SoberAnalyst
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9600 compaired to 9700 is a big difference ... plus, the documentation says:
the 9500 runs much faster than the 9600 ... but the 9500 is a discontinued line ... the next fastest would be the 9700 ... so why get a 9600?? ... then get a reasonable CPU and still have to possibly upgrade the video card later? ... no way, i'm right, 9700 is the best choice. the readme.txt that i have was probably written last year when the 9500 were still around too.
P.S. there are also many different versions of the 9600 just to make it more confusing ... and many places sell the 9600XT for the same price as the 9700 PRO ... and the 9700 PRO is still way faster.
check this link:
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/videocards/article.php/3211_2231351__4
i think this sums things up alot ... when you look at that benchmark and then you look at the prices ... oh gee, the 9700 is good. plus, i've known people to have ancient CPU's and new video cards and still play new games that looks decent. another thing, he wants to buy a video card which he knows will work with Dolphin ... nobody's CPU is going to work with Dolphin anyway but at least he can carry that video card into the future and play Dolphin with it. (sorry this was so detailed and long and unstructured and blah)
The System Requirements
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GFX: Radeon 9500+ series card recommended, but Geforce FX
series also work. Expect severe graphics problems
with lower cards.
CPU: The fastest you can find.
RAM: 256MB or higher strongly recommended.
Audio: Any Windows/DirectX-compatible soundcard.
the 9500 runs much faster than the 9600 ... but the 9500 is a discontinued line ... the next fastest would be the 9700 ... so why get a 9600?? ... then get a reasonable CPU and still have to possibly upgrade the video card later? ... no way, i'm right, 9700 is the best choice. the readme.txt that i have was probably written last year when the 9500 were still around too.
P.S. there are also many different versions of the 9600 just to make it more confusing ... and many places sell the 9600XT for the same price as the 9700 PRO ... and the 9700 PRO is still way faster.
check this link:
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/videocards/article.php/3211_2231351__4
i think this sums things up alot ... when you look at that benchmark and then you look at the prices ... oh gee, the 9700 is good. plus, i've known people to have ancient CPU's and new video cards and still play new games that looks decent. another thing, he wants to buy a video card which he knows will work with Dolphin ... nobody's CPU is going to work with Dolphin anyway but at least he can carry that video card into the future and play Dolphin with it. (sorry this was so detailed and long and unstructured and blah)
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