CaTcH21
13-11-2008, 10:02 AM
Anyone using this graphics card (the 1GB card)? Is it worth the buy or should i look into something else ?
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cerebus
13-11-2008, 10:16 AM
It's a good card for the budget afaik.
Roquefort
13-11-2008, 11:14 AM
Im using the 512mb version and it runs great!
How much does the 1gb version cost? cos if it costs a fair amount you might want to go for something stronger, or put 2 weaker ones in SLI
How much does the 1gb version cost? cos if it costs a fair amount you might want to go for something stronger, or put 2 weaker ones in SLI
PostmanPot
13-11-2008, 11:21 AM
The ATi 4850 is a little more and kills the 9600GT.
cerebus
13-11-2008, 11:47 AM
ouch yea the 1gb version costs R2300 - you can nearly get a 4850 for that. But you can get the XFX 9600 gt with I think 320mb for R1300, that's a pretty good buy.
.Froot.
13-11-2008, 12:07 PM
ouch yea the 1gb version costs R2300 - you can nearly get a 4850 for that. But you can get the XFX 9600 gt with I think 320mb for R1300, that's a pretty good buy.
320MB is a little on the low side for today's games... rather get a 512MB. If you can afford it (and this coming from an Nvidia fan), get the 4850 or maybe the 4870 is you can squeeze enough out of your pocket.
320MB is a little on the low side for today's games... rather get a 512MB. If you can afford it (and this coming from an Nvidia fan), get the 4850 or maybe the 4870 is you can squeeze enough out of your pocket.
The_Techie
13-11-2008, 12:33 PM
320MB is a little on the low side for today's games... rather get a 512MB. If you can afford it (and this coming from an Nvidia fan), get the 4850 or maybe the 4870 is you can squeeze enough out of your pocket.
Agreed, the HD48XX series is the better choice at the moment :)
Agreed, the HD48XX series is the better choice at the moment :)
killadoob
13-11-2008, 12:36 PM
While the 4850 is a good card if your on a tight budget surely this card is the business.
http://www.computersonly.co.za/productdetail.aspx?sku=PVT94PYDF4&categoryId=36093
If you can afford a grand or so more buy the 4850 but this alpha dog 9600 will play games really well and is very cheap.
http://www.computersonly.co.za/productdetail.aspx?sku=PVT94PYDF4&categoryId=36093
If you can afford a grand or so more buy the 4850 but this alpha dog 9600 will play games really well and is very cheap.
vrapt0r
13-11-2008, 01:23 PM
I got my 512MB one for R1200 :) during rage ;)
cerebus
13-11-2008, 01:34 PM
Besides I'm pretty sceptical how much of that 1gb it's going to actually use.
.Froot.
13-11-2008, 03:24 PM
Besides I'm pretty sceptical how much of that 1gb it's going to actually use.
Crysis lags on a 512MB 9600GT... not because the card cannot keep up... but because it runs out of video memory (we logged the game stats and kept on getting that message).
Crysis lags on a 512MB 9600GT... not because the card cannot keep up... but because it runs out of video memory (we logged the game stats and kept on getting that message).
CaTcH21
13-11-2008, 03:30 PM
Well i just bought the complete PC from Rectron and didnt have much time to consider which card to go for so i just bought the GeForce GTX280 1GB 512bit. I bought the best of the best for my kido's so they are off my back for maybe a year or so .... Thanks for the input guys ...
.Froot.
13-11-2008, 03:34 PM
Well i just bought the complete PC from Rectron and didnt have much time to consider which card to go for so i just bought the GeForce GTX280 1GB 512bit. I bought the best of the best for my kido's so they are off my back for maybe a year or so .... Thanks for the input guys ...
:eek:
That's one fast card...:eek:
:eek:
That's one fast card...:eek:
CaTcH21
13-11-2008, 03:39 PM
:eek:
That's one fast card...:eek:
It better be, costed me R5999 :eek:
That's one fast card...:eek:
It better be, costed me R5999 :eek:
.Froot.
