Tiger Direct has the XFX PV-T96O-YHFC GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card for $35 - $25 rebate [Exp 7/15] + $3 shipping = $13 shipped. Features DirectX 10 support, HDMI and DVI connectors.
Not worth it for any real gaming, while eats to much for what's just a more add-in card in todays world for what you get, while plays on a $25 rebate. Pass!
Also, remember The original 9600 GSO provide 96 shaders, on a 192-bit, this is what was 9600 POS which got cut to 48 shaders, and a 128-bit memory bus.
# 2 True, that might be the only good justification, it will be hard to find another card this cheap offering 128-Bit DDR3. Stuff like 4670, 5550 or 5570 would better this and be less power hungry, but try to finding any of those... let alone for this price. But thats where youd have decide, might be good for low-end entry gaming, while if ever preparing for something more this would be a fodder very quickly. While just need the normal web-browser, video, add-in upgrade that still could permit that low-end entry gaming just get a 6450 $20-25. Finally consider something like a 6570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 some of those are around $40ish AR, but the power savings is much in your favor, especially against a card from 2008.
Not worth it for any real gaming, while eats to much for what's just a more add-in card in todays world for what you get, while plays on a $25 rebate. Pass!
Been using GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB over 3 years. DirecX10, and low resolution game playing. There are better cards near this price point.
Also, remember
The original 9600 GSO provide 96 shaders, on a 192-bit, this is what was 9600 POS which got cut to 48 shaders, and a 128-bit memory bus.
# 2 True, that might be the only good justification, it will be hard to find another card this cheap offering 128-Bit DDR3. Stuff like 4670, 5550 or 5570 would better this and be less power hungry, but try to finding any of those... let alone for this price. But thats where youd have decide, might be good for low-end entry gaming, while if ever preparing for something more this would be a fodder very quickly. While just need the normal web-browser, video, add-in upgrade that still could permit that low-end entry gaming just get a 6450 $20-25. Finally consider something like a 6570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 some of those are around $40ish AR, but the power savings is much in your favor, especially against a card from 2008.