bickle Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 My GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB card has a bum fan, & I have the opportunity to either get it fixed or trade it in for an upgrade. The best upgrade deal is for $70 off a 9600xt, bringing the price to $130. My first instinct is to just get it fixed. I rarely play PC games anymore, so the benefit won't be immediate. However.....like everyone else, I will be playing Half Life 2 & Doom 3. Am I better off saving the $130 for when those games are actually out? (Note: since it's a trade in, I'm not sure if I'd get the free HL2 game). Does the 9600XT have any htpc capabilities? That would be a big plus in favor of upgrading. If it matters, I have a P4 2.5ghz w/ 1GB ram. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Yes! If you want to play games such as Doom and Half Life 2 the 9600XT is a great investment. Its a compatible DX9 card and has a good bit of added muscle above the Ti4200 and the price is great. I don't think you'll be unhappy with the upgrade Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickle Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Wow, a "yes" with an exclamation point! Thanks for the input. I need to do a little checking on my motherboard this week. I have a Shuttle mini PC case, and I've read some posts from people having probs with the power requirements of the new ATI's (the Shuttles have 200W psu's), so hopefully the 9600xt isn't affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 I would consider the 9700Pro as an option as well. You'll spend about 50 or 60 more, but I just loves me my new card. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 What about the 9800 pro in this thread http://www.lcvg.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2430 for $200? Roughly same price as the 9600xt. Sean edit: If they have it in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 I'm looking to get the 9600xt when I build a new pc in the coming weeks. I can't decide on the 128mb version or 256mb version though. There's not much difference in the price I can get either for. Suggestions anyone? All the 9800 specs seem to expensive here in the UK, and 9700 models don't even seem to exist over here for some reason... Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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