I have covered the price-performance of 9600 GT SLi vs 9800 GTX. Now, it’s time to compare 9600 GT with Radeon 3870.
This time, the review was done at TechSpot, and clearly, from the review, 9600 GT is a more value for money card than the Radeon 3870. I will quote some performance indicators.
From the graph, you can see that the performance of 9600 GT is almost similar to 3870. Even with SLi and Crossfire, the disparity between the 2 combinations are not much to be noticeable.
Hence, 9600 GT edges in this comparison because of its price. At USD 130, it definitely beat 3870, which is price at around USD 280. For less than half the price, you can similar performance. The winner is obvious.
I have decided to shift some attention to the hardware now as we wait for our favourite games to be release.
Today, I will discuss on 9600 GT SLi and 9800 GTX graphics card.
Currently, the graphics card war seems to be falling on the side of NVIDIA. Many gamers have been opting for the NVIDIA options due to the performance from the high-end model and value of money series, such as 8800 GT and 9600 GT.
Based on Anandtech 9600 GT and 9800 GTX reviews, here is the comparison of results of various benchmarking tools.
Using the same test bed configuration,
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9600GT SLi
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9800 GTX
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Crysis
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76.5 (Medium setting)
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21.7 (Very High)
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Elder Scroll IV
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70.4 (No AA/AF)
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45.4 (4xAA/16xAF)
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ET: Quake Wars
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119.7 (No AA)
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109.1 (No stated)
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
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72.8 (No AA)
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51 (No stated)
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P.Comsumption (Idle)
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268 W
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240 W
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P.Comsumption (Load)
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396 W
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350 W
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Price
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~SGD 350 (USD 260)
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~SGD 490 (USD 363)
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As the setting is different, we cannot see the exact results. But you can see that from ET and S.T.A.L.K.E.R, 9600 GT SLi has the edge. Moreover, there is a SGD 100 gap between the 2 configurations.
Overall, the 9600 GT combination is a more value for money combination. But you will need a SLi board for the configuration and if you care about the 40 W difference in power consumption so much, go for 9800 GTX (Save the Earth!)
Many of us will have notice that Intel has released their new set of Core 2 Duo processors that is 45nm processed, codenamed Wolfdale, namely, the E8000 series.
The Core 2 Duo series of processors has taken over CPU crown from AMD, for their AMD Athlon 64 series, and going strong with the introduction of Phenom Quad-Core processor from AMD. Numerous benchmarks has show that the Core 2 Duo series outperformed the Athlon 64 x2 series.
Within the Core 2 Duo series, we have seen great overclockability from the processors and now, with the new 45 nm processors, how will the 65nm, Conroe fared? Is the 45 nm worth to get? Or stick to the 65 nm?
Follow the comparison here.
