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Gigabyte GV-R96P128D Radeon 9600 Pro Videocard
Gigabyte GV-R96P128D Radeon 9600 Pro Videocard - PCSTATS
Ever since ATi released their Radeon 9700 Pro VPU in the summer of 2002 they've taken control of the graphics card markets.
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External Mfg. Website: Gigabyte Jul 04 2003   C. Sun  
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Definitely an awesome value!

It's amazing how quickly things can change in the computer industry. A year ago who would have known that ATi could have beat nVIDIA at their own game and released a whole family of winning chips?

From ATI's highly successful Radeon 9700 Pro to the budget Radeon 9000 and mainstream Radeon 9500 Pro, the company has all the bases covered.

With the release of the Radeon 9600 Pro, ATi now has an economical counter to nVIDIA's GeForceFX 5600. With an approximate retail price of $207 CDN ($155 US), the Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro is clearly one of the best value videocards on the market.

Even if you're a hardcore gamer, the Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro should be able to deliver enough framerates to keep you happy. Of course if you're a 3DMarker then this card is definitely not for you.

The Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro comes with a fairly decent software bundle which includes three full version games (Oni, 4x4 Evo and Serious Sam) and PowerDVD. TV-Output capabilities you can play your favorite games on the larger TV screen instead.

I would have liked to see Gigabyte include some RAMsinks on their Radeon 9600 Pro as the memory does get quite warm during operation. Another thing that was a bit disappointing was that the Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro is not compatible with older 2x AGP based motherboards. The Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro is a fast videocard which can deliver when it counts. When you add in the overclocking potential of the card things just could not get any better!

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Contents of Article: Gigabyte GV-R96P128D
 Pg 1.  Gigabyte GV-R96P128D Radeon 9600 Pro Videocard
 Pg 2.  Overclocking and Benchmarks
 Pg 3.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001SE, 3DMark03
 Pg 4.  Benchmarks: AquaMark 2.3
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: Comanche 4
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: Gun Metal 2
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: Quake III Arena
 Pg 8.  Benchmarks: UT2003
 Pg 9.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, QIII Arena w/AA
 Pg 10.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, QIII Arena w/AF, AA+AF
 Pg 11.  — Definitely an awesome value!

 
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