Sapphire 9600 XT, remember that Half-Life 2 voucher?

The original Radeon 9600 XT was released more then a year ago. When it was released the question if this card was going to be fast enough for the next generation DX9 games came to mind. Now 1 year later after the release of this card and 1 week after the release of Half-Life 2, were going to take a look at the Sapphire 9600XT if it indeed is fast enough for the next generation of games.