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Originally posted by bltzkriegmcanon
I'd honestly wait for someone like Lasereth, Redjake, or Mr. Deflok to really determine what would be best.
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Oh I see how it is, Mister Jericho must be an AMATURE.
Back on topic - It depends on how important $70 is to you. The 9600 XT is a good card, but not nearly as good as the 9800 pro mainly due to memory interface being half of the 9800 Pro's (128 bit compared to 256 bit). I believe the core is different and the amount of pipelines is less as well, but I cannot quite remember those numbers.
Also there are reports of the newly made 9800 Pro's having the 9800 XT "R360" cores including the thermal probe. If you get one of these with a black core instead of a shiny core all you have to do is flash the bios and you have a 9800xt. But I digress.
If you have money to spare get the 9800 pro. If you are strapped for cash get the 9600 xt and overclock that mofo !