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Originally posted by raceprouk
I think the 9600 is a bit better, but don't quote me on it.

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9600 Pro & 9600XT are better, the 9600 (plain) tends to drop off a lot in OpenGL games compared to a 5700.  However, a 9600 (plain) is better than a 5700LE which is just a crippled 5700 (plain).  I used a Sapphire Atlantis 9600 256MB and a 5700 (plain) 128MB and the 5700 was the much better card.

From a 9000 the next logical upgrade would be either 9600, 5700, X300 or 6200.  Take your pick really, they'll all outperform the 9000.

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Originally posted by raceprouk
NVidia only make two families better: 6600 and 7800.

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And one reason is because the 6800 series lacks the Hardware WMV Decoding on the PureVideo chip while the 6600 & 7800 has it.  The other is, the 6800's always had solid competitinio in the X800 & X850 series, while the 6600T has next to no competition and the 7800 is unrivaled for now.