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Thread ID: 95353 2008-12-03 03:26:00 9600GT or 9600GT Black Pearl? sammo450 (13626) Press F1
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725360 2008-12-05 04:56:00 by vanilla i mean just the "normal" plain card, in this case a 9600GT, without all the fancy overclocks or special coolers

Yes, sorry.....however the vanilla version's originally signified the plain version, the GT's were the faster core & memory versions.....LOL, do they do vanilla's nowadays, I cant think of any?
SolMiester (139)
725361 2008-12-05 05:01:00 Duude I like that cooler. Where did you get the card and how much did it cost?

And no he was pretty understandable to me...

Thru price-spy, an Auckland shop, cost $275 when I got it, so it wasnt cheap and in truth, you could now get a more powerful card anyway, just not as sexy!
SolMiester (139)
725362 2008-12-07 01:29:00 Yeah I reckon so. How does your card perform in high end games? sammo450 (13626)
725363 2008-12-07 09:47:00 Yes, sorry.....however the vanilla version's originally signified the plain version, the GT's were the faster core & memory versions.....LOL, do they do vanilla's nowadays, I cant think of any?

yea originally it did but in context we're comparing GT to an o/c GT...

and no i don't think you can buy true 'vanilla' cards anymore....they have a GS and now GSO which i can only assume to mean what it's always meant - don't bother buying


Yeah I reckon so. How does your card perform in high end games?

my asus 9600GT does fine in everything i've played so far:D

silently keeps below 40 degrees too
motorbyclist (188)
725364 2008-12-08 08:19:00 Silently? You the have the v-cool version or just a good fansink? sammo450 (13626)
725365 2008-12-09 04:15:00 the silent version from asus motorbyclist (188)
725366 2008-12-09 10:46:00 I'm tossing up between that and the black pearl now. On one hand - stock speeds with absolute silence, on the other - faster speeds with possibly a bit of noise, not sure what the fan is like on it. WHat would you recommend? They're both close to $200, so price isn't really a deciding factor. sammo450 (13626)
725367 2008-12-09 10:51:00 is your computer reasonably quiet as it is?

if so, keep it quiet - if it's loud, who cares?
motorbyclist (188)
725368 2008-12-09 11:31:00 I'm tossing up between that and the black pearl now. On one hand - stock speeds with absolute silence, on the other - faster speeds with possibly a bit of noise, not sure what the fan is like on it. WHat would you recommend? They're both close to $200, so price isn't really a deciding factor.
Who cares about noise, it won't be too loud anyway. Nothing is like the FX5800 back in the days. And if you've heard that thing run, then you're going to swear a jet engine is like a whisper.
qazwsxokmijn (102)
725369 2008-12-09 11:33:00 the asus 9800GTX is also ridiculously loud, largely due to the cooler/fan design

and large too - barely fits in most cases

both issues that could be easily fixed with a wider rather than longer design
motorbyclist (188)
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