Which Card Should I Buy?

[krackerjack]

after much deliberation i have now got it narrowed down to 3 cards!!

1) msi geforcefx5600 vtdr 128mb

2) tyan tachyon g9600 pro

3) sparkle geforce 4 titanium 4200 platinum

all are about the same price (the sparkle being the most expensive of the three) so cost doesnt really come into it which means i dont know what to do im edging toward the 9600 on the grounds that they seem to be a better choice for gaming, however the 5600 has shit loads of extra stuff that comes with it and i like freebies especially the remote control thingy it has, and finally the sparkle because it just looks so damn good with that big old heatsink and fans...plus its also got a fair bundled software package!

any help as to which of these to go for would be appreciated, looking to have a card that will play games and not be too old hat come next year
thanks.

[DarthInsinuate]

Originally posted by krackerjack@15 October 2003 - 14:49
after much deliberation i have now got it narrowed down to 3 cards!!

1) msi geforcefx5600 vtdr 128mb

2) tyan tachyon g9600 pro

3) sparkle geforce 4 titanium 4200 platinum

1) Slowest, old hat, good value though

2) DX9 card, nice features, good value

3) Fastest, not DX9

[krackerjack]

thanks to all, have just ordered the tyan card

[abu_has_the_power]

yea, good idea, although a radeon 9500 might also be nice, cuz it's got 8 pipeline rendering, and 9600 has 4. but 9500 is more expensive