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Along those lines, it looks like the card I'm going to pick up at my local store is going to be a Radeon X1300. Can anyone tell me if that's better or worse than a 9600 Pro? ATI's naming convention always puzzles me.

If I'm not mistaken, the X1300 is the more recent generation card. The 'X' in the naming stands for '10', so the name of the card is actually 10-1300, making it more clear to see that it's more recent than the 9600. I agree the naming is terrible though.

But you have also take into account that the X1300 is an entry level model card, while the 9600 is a midrange level card. The X1300 is probably still a bit faster though, since it's a card from a more recent generation video card chipset. Just don't expect miracles from it.
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