Trading video cards?

[Dyck15]

I recently aquired an Asus 9600XT off ebay for $260CND, at the same time they are being sold locally for $330 w/tax. But I can not really afford to keep it, bloody Christmas. So I have been offered a trade. A Powercolor 9600Pro + $150CND http://www.powercolor.com.tw/page2/p...sn=106&temp1=2. So my question here is:

1) How good is powercolor? Is it another one of those generic brands, or a respectable one such as Asus.

2) Is the XT worth it over the Pro? I noticed a lot of people are planning on getting a Pro, even with the XT out. So I am right in assuming that the clock speed boost isnt worth it?

3) Would you do it?

My other option would be to sell it straight up. I could get $275 or maybe a bit more. I could also simply cancel the order. I would pay the seller for the seller fees cuz Im an honest guy and its only $6.50CND. Any advice would be great. Thanks!

[SearanoX]

Tweak Town just did a comparison on the Powercolor cards, and they seemed to be pretty good.

I'd go with the XT, because there's a performance increase of about 15% over the Pro. If you can't afford the XT, then go with the Pro. It's not a huge difference, but pretty big for the price nonetheless.

I might do it, but if you can manage to get the money together, than keep the Asus. It's more likely to be better in the end.

[Dyck15]

Thanks for the reply.

I just found out that its not the bravo edition. The only difference is 80MHz on the core (total 480MHz from the 400MHz of the normal version) as well as a better cooler:bounce: and a blue LED so its not too much.

[SearanoX]

Bravo edition?

Anyway, I'd wait awhile to see what other people have to think. I'm not the most knowledgeable person in this field. In fact, I probably don't have much more knowledge than you about it. ;)

[maximus7001]

The difference between the two cards is not worth $150 cdn, take the pro and the cash.

[Mista K6]

$150 CND? :wow: It's only a $17usd here. That's weird. I would also take the Pro and the cash, as:
A) That's a lot of money for the difference
B) You can easily o/c a Pro to XT speeds

: peace2: Mista K6