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Old October 18th 04, 01:12 AM
Vintook
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just make sure you get a pro card. pay the extra, it's worth it in the end.

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"V "fnugen"" > wrote in message
.. .
> Tiny Lund wrote:
>> I concur with the 9700 pro. If you are budget minded and want DX9, it
>> should at least get you to the next generation of GPU's. I purchased mine
>> new at $400+ for the All In Wonder and it plays every game I throw at it
>> fine. Also the 9700 pro was the card that helped ATI to gain market share
>> on Nvidia. The 9800pro is about 200.00 and not a huge leap above the 9700
>> pro. If you can find the 9700 pro new, you will have a card capable of a
>> display comparable to the latest cards. Based on your system specs I
>> don't think the high line cards would be of much benefit to you as you
>> may not be able to harness their potential given your CPU and RAM.
>>

>
> My CPU is the next upgrade slotted. If I get the 9800pro, it may a little
> longer than thought, but when I do, the system will fall together nicely.
> Ram, that's kind of a whenever I do kind of upgrade. It's not such a high
> dollar purchase, so it's coming, just no idea when. I'll look into the
> 9700 as well..........but I believe I am almost sold on the 9800. Do 2g
> and 2.5g CPUs run that much better than the 1.5?? They're running around
> the $200 price point around here and I have been looking. AMD of course.
>
> V



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