Author Topic: ATI Radeon 9600SE (Read 444 times)

slimm50 · « **on:** January 09, 2004, 12:33:44 PM »

I just bought it because it was only $129 at CompUSA. I've read a few reviews that suggest anything with "SE" suffix is crap. But what I'd like to know: will it be good enough to run AH2?

ChasR · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2004, 12:43:41 PM »

Should run AH fine and be slow on AH2. It is roughly 60% as fast as a 9600 Pro, 50% of a 9600 XT, and 33% of a 9800 XT.
You can see how it stacks up against other Radeon and nVidia cards at Tom's Hardware

slimm50 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2004, 04:09:14 PM »

I found another card for same price as the R9600SE, but faster specs: the Asylum GeForce 5600 Ultra w/ 8X AGP, 128 MB. Anyone have an opinion on GeForce cards? This one, in particular?

ChasR · « **Reply #3 on:** January 10, 2004, 01:02:19 PM »

A far better choice than the 9600SE

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2004, 03:03:21 PM »

Nvidia based cards usually have an unacceptable 2D image quality which renders them useless anywhere outside 3D gaming.

It's the main reason why I haven't even suggested anyone to go nvidia way.

slimm50 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2004, 08:24:46 AM »

Well, I returned the R9600SE, and decided to save my pennies and get the 9600 pro sometime in the near future. Thanks to all of you for your input. I shoulda done mor ehomework and asked you b4 wasting my time on an impulse purchase. I just saw the 9600 label and thought $129 in a retail store was a good deal. Live and learn.

JAZBO1 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2004, 02:01:43 PM »

I have a ATI Radeon 9200 128MB...will this suffice to run AH2??
Jazbo

ChasR · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2004, 02:28:25 PM »

I doubt it but you can download AH2 beta and give it a try. If it runs less than 30 FPS, you will likely want to upgrade.

JAZBO1 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2004, 06:01:53 PM »

Just got it to work...I get about 28 to 34 fps:) must be the 1.02Gb of DDR ram I have:)
Jazbo