which make of 9600 GT to buy ?

[codesuperking]

Hello ppl,

I am new to digit forum. Pls help me out. I am planning to buy a 9600 GT 512 MB gfx card keeping in my mind attractive prices they are available at.

I am unable to decide of which manufacturer should I buy amongst the following:
1. MSI
2. XFX
3. EVGA (I havent heard much about this)
4. Palit

MSI 9600 GT 512 is available at a fantastic price of Rs. 8900 in Nehru Place Delhi. However It is a dual slot card that will block the other PCIe slot.

My request: Please help me select a card by listing some pros and cons of each make.

 

[praka123]

EVGA-best option

 

[SunnyChahal]

Msi,imo

 

[Pathik]

Evga

 

[dOm1naTOr]

EVGA is the best brand, that just began to appear in India market. Its the best brand in western countries.

MSI is the best choice other than EVGA, coz XFX these days are notorious for its HOT nature and MSI is all day better than palit's normal models.
Besides that, MSI is the cheapest one and is a well reputed brand nd MSI 8800GT are selling like hot cakes.go for MSI 9600GT

 

[desiibond]

1) go for a card that comes with zalman cooler and GDDR
2) stay away from XFX. they are hot microwave oven's
3) look for support options too. if you pick two manufacturers, go for the one that has better support infrastructure.

 

[ancientrites]

leadtek 9600 gt zl ( zalman edition)
or
zebronics 9600 gt ----->one of my friend owns this

 

[desiibond]

^^ both are average cards and not worth the money.

 

[dOm1naTOr]

hey, Leadtek is a gud brand, nd the one with Zalman cooler ll rock.

 

[Pathik]

+1. Even the Palit 9600GT Sonic is good.

 

[nish_higher]

+1 for palit
2nd option-asus,msi

 

[MetalheadGautham]

talking aboout 9600GTs, can someone mind telling the cost of similar performing 9600GTs and HD3870 ?

 

[dOm1naTOr]

Asus is onr of the most expensive ones.
palit Sonic are factory oced and beats most other med factory oc models and dun cost a bomb. And also Sonic ones have gud coolers.
EVGA Superclocked or KO models are also gud, though sonic seems to be better option.

 

[Cool G5]

+1 for palit.
Guys doesn't gigabyte has 9600 gt?

 

[mayanksharma]

+1 for Palit Sonic+ model. (U'll be lucky, if u get one! ) As for Sonic model....usual run of the mill product!
Ok, imo...going for XFX 9600GT XXX model should be a nice choice! Nice onboard cooling and amazing clocks! Plus, the card's performance is exceptional! I can confirm the price, if u want.

 

[nish_higher]

sonic model available almost everywhere
*www.theitwares.com/gfxcards/gfxcards.htm
and at lynx too

 

[mayanksharma]

^^aah...i mentioned Sonic+ !!

 

[nish_higher]

oh..but that too should be available with them

 

[codesuperking]

Hi all,
Thanks for the responses. Some questions again:
1. Compare between active cooled vs passive cooled gfx cards in terms of performance and overclockability ? which one's better ?
2. The dual slot card will block the 2nd PCI-E slot. How important will be this slot in future upgrades ? I mean if later on I decide to add a sound card or a wifi card I can add in PCI slots. Also my mobo supports xfire.
3. Many cards are available in OC and non-OC versions.Any opinions on them ?
4. I have heard that ATi is coming out with HD3830 a mid range offering between HD3850 and HD 3870 in coming months. Can you confirm ? I expect its prices to be around 9600 GT and this perhaps will make xfire setups attractive. What do u say ?

 

[dOm1naTOr]

HD 4xx is gonna launched this june and seems much promising. The single gpu HD 4870 which will replace HD 3870 even beats current HD 3870 X2.
So waiting is worth as the card which will replace HD 3850 [probaly 4850] will be atlest as powerful as an HD 3870 X2.