9600 XT or 5700 Ultra

[Erik]

Which one should I get? And is PowerColor a good brand for video cards? They have a pretty good deal on an ATI Radeon 9600 XT http://www.power-color.com/r96t-c3.htm

I don't know a lot about Nvidia though.

 

[LV38_Eagle]

I had the Sapphire 9600 XT 256MB before I got the 9800 XT, it was a great card, scores better on most benchmarks than the Gforce in the same pricerange. How much have you seen it for?

 

[Erik]

Umm, the powercolor is only 158, and I don't need more than 128MB. I think as of now I'll go with the PowerColor...

 

[LV38_Eagle]

158 of what currency? Seems a lot if itÂ’s Pounds Sterling.

 

[Erik]

It's USD, and the 256MB 9600 XT from Sapphire is $170 something, I have $230 to spend, and I also need a new heatsink/fan, another 80mm case fan, and some rounded ata cables, and I haven't heard anything BAD about PowerColor, if anyone has any experience I would like to hear...

 

[Erik]

http://www.evga.com/articles/public.asp?AID=152 this is the 5700 Ultra I'm talking about. It's $173 on newegg and has gotten great reviews. Most people have been able to OC it to 536/1024 or higher, so that would blow the 9600XT out of the water...

What do you guys think?

 

[The Merlin]

I'd get the Sapphire 9600XT

Nvidia isn't exactly on a hot streak with these current cards they offer