ATi 9600 Series

LuCifer · May 11, 2005, 04:37 AM

Ok one of My Friends just Got this card and I wanted to know if its a Good card or Not... You know I dont want him to Struggle with it So... If you guys know anything help me out.

Thanks for any replies...

Son_of_Thunder · May 11, 2005, 06:45 AM

well, it depends on what part f the 9600 series it is (i know a lot of 9600 cards don't report their exact model)

the 9600se is very much a budget card, the 9600 is old, the 9600 pro and 9600XT are decent for a very cheap gaming card.

a 9800pro would be a better choice, it's less than 150 bucks on newegg now.

Zorg · May 11, 2005, 07:42 AM

from 9600 Pro on (and better) it is a good gaming card playing in up to 1024x768x32 display resolution absolutely smooth provided u have at least 1 gig ram and a FSB 333 CPU in your box.

~~ut2k4wikichici~~ · May 11, 2005, 10:35 AM

hmm i got 512DDR ram and it shudders like hell does anyone think i should get a gig ?

davidnsibs · May 11, 2005, 10:58 AM

i noticed quite a difference when going to a gig a couple of months ago with the games i played, in particular the latest medal of honour was almost unplayable at any decent settings and now i can max it out pretty much (@ a reasonable resolution). in general fps wont increase, but youll stop the games accessing the hard drive whilst youre playing (those long pauses of half a second every so often)

EDIT: sorry to the thread starter for posting a bit off-topic. if the 9600 is a pro then its similar to my card and I can play every game out there reasonably well, not all details on full at top resolutions in farcry perhaps, but taking farcry as an example, with no antialiasing or filtering I can have everying else @ max and run at 1280x1024 fairly comfortably so your friend has a pretty decent card, as long as he doesnt expect to get $500 worth of performance

LuCifer · May 11, 2005, 03:09 PM

Thanks For Info.

redsolar · May 11, 2005, 04:17 PM

1G or RAM sure helps, as mentioned. Especially with games that use large levels and a lot of textures, since then most of them are swapped into RAM (unless you have a 512MB card

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Count_Charbs · May 12, 2005, 12:11 AM

i got a 9600XT and its shutters on most maps on CS-S like de-train.. i always thought i was my graphic card..so if i get and extra 512 DDr ram it will help?

Son_of_Thunder · May 12, 2005, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Count_Charbs

i got a 9600XT and its shutters on most maps on CS-S like de-train.. i always thought i was my graphic card..so if i get and extra 512 DDr ram it will help?

stuttering could be fixed by switching your fastwrites setting. if it's off turn it on, if it's on, turn it off.

it could also be processor related.

Zorg · May 12, 2005, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Count_Charbs

i got a 9600XT and its shutters on most maps on CS-S like de-train.. i always thought i was my graphic card..so if i get and extra 512 DDr ram it will help?

if the HD is frequently accessing (causing the stutter) the pagefile while u play it definitely will help.

~~ut2k4wikichici~~ · May 12, 2005, 02:01 AM

arr screw it im not touching my comp i just got it working perfectly and i want it to stay that way! unless i win a x800 512mb agp then i would get a gig of ram that would rock!

PandaZ3 · May 15, 2005, 07:29 AM

I just bought a Sapphire 9600 Pro 128 for $85 at the local store. I think it will suit my backup needs well.

May 11, 2005, 04:37 AM	#1
LuCifer DH sig maker! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fontucky Posts: 1,158 Rep Power: 0	ATi 9600 Series Ok one of My Friends just Got this card and I wanted to know if its a Good card or Not... You know I dont want him to Struggle with it So... If you guys know anything help me out. Thanks for any replies... __________________

May 11, 2005, 06:45 AM	#2
Son_of_Thunder HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,441 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	well, it depends on what part f the 9600 series it is (i know a lot of 9600 cards don't report their exact model) the 9600se is very much a budget card, the 9600 is old, the 9600 pro and 9600XT are decent for a very cheap gaming card. a 9800pro would be a better choice, it's less than 150 bucks on newegg now. __________________

May 11, 2005, 10:58 AM	#5
davidnsibs 9500pro Forever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 273 Rep Power: 0	i noticed quite a difference when going to a gig a couple of months ago with the games i played, in particular the latest medal of honour was almost unplayable at any decent settings and now i can max it out pretty much (@ a reasonable resolution). in general fps wont increase, but youll stop the games accessing the hard drive whilst youre playing (those long pauses of half a second every so often) EDIT: sorry to the thread starter for posting a bit off-topic. if the 9600 is a pro then its similar to my card and I can play every game out there reasonably well, not all details on full at top resolutions in farcry perhaps, but taking farcry as an example, with no antialiasing or filtering I can have everying else @ max and run at 1280x1024 fairly comfortably so your friend has a pretty decent card, as long as he doesnt expect to get $500 worth of performance __________________ Goodbye 9500pro, you've been a faithful servant through Half life, Deus Ex, Unreal 2, Max Payne 1+2, Nolf 1+2, CoD, Far Cry, Civ IV, F.E.A.R and many more Last edited by davidnsibs; May 11, 2005 at 11:41 AM.

May 11, 2005, 03:09 PM	Thread Starter #6
LuCifer DH sig maker! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fontucky Posts: 1,158 Rep Power: 0	Thanks For Info. __________________

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redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	1G or RAM sure helps, as mentioned. Especially with games that use large levels and a lot of textures, since then most of them are swapped into RAM (unless you have a 512MB card ) __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

May 11, 2005, 07:42 AM	#3
Zorg DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 182 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	from 9600 Pro on (and better) it is a good gaming card playing in up to 1024x768x32 display resolution absolutely smooth provided u have at least 1 gig ram and a FSB 333 CPU in your box.

May 11, 2005, 10:35 AM	#4
~~ut2k4wikichici~~ Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia AKA. Kangaroo country Posts: 340 Rep Power: 0	hmm i got 512DDR ram and it shudders like hell does anyone think i should get a gig ?

May 12, 2005, 12:11 AM	#8
Count_Charbs DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	i got a 9600XT and its shutters on most maps on CS-S like de-train.. i always thought i was my graphic card..so if i get and extra 512 DDr ram it will help? __________________ Transmission Terminated.

May 12, 2005, 02:01 AM	#11
~~ut2k4wikichici~~ Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia AKA. Kangaroo country Posts: 340 Rep Power: 0	arr screw it im not touching my comp i just got it working perfectly and i want it to stay that way! unless i win a x800 512mb agp then i would get a gig of ram that would rock!

May 15, 2005, 07:29 AM	#12
PandaZ3 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cornelius, Oregon Posts: 419 Rep Power: 0	I just bought a Sapphire 9600 Pro 128 for $85 at the local store. I think it will suit my backup needs well. __________________ It has to be Plugged In? To electricity? Video cards in house, 5770, 4650, HD 3870, X1950 XTX, X1900 XTX, X1900 XT and X1900 Crossfire, 2 X1800 XT's, X850 Pro, X800 Pro, AIW 9600XT, 9600 Pro, 9550 SE, 9200, 7000. XFX 6800 GS