Should the
GTX 280 be a bit too rich for your blood, NVIDIA's lookin' out. Introduced (and reviewed) today, the PCIe 2.0-compatible
GeForce 9500 GT checks in a few bucks south of $100 depending on where you go and provides a 550MHz core clock, 1,400MHz shader clock, 32 stream processors, 800MHz memory clock, 256MB / 512MB of RAM and twin dual-link DVI ports. Assuming the specifications meet your standards, you're probably curious about performance. Based on the first reviews, it was found to be "measurably faster than the
Radeon HD 3650, and pretty much on par with the
GeForce 8600 GTS." For under a C-note, it's a solid buy for those okay with being a few steps behind, and HTPC builders will find the low power consumption, quiet operation and small size to be quite appealing. Check out the links below for pages upon pages of in-depth coverage.
Read - Introduction, benchmarks and review
Read - Benchmarks, images and another review
posted July 29th 2008 11:10AM
incompetent fool!
So your telling me I can buy this card, and it will be on par with the 8600 I paid $60 for on ebay anyways?
Holy crap! I want one.
NOT!
Especially when 8800GTs/9600s are available for under $100 anyways.
new models always start relatively high compared to where they have the potential to end up, cost-wise. Look a few months down the line for the real bargains on this model (if you need a cheap card that does what it does).
Apparently there's a 1gig version at PCNextDay for roughly £60:
http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=1512-2068
Is it actually a gig, or have they just mislabeled a 512/256?