stock before they could ship mine (OcUK) which was perfect for me I think

 

[LoadsaMoney]

so does this mean the 8800 GT's can be speeded up, as they can do the same enhanced texture compression/decompression algorithms.

 

[Massive Attack]

Im really totally lost on what to buy. I dont want an 8800GT as its been out a few months and has already been replaced but I want a card for around £150 which will last me a good while, is cool, quiet and dosnt use much power

I had an order placed for an ATI 3850Pro (HIS) but they ran out of stock before they could ship mine (OcUK) which was perfect for me I think

i am in the exact same postion m8 i have around the same cash to spend and i have no clue what to buy 8800GT, 8800GS, 9600GT, 3870XT, 3850

 

[MeatLoaf]

Seriously considering one of these tomorrow. Am i right in thinking the gainward card has a better dual slot cooler?

 

[RoachycaL]

i am in the exact same postion m8 i have around the same cash to spend and i have no clue what to buy 8800GT, 8800GS, 9600GT, 3870XT, 3850

If anyone could help us, it would be appreciated

EDIT: Im taking the plunge and going for this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-165-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=416

Google for some reviews - as I had a HD2900XT this is why this card appeals to me

 

[RavenXXX2]

The 9600GT is a superb card card going by the reviews, it matches and in some games beats the 3870, when it comes to AA/AF the 3870 is ripped apart by the GT, get the cheapest one you can find and clock it, absolute bargain.

 

[just Scott]

Considering selling my HD 3850 Pro 512MB and getting one of these.

I don't like the constant drop to 15fps in Oblivion.

It's weird, it runs at about 60-70fps on average, but drops way down when I load a new area. It's annoying as hell.

 

[Massive Attack]

If anyone could help us, it would be appreciated

EDIT: Im taking the plunge and going for this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-165-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=416

Google for some reviews - as I had a HD2900XT this is why this card appeals to me

im going for an EVGA 8800GS + EK fullcover waterblock (if it fits), more shaders appeal to me over the 9600 cause i can clock it to the same speeds if not more making it better in a shader intensive game

edit: well maybe not cause the block doesnt fit

 

[Dutch Guy]

Seems like a rather pointless product to me.

I have a friend that plays on a 26" LCD TV and doesn't care about AA/AF so he plays his games at 1366*768 without AA/AF so he doesn't need a top of the range product as it would just be wasted.

 

[Richdog]

Edit by Gibbo:- I made it very clear that any future price hints would recieve a free Holiday so consider you wish granted!

Was this infractions of Mavs related to competitors, or are we being told we can't actually make predictions about what the price will be in a few weeks time, even if its at OCUK?

 

[craptakular]

Its still too big for my HTPC, its a massive card for a x6xx line. All the other x6xx previously have been small pcbs.

you might wanna consider the 340/3470 if its for SD/HD HTPC use

 

[JediFragger]

Was this infractions of Mavs related to competitors, or are we being told we can't actually make predictions about what the price will be in a few weeks time, even if its at OCUK?

As long as no pricing by competitors is mentioned then it's fine dude

 

[melbourne720]

Was this infractions of Mavs related to competitors, or are we being told we can't actually make predictions about what the price will be in a few weeks time, even if its at OCUK?

worrying if its the latter. Edit: Thanks for the clarification JediFragger.

I think we're looking at...

3850 Pro
8800 GS
9600 GT
3870 XT
8800 GT
8800 GTS 512
3870 X2
8800 GTX/Ultra

as the slowest to fastest enthusiast cards (at standard clocks).

Correct me if I'm wrong...

 

[gjc10212]

you are entitled so say what you want, but a company paying for the forums is not obligated to host what you post...

True, but without the forums Ocuk as a business would probably lose a lot ££H Hi there's££

 

[Richdog]

As long as no pricing by competitors is mentioned then it's fine dude

Ahh ok cool.

 

[~>Dg<~]

so any 8800gs vs 9600gt benchies as there the two im looking at.