Quicky pls 9600XT or 9800SE

[u9dbg]

Ok,

just a quick one this time because mainly I cant be bothered to check reviews etc, a friend wants me to get a good mid range AGP graphics card for approx £100,

I have found in the ATI range

either a 9600XT ABIT (256MB)

or a 9800SE Sapphire (128MB)

Which one has the edge on speed reliability? Going in to a Athlon XP2500 system.

I will be open to Nvidia suggestions as well. Price limit is set to £100 though, please dont send me links to american sites in dollars.

Cheers

David

[fishybawb]

In that price range, go for the 9600XT, but don't pay over the odds for 256MB cards :t

[fishybawb]

Here's a good one:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=2331227808&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=55188

[u9dbg]

Funny this was the 9600 I was thinking about

Ebuyer 9600XT 256MB (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=77814)

[fishybawb]

That's what I mean about paying over the odds for 256MB cards ;) The 128MB models have identical performance, and are cheaper to boot.

[Midknyte]

you can try the 9800se to 9800pro soft mod, but you need to make sure you get a 256bit version of the card.

This link is just to give you an idea of what to look for:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-248&depa=1

The omega drivers have the softmod built in.
http://www.omegadrivers.net/