Simviation Forum - Need a Little Advice on The ATI9600xt with FS9

Mar 1^st, 2004 at 11:37pm

EA_KATL Ex Member

See my system spec below.i have been looking at some video cards.and i have got my eye on the ATI 9600xt model.from what all i have read this is a pretty good card.i just wanted to get some feed back from those that are useing this card with the FS9 simulator.so tell me what you think of it yea or nay.or recomend some thing thats good in the 9600xt price range.i can get the 9600xt 128 MB DDR for $200 us dollars.thanks for any reply.

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Reply #1 - Mar 2^nd, 2004 at 3:50am

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It is an excellent card. It is 4x faster than the FX5200.

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Reply #2 - Mar 2^nd, 2004 at 7:25am

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...Havn't looked back, went from a fx5200 around nov/dec last year, up from 17-20 fps to 35-40 fps same flight (set up as a bench mark before the switch) so exact same settings .... a fantastic differance ..... do it!

AMD XP2000+ : Gigabyte GA-7VA 8xAGP : Asus 9600XT 128MB (Omega _2496c driver) : 512 MB RAM : 80 Gig Seagate 7200 : XP Pro

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Reply #3 - Mar 2^nd, 2004 at 11:13am

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Ok thanks for the imput.i guess ill go for it.i hope congos video chart is good cause it says the 9600xt is a really big step up from the 5200fx.thanks again.till next time have fun.

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Reply #4 - Mar 2^nd, 2004 at 3:34pm

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I have the 9600 XT, a good move up compared to the GeForce 4 MX 440 I had. I calculate in CDN $, but US$200 is pretty steep,..believe you should be able to get a better price. NCIX sells it for about CDN$ 240, which is probably closer to US$160 or so....all the best,
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Reply #5 - Mar 2^nd, 2004 at 6:20pm

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Ok i just got the card in.and turned everything up even clouds is maxed out and no drop in FPS.if i hadnt seen it with my own eyes it would be hard for me to beleave it i thought i was going to have to upgrade to a 3.0 GHz to get happy.but one problem every thing looks great except the aircraft has jagged edges i have it on 8 x but i didnt see no antilassing in hardware setting.can any one tell me how this one small problem might get fixed.and as allways i installed the newest driver for it.i say bravo on the recomendation it really looks good.TerryW thats the cheapest i could find this card where i am everyone eles want $250.00 but for the results i am getting i wont complain one bit with what i paid for it.if i had upgraded to the 3.0Ghz that would have costed me $400 u.s dollars.so since i dont have to do that now i guess i saved $200.thanks for the replies.

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Reply #6 - Mar 3^rd, 2004 at 4:51am

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In control panel set-up the AA to 4x and keep it off in the game. 4x is only supported by most games not 8x.

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Reply #7 - Mar 3^rd, 2004 at 1:13pm

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Thanks Hyvry1_Delta.i found the tab in video card settings where you can go in and change each setting.and i must say its looks wonderful now.and thanks for recomending that card its a big impovement over the nvidia 5200fx.

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Reply #8 - Mar 3^rd, 2004 at 6:11pm

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This thread is just about over but I thought I would add I am also running a 9600XT and I am VERY happy with it. I am running the Omega 3.9 drivers. I know there are newer Omegas but my 9600XT is working so well I don't want to mess with it.

Had a buddy (also a FS'er) drop by and I showed him a couple of aircraft with bare metal textures.....he just about fell on the floor he was so impressed with the dynamic shine. Cheesy

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Reply #9 - Mar 4^th, 2004 at 1:46am

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I love doing that to my friends aswell. I sometimes take some shots into sixth form and show them to people. They can't believe how realistic they are. 8)

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