01-16-2006, 05:55 PM
Somewhat related topic: Does anyone have experience with the all-in-one wonder 9600 card? I've been toying with the idea of upgrading my FX 5200 card for a while now, and would also like a video capture card. However, I really don't need either upgrade so it's more a novelty thing - I keep my eye on a few sites, looking for a good deal. Futureshop (shudder) has the 9600 all in wonder on for $120 CAN ($130 off regular price) which seems like a pretty good deal. Will I really notice a decent improvement from my 5200? I don't play any really new games, but like to keep my options open. I am currently running, as I mentioned earlier in this thread, an 1800+ Athlon XP, 768 MB RAM system.
I can get the 9600XT for about the same price from a local shop ($140 CAN or so). I'm thinking I'd be better off with a seperate capture card. I'm not planning on upgrading my computer for at least another year, probably longer, but probably the newest game I'm remotely interested in buying is Battle for Middle Earth II.
gekko
I can get the 9600XT for about the same price from a local shop ($140 CAN or so). I'm thinking I'd be better off with a seperate capture card. I'm not planning on upgrading my computer for at least another year, probably longer, but probably the newest game I'm remotely interested in buying is Battle for Middle Earth II.
gekko
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