REVIEW: ATI RADEON 9600 XT 128mb @ DRIVERHEAVEN

***Veridian3*** · Oct 15, 2003, 02:12 PM

Its that time again, the NDA has been lifted on the 9600 XT and Driverheaven have all the information you'll need on the 9600 XT...

"On the 30th September ATI announced 2 new products, the Radeon 9800 XT and the 9600 XT. Reviews of the 9800 XT have been available on the web for since the announcement however information on the 9600 XT performance has been scarce. Today we have the opportunity to review the 9600 XT and show you just how much performance the card has."

Click here for the review.

Click here to discuss.

~~HawK~~ · Oct 15, 2003, 02:58 PM

Informative as usual, a good job again Veridian.
Any news on the pricing of this V.card? ~ $180 looks like a good entry for ATI newbies

***Veridian3*** · Oct 15, 2003, 03:16 PM

$199...with Half Life 2 included!

Though some ATI partners may change the bundle/price...

Stu

toddsmack2k · Oct 15, 2003, 05:19 PM

Excellent job V! A very detailed and as always excellent review! The XT is a great performer it seems!

projectHUMAN · Oct 15, 2003, 09:42 PM

Thanks for the review. This just got me to get rid of this old rickety 8500 128. :P

Chaos · Oct 15, 2003, 10:18 PM

Good job on the review as expected!

Well I must say that the XT does shine over the Pro......however it also probably saved me from upgrading to anything below a 9800 Pro as long as my 9500 np lives on

caqde · Oct 16, 2003, 03:27 AM

This makes me feel better about my buying my Radeon 9800 non-pro. I was right when I thought that it was improbable that the 9600xt could be as fast as a 9700pro, and I am glad. Although it is a pain to find a place that sells a 9800np though... But half-life 2 is a nice addition to the 9600xt oh well I guess I can just buy it when it comes to the stores. Whenever that is.

Oct 15, 2003, 02:12 PM	#1
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,028 Rep Power: 182	REVIEW: ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128mb @ Driverheaven Its that time again, the NDA has been lifted on the 9600 XT and Driverheaven have all the information you'll need on the 9600 XT... "On the 30th September ATI announced 2 new products, the Radeon 9800 XT and the 9600 XT. Reviews of the 9800 XT have been available on the web for since the announcement however information on the 9600 XT performance has been scarce. Today we have the opportunity to review the 9600 XT and show you just how much performance the card has." Click here for the review. Click here to discuss.

Oct 15, 2003, 05:19 PM	#4
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	Excellent job V! A very detailed and as always excellent review! The XT is a great performer it seems! __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Oct 15, 2003, 10:18 PM	#6
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Good job on the review as expected! Well I must say that the XT does shine over the Pro......however it also probably saved me from upgrading to anything below a 9800 Pro as long as my 9500 np lives on __________________

Oct 16, 2003, 03:27 AM	#7
caqde HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: US, IL Posts: 505 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	This makes me feel better about my buying my Radeon 9800 non-pro. I was right when I thought that it was improbable that the 9600xt could be as fast as a 9700pro, and I am glad. Although it is a pain to find a place that sells a 9800np though... But half-life 2 is a nice addition to the 9600xt oh well I guess I can just buy it when it comes to the stores. Whenever that is. __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 925 AM3/ Giga-byte MA790XT-UD4P XFX HD5770 1GB / 2x8GB of Geil DDR3 12800 10-10-10-28 Samsung SH-S182D DVD-RW drive / Sony Optiarc BD-5300S BD-RW drive Western Digital WD1501FASS(Primary)/Western Digital 15EADS(Secondary)/Western Digital 7500AACS(Secondary)/Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320gb(Secondary) Antec TP-550 / CoolerMaster CMStacker Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Professional / Creative Inspire 6600 6.1 speakers Samsugn T200HD 20" LCD Monitor / Logitech Internet 350 Black Keyboard Logitech MX510 Mouse

Oct 15, 2003, 02:58 PM	#2
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Informative as usual, a good job again Veridian. Any news on the pricing of this V.card? ~ $180 looks like a good entry for ATI newbies

Oct 15, 2003, 03:16 PM	Thread Starter #3
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,028 Rep Power: 182	$199...with Half Life 2 included! Though some ATI partners may change the bundle/price... Stu

Oct 15, 2003, 09:42 PM	#5
projectHUMAN Subsonic Stigmata Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 136 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the review. This just got me to get rid of this old rickety 8500 128. :P