Is the X300 one-up from the 9600?

I am buying a graphics card soon and I just want to ask a quick question.
I have a choice between the X300 and the 9600, I just want a straight-forward answer as to which is the better card.
Which one is one-up from the other?

On the ATI site it isnt very clear about which are the latest cards, etc.

Thanks.

Merry Christmas too :thumbup:

if those are your only choices x300

Why do you say that?


Oh, and I'd like to point out that the X300 is 128mb. Where as the 9600 is 256mb, which would be better? You know, pros and cons sort of thing.

I would say to look for some independant benchmark results and compare them, and then see which one offers the best price/performance ratio.
And allthough the x300 is a newer model than the 9600 it doesn't always mean it's better!

Originally posted by Matt22@Dec 25 2004, 04:28 AM
Why do you say that?


Oh, and I'd like to point out that the X300 is 128mb. Where as the 9600 is 256mb, which would be better? You know, pros and cons sort of thing.

just because a video card has 256 megs doesn't make it a better/faster card! I haven't heard much about the X300 yet so you better look into it, but what I do know is the memory don't mean nothing, its like saying an FX5200 256mb is better than a 9800pro 128 mb... ;)

Originally posted by Matt22@Dec 24 2004, 10:14 PM
I am buying a graphics card soon and I just want to ask a quick question.
I have a choice between the X300 and the 9600, I just want a straight-forward answer as to which is the better card.
Which one is one-up from the other?

On the ATI site it isnt very clear about which are the latest cards, etc.

Thanks.

Merry Christmas too :thumbup:

Unless you have a MoBo that supports PCI-E then you can't even have the X300

So the only choise left is the 9600

I am buying from Dell, and you have a choice of video cards.
They wouldn't sell the ones that are listed there if they werent compatible with the rest of the machine.

I want to play games like MOH:PA, Brothers In Arms and LOTR: Battle for middle earth.

The computer Im getting has P4 Processor, 1GB Ram, 80 Gb Hardrive.

So for me, what would be the best card, considering that the X300 is 128mb and the 9600 is 256 mb.

Merry xmas.

IMHO u would want 2 go 4 the x300, altho I am a nvidia fanboy...

Im sorry, what does IMHO mean? Is it some sort of derivative of LMAO?
Please explain your answer as to why the X300 is better.

Thanks, merry xmas! :thumbup:

IMHO- in my humble opinion
LMAO- laughimg my ass of
Oh and MOH:PA is pure crap

And if you get the "right" 9600 or pro you can push it to 9600xt levels or more.
But if you can spare a few bucks 9800se is a good alternative.