Good card/deal?

[Vairu]

I just want something better than my 32mb Ati Mobility Radeon 7500c to play FFXI. WIll this play the MAX settings perfectly?

Radeon 9600SE 128MB AGP 8X
$66.99


if not then let me know a better deal, no more expensive then 120$

[aerobahn]

Nope do not buy the "se"

get a regular 9600 pro or the XT

Shop here if in the US www.newegg.com

[Vairu]

ok, why is "se" bad? I'm just curious. I'll go look at the prices for the regular and Pro.

[Vairu]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...FX60%2DX%2C128


I found a fx 5600XT for 104.99$ is this good? seems better in all the score charts i've seen compared to radeon 9600

[Seance]

All the Radeon SE's are crippled and handicapped versions of their regular counterparts. To me it seems like a marketing gimmick targeted at people who aren't too tech-savy and will jump on a card such as this because they believe the card is "Special Edition".

If "special" means "retarded" that's a good reflection of what the SE Radeon series represent. So stay away from those.

[Vairu]

ok, then should i go for the 5600XT?
Anyone tried one of these? Seems like it will run this pretty well. And i got my box built and it runs like a beast compared to my laptop, i need the gfx card though. Waiting for recommendations.