Nvidia 9600?

[Alan Dacey Sr.]

On Saturday 15 August 2009 12:53:36 pm Knapp wrote:
> >> (??), an 8800 GTS, and currently a GTX 260.  The only headache I had
> >> was when I put the GTX 260
>
> I am running 8.04 but if 4.3 makes the next new Kubuntu usable I might
> be switching. Sadly I still can't stand KDE 4 and use 3. :-(
>
> Is the GTX 260 way faster than the 9600?
>
. . . 


I would say it is.  If you take a look at link #1 for an example of fanless 
9600's, you see it has 1/3 rd the number of stream processors as the 260, link 
#2.  They are the main go-go juice, the more you have, the more the card can 
handle.  There are other considerations to take into account also, but that is 
the big one.  Link #3 shows the difference in performance.  All I know is that 
I can play Oblivion, Fallout 3, Bioshock, etc with full settings at 1900x1200 
on a 24 inch screen and have no slowdowns or stuttering video.  You would have 
to scale back the detail (and probably the resolution) on the 9600 to get the 
same thing.
The thing about good graphic cards like these is that they can get /very/ hot.  
If you want to run silent then the heat fins will start to get huge.  A 9800 
card is the most powerful one I could find without a fan.  Any more powerful 
and you would have to use a GPU water cooler.

Alan


Link #1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125274
Link #2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130464
Link #3
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-2009/Sum-of-FPS-
Benchmarks-1680x1050,1197.html