13-11-2008, 03:43 PM
It better be, costed me R5999 :eek:
It will last more than a year.... I will give you that. In a year's time it will be equivalent to the current 4870 IMO
It will last more than a year.... I will give you that. In a year's time it will be equivalent to the current 4870 IMO
The_Techie
13-11-2008, 03:43 PM
It will last more than a year.... I will give you that. In a year's time it will be equivalent to the current 4870 IMO
It'll last at least two, I think :D
I wouldn't mind trading in my 8800GT for one of those :D
It'll last at least two, I think :D
I wouldn't mind trading in my 8800GT for one of those :D
.Froot.
13-11-2008, 03:48 PM
It'll last at least two, I think :D
I wouldn't mind trading in my 8800GT for one of those :D
It was compared to the 4870x2 or something and rated a little faster (like 5-10% or something)... and to put it this way, the 9600GT can't run today's games on 100%....
I wouldn't mind trading in my 8800GT for one of those :D
It was compared to the 4870x2 or something and rated a little faster (like 5-10% or something)... and to put it this way, the 9600GT can't run today's games on 100%....
CaTcH21
13-11-2008, 03:54 PM
It was compared to the 4870x2 or something and rated a little faster (like 5-10% or something)... and to put it this way, the 9600GT can't run today's games on 100%....
The 4870X2 costs R6999 ... so the GeForce is good value ...
I also requested aXeRam, does it make a huge difference compared to the standard Ram ?
The 4870X2 costs R6999 ... so the GeForce is good value ...
I also requested aXeRam, does it make a huge difference compared to the standard Ram ?
SharkBait
13-11-2008, 04:09 PM
Well, If you check here (http://www.computersonly.co.za/productlist.aspx?categoryid=36093) you will see that the 4870x2 is cheaper than the GTX280 and it is faster.
Luckily I bought mine when they still costed R5500 :D
Luckily I bought mine when they still costed R5500 :D
Ekhaatvensters
13-11-2008, 04:42 PM
I also requested aXeRam, does it make a huge difference compared to the standard Ram ?
Not really, especially for the price. If you're already buying a GTX280 though you might as well spend money on the other parts.
Not really, especially for the price. If you're already buying a GTX280 though you might as well spend money on the other parts.
The_Techie
13-11-2008, 04:44 PM
Not really, especially for the price. If you're already buying a GTX280 though you might as well spend money on the other parts.
Probably won't see much improvement at stock speeds, but might have more overclocking headroom. But I agree, I'd rather spend the money on something else :)
Probably won't see much improvement at stock speeds, but might have more overclocking headroom. But I agree, I'd rather spend the money on something else :)
CaTcH21
13-11-2008, 05:43 PM
Well, If you check here (http://www.computersonly.co.za/productlist.aspx?categoryid=36093) you will see that the 4870x2 is cheaper than the GTX280 and it is faster.
Luckily I bought mine when they still costed R5500 :D
yeah i see that but different brands ( i know they all the same [or am i wrong?] ). Concerning the speed, what exactly is faster ?
Not really, especially for the price. If you're already buying a GTX280 though you might as well spend money on the other parts.
Probably won't see much improvement at stock speeds, but might have more overclocking headroom. But I agree, I'd rather spend the money on something else :)
aXeRam DDR3-1800 = R1349
Standard DDR3-1333 = R849
yeah could have bought a 1.5TB HDD instead of 1TB :o
Luckily I bought mine when they still costed R5500 :D
yeah i see that but different brands ( i know they all the same [or am i wrong?] ). Concerning the speed, what exactly is faster ?
Not really, especially for the price. If you're already buying a GTX280 though you might as well spend money on the other parts.
Probably won't see much improvement at stock speeds, but might have more overclocking headroom. But I agree, I'd rather spend the money on something else :)
aXeRam DDR3-1800 = R1349
Standard DDR3-1333 = R849
yeah could have bought a 1.5TB HDD instead of 1TB :o