[alfred01]

Hey guys,
I was going to buy one of the following cards.
Which card do you think is better?

EVGA 9500 GT 1GB DDR2:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...742&CatId=3669

XFX 9500 GT 512MB DDR3:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...526&CatId=1826

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie]

What's your usage?

Do you game?

Without knowing what it's for, I'd say the XFX one, as it's a better brand, the 512MB v 1GB wont matter unless you do anything specific really.

I don't game myself, so I'm not sure, but I don't think it really makes much difference even for gaming.


However you might want to consider a different card altogether, have you read Carbon's parts thread?
Because the 9500 gets a 0/10 from him, for price vs performance.

How about the 4670? There's one here and the 4670 is around the same price mark as the 9500, but Carbon gives it a 5/10 rather than 0!

The one I linked is from Asus, theres also one from Gigabyte, but it's a bit more expensive. Avoid the other ones though, they're from tackier brands.

[Carbon]

They're both exceptionally poor cards for gaming and not worth the money. But you should get the DDR3 variant if you really have to get one. $95 can almost buy you a 4850 or 4830 which are a huge jump over that 9500GT.