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shimmishim
09-13-2003, 12:05 AM
I have a gainward geforce4 ti4200 128 megs which i purchased last november of 2002...

i wanted to get a better video card in preparation for hl2 and other dx9 games...

i know that there are rumors that the fx5900 has issues with hl2 and what not...

and it appears that the 9800pro / 9700 pro / 9600 pro 's are all putting up pretty decent numbers...

but then again i hear that the fx5950 is right around the corner as well...

some questions
1. when is ati releasing their newest gpu? and if they are, when can a price drop on the 9800 pro / 9600 pro be expected?

2. would you even recommend getting a 9800 pro or save my money for later upgrades?

eva2000
09-13-2003, 12:38 AM
just grab any old ATI 9800 Non Pro and oc to Pro speeds

pointreyes
09-13-2003, 01:38 AM
Originally posted by eva2000
just grab any old ATI 9800 Non Pro and oc to Pro speeds

Plus, you can take a 9800np and bios mod it to appear to be a 9800 Pro. That's what happened to mine. :cool: