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[Sigma-Chi]

ATI Radeon 9700 Pro just dropped to $299, is it worth it or will the GeForce FX series be better?

I have been told that FX will be out in several weeks, and that ATI is fast but very unstable or incompatible with many driver issues.



Would like to hear what some of you have to say before I invest the cash.

[Lt. CrazyIvan]

Well , I have nothing but really good things to say overall about ATI. Been around for over 15 years making video cards. The price is coming down, but I would wait until its lower. I found it for $277 on pricewatch.com.

GeForce's in general have been great Nvidia cards. Never thought they were worth the big cash they demanded for them though. I see the prices on them have come way down, well under $200 for the latest and greatest.

I would say unless you plan on pumping this out to a TV or HDTV plasma screen, get the cheapest 128mb card that has widespread acceptance and support. If you do video this out, then get a Matrox card. Thats right, I said Matrox. The latest card Parhelia is with out a doubt the best out there for PC gaming and multi screens. And thats running around $350.

As far as the FX series, have not seen one yet and did not see they were out yet.

Can't compare to it since I haven't. Main thing is get 128mb of ram on a card now, its pretty much standard deals in this year.

Hope that helps.