Sell Abit FX5600XT or keep?

[Mysterio]

Recently, I RMAed my Abit Ti4200-128MB 8X card for the 3rd time. Their RMA dept has finally gave in and sent me a new FX5600XT. Was wondering if this new card is nice or not? Thought of selling the FX5600XT card away and get a "similar" performace card from ATI. Something like Radeon 9600. Price on eBay for the FX card is something like $80 odd. A little lazy to sell

So, is it worth it to keep? or......

 

[nemesismk2]

Originally posted by: Mysterio
Recently, I RMAed my Abit Ti4200-128MB 8X card for the 3rd time. Their RMA dept has finally gave in and sent me a new FX5600XT. Was wondering if this new card is nice or not? Thought of selling the FX5600XT card away and get a "similar" performace card from ATI. Something like Radeon 9600. Price on eBay for the FX card is something like $80 odd. A little lazy to sell

So, is it worth it to keep? or......

The R9600 would be an upgrade from the rubbish fx5600xt but you will find it's slower than a Ti4200. I've used both and I found the only time the R9600 was faster than my old Ti4200 was with 3dmark03 or with 4xaa&8xaa enabled.

 

[PCTweaker5]

Id say keep it for a while and sell it when the 9600XT prices go down some.

 

[MichaelZ]

u got ripped off... baaaadly. they gave you a dx9 GF4 mx put simply.

 

[bandana163]

The 5600XT with 64bit memory is slower than a GF3. You got a ripoff card from Abit.
The 128bit version is still a lot slower than a Ti4200. I'd sell it quickly.

 

[Gagabiji]

Wait wait, your telling me that a 9600 Pro is slower than a Ti 4200? I have both cards and the Ti 4200 get's whipped VERY badly.

 

[Acanthus]

The FX5600 non ultra is around the same speed as a Ti4200. The "XT" however is much slower (why do they cripple cards with 64bit memory )

 

[nick1985]

you got OWNED

 

[modedepe]

The replacement they gave you is horrible. I'd call them up to complain, but it probably won't do you any good. So yeah, you probably will have to ebay the damn thing and buy another ti4200 or something.

 

[Mysterio]

HAH! Ok...I'm sold...I guess I'll just Ebay it....
Could someone please recommend a Radeon w/ budget of around $120ish...?
Something that's quite overclockable....I'm looking at Radeon 9600...
I also heard that non-third party (direct) ATI card has 3 yrs warranty...is it true?

 

[Blastman]

elitebastards had a indepth review comparing the 5600XT and 9600SE. The 9600SE was abouttwice as fast as the 5600XT. 5600XT is about the worst piece of junk on the planet.

I was actually somewhat impressed with the 9600SE.It was too expensive at $100 with it debuted but it has quickly dropped to under $70 and at that price is actually a decent card. Even thought it?s memory is badly constrained (64bit) it managed some decent performance in some games with AA/AF. Max Payne ?10x7? 2AA/8AF? 59.8fps.

A 9600 is a lot faster than the 9600SE. And at around $95 is IMO a really good card. The Sapphire 9600 (make sure it?s not low profile) overclocks really well too.

 

[Mysterio]

Blastman,
What do you mean by low profile? How do you spot "non-low profile" card?

Those Abit b****....I was promised a FX5600DT....

 

[Todd33]

9600SE is worse than the 5600, it's one of the worst performers on the market. Aim for a 9600 pro or higher. At $120 price range, the best you can get is a Ti4600 probably.

 

[Mysterio]

I'm looking for a DX9 card...
I heard that Radeon 9600 overclocks pretty well...some can clock up to 420MHz for core...

I'm looking to buy this card
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-289&depa=1

Is this a good choice for my budget?

 

[Blastman]

low profile (64bit) 9600 Avoid this one.

normal 9600 OEM bulk

The OEM 9600 linked above is a good one too at $95 ?($0.50 cheaper than retail)

If you want to overclock it past 400 it?s usually recommended to put a small fan on it to keep it cool.

 

[nRollo]

I'm looking for a DX9 card...
I heard that Radeon 9600 overclocks pretty well...some can clock up to 420MHz for core...

Nothing below a Radeon 9700 Pro is a good choice for DX9, and IMO, even a 9800XT isn't a good choice for DX9. It's likely the next generation of cards will be good choices for DX 9.
The cards you have listed will stutter in DX9 PS2 at any game we've seen, at any setting that would be considered "playable".
Sorry

 

[MegaWorks]

Originally posted by: Rollo

I'm looking for a DX9 card...
I heard that Radeon 9600 overclocks pretty well...some can clock up to 420MHz for core...

Nothing below a Radeon 9700 Pro is a good choice for DX9, and IMO, even a 9800XT isn't a good choice for DX9. It's likely the next generation of cards will be good choices for DX 9.
The cards you have listed will stutter in DX9 PS2 at any game we've seen, at any setting that would be considered "playable".
Sorry

so a good card would be an Nvidia card, is that what you're sayin?

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[nRollo]

so a good card would be an Nvidia card, is that what you're sayin?

No, I'm saying that DX9 isn't an issue for cards that don't have any chance of running it. I honestly don't know which is the faster of a 9600 Pro or 5600XT, I don't look at cards in this price range.
I do know I've seen DX9 benchmarks for a 9600 Pro and it wasn't pretty.