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Advice: Is a 'refurbished' Saphire Ultimate Radeon 9600XT 128MB worth 70$?
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dbeanerz
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_ 		11. December 2005 @ 22:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello:

First poster, in search of good advice.

I'm currently playing World of Warcraft on a P4 2.5Ghz, 1GB RAM, GeForce 4200Ti 64MB, dying PC. Granted, the performance for that game isn't really bad at all, I get a constant 30 FPS and can't complain. I'm not a huge gamer and am not looking to trick out anything related to my PC in the near future.

Yet, I have been looking at some cheap Radeon 9600's for the hell of it, because they are under 100$ and I can give my old card to a family member. Now I am sure of compatibility and all that, just wondering if this deal on newegg is worth it, in terms of money spent and slight increase in performance. Again, I only really play World of Warcraft, and at times Sims 2, and some other shooters, Battlefield, Call of Duty.

Here's the card in question:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...4102342R#sctNav
Saphire ULTIMATE RADEON 9600XT 128MB 128-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM

Chipset Radeon 9600XT
Core clock 500MHz

Memory Clock 600MHz
Memory Size 128MB
Memory Int 128-bit
Memory Type DDR


Any help is appreciated - if 70$ or ten bucks more can get me something a little better, please let me know, otherwise, I'm all about this deal. They are offering 1$ three day shipping as well! Thanks.
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SypherTek
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_ 		11. December 2005 @ 23:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cant see anything wrong with that card for $70 go for it
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dbeanerz
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 08:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Any other takers for advice?

From here, Ive been advised to spend the extra 50$ and get a 9800. Is that worth it performance wise, and for the long haul?
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ddp
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 11:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ATI Product Comparison
Product Name RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB RADEON 9800 128MB RADEON 9600 XT
ASIC RADEON 9800 RADEON 9800 RADEON 9600

Technology Features

SMARTSHADER? 2.1 2.1 2
SMOOTHVISION? 2.1 2.1 2.1
FULLSTREAM? Real, DivX Real, DivX Real, DivX
Adaptive De-Interlace VIDEOSHADER? VIDEOSHADER? VIDEOSHADER?
HYDRAVISION? Yes Yes Yes
Hardware MPEG Encode Assist - - -
CrossFire? Ready N/A N/A N/A

Specifications

Bus Type AGP 4X,8X AGP 4X, 8X AGP 4X, 8X
Memory Amount (MB) 256 128 128
Memory Type DDR2 DDR1 DDR1
Memory Interface 256-bit 256-bit 128-bit
Memory Clock Speed (MHz) 350 290 300
Engine Clock Speed (MHz) 380 325 500
Pipelines 8 8 4
Pixel Fillrate 3.04 Gpixels/sec 2.6 Gpixels/sec 2.0 Gpixels/sec
Geometry Rate 380 MTriangles 325 MTriangles 250 MTriangles

Display Support

VGA Yes Yes Yes
DVI Yes Yes Yes
Dual-Link DVI N/A N/A N/A
Dual Monitor Display Yes Yes Yes
YPrPb Out for HDTV w/adapter optional w/adapter optional w/adapter optional
S-Video Out Yes Yes Yes
Composite Out w/adapter included w/adapter included w/adapter optional

Multimedia Support

S-Video In - - -
Composite In - - -
TV Tuner - - -
FM Tuner No No No
DTV Tuner N/A
Remote Control Included - - -
EAZYLOOK - - -
Audio Out - - -
S/PDIF Out - - -
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novicebb
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_ 		19. December 2005 @ 09:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
To debeanerz: In a word- NO! I would definitely try and get a decent graphic card from Craigslist.org. You can get some decent to pretty good graphic cards at incredible deals. My friend in Atlanta got a ATI Radeon PCI express 16 700SE graphic card for 70 dollars because the guy just bought a 850 XT graphic card and just wanted to recroup some money.
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_ 		20. December 2005 @ 18:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try ChiefValue.com I got my Radeon X800PRO refurbished for $160 and it was $220 at Newegg and $360 at Best Buy.
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