MSI Geforce NX7900 GTX vs Zotac Geforce 9600GT

Venomrush

Venomrush

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Hi guys

I've had my MSI Geforce NX7900 GTX since 2005 and I was thinking that it's time for an upgrade. But since there's the good chance there'll be directX 11 GPU's out in december I'm thinking of doing a minor upgrade to the Zotac Geforce 9600GT.

So what I'd like to know is if you guys think it's worth it buying the 9600GT or if there's another card out there that will beat the 9600GT and cost roughly the same price. Right now it's going for R 1,112 at Take2.
 
I upgraded from a 7800GTX to a 9600GT about a year ago. My frame rates doubled in all my games. For a grand, I would say it's a good deal
 
I got a 9600GT and im loving it. Get good frames and no stuttering in all the games i have played. Also that price is insane so well worth it in my opinion.
 
HANDsolo said:
You gonna waste all that untamed power on WoW!?
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That would just be a bit ludicrous don't u think ;) I've got COD, Demigod, Dawn of War and a few others. WoW's just the only game I play the most because I can't get a ping below 300 on local servers for COD :(
 
The difference will be quite substantial, I'd definitely go for it. I remember going from my 7600GS to my 8800GT, was like night and day :).
 
So I tried changing my settings of my graphics card last night, the new one. And alas things are still the same.

I don't understand it. I was really hoping for a real burst in frame rate but its just not happening and I really can't understand what could be the problem :(
 
Hmm, using the latest drivers? Is the extra PCI-e power plugged in? What cpu are you running? Download gpu-z to make sure all the clocks are as they should be. Remember that the framerate will be capped at your screens refresh rate so you won't see higher than say 60hz for example.
 
Isengard said:
Hmm, using the latest drivers? Is the extra PCI-e power plugged in? What cpu are you running? Download gpu-z to make sure all the clocks are as they should be. Remember that the framerate will be capped at your screens refresh rate so you won't see higher than say 60hz for example.
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I have the latest drivers.

As for the extra PCI-e power plug, well there just isn't anywhere to plug it into which puzzled me for a good half hour. Initially thought the card was faulty but I tried switching my PC on and it worked so I just left it.

My Screens refresh rate is set to 75Hz and I'm only getting a max of 64fps in WoW on the same settings I used with my old card. My old card gave me up to 70/71fps.
 
Venomrush said:
I have the latest drivers.

As for the extra PCI-e power plug, well there just isn't anywhere to plug it into which puzzled me for a good half hour. Initially thought the card was faulty but I tried switching my PC on and it worked so I just left it.

My Screens refresh rate is set to 75Hz and I'm only getting a max of 64fps in WoW on the same settings I used with my old card. My old card gave me up to 70/71fps.
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What version of windows are you running?
 
Very strange indeed Joker. I've uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled them but things are still the same. I then ran GPU-Z and found out my memory clock speed is in fact only 900Mhz as opposed to the 1800Mhz it says on the box o.O

Haven't installed the latest drivers yet but I'll do that tonight and see what happens.

And I'm running XP Keldarza...which I later found out doesn't support DirectX 10
 
Venom, 900mhz is right, it's DDR memory i.e. 'double data rate' so you effectively multiply the 900 by two which is 1800. What CPU do you have? A slow CPU can limit the framerate you're able to achieve, no matter what monster graphics card you have.
 
I went into WoW last night [newbie...] and my fps was stuck at 60fps with a 9800GTX+ on an LCD (max settings)
 
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