Radeon 9700 Pro, or Geforce 4 ti4600?

[ZeroAce]

It's a tough call, they both seem comparable performance wise...

Isn't the 9700 the most direct X compatable with the upcoming Half life 2 and Doom 3?


My computer originally came from Alienware with a geforce 3 ti500, so would I have to factor in that my existing mobo/chipset would be the most compatable with another nvidia card?

[[Neo770]]

The 9700 will run Doom3 and HL2 much better then a GF4 because it supports Direct X 9 features like Pixel Shader v2.

Also what's your cpu and memory, that may also need upgrading to get the best out of the card.

[ZeroAce]

AMD Athlon XP 1900+

512 RAM, PC2100

Yes, they both need to be upgraded....

But the only reason I am upgrading the video card at this moment is because I'm installing watercooling, and I don't want to waste money on a G3 waterblock when I will have to upgrade to a new card in the future.

[Telexen]

the motherboard will be the biggest thing that may need to be upgraded to really take advantage of the card

[[Neo770]]

As far as I know I dont think a 1900+ and 512 mb of ram with a 9700 should have to much trouble running Doom3 or Half Life 2. But then again, more speed is always good

[sunxiaol]

I'd go for the 9700 any day

[kjg]

ZeroAce the 9700pro is faster than the ti4600 and will run future games much better than the ti. I have a 9700pro and have had nothing but pleasure from it.

[Buzioid]

9700pro, faster, better, nicer.

[Urban_Squrill]

9700 good thats what I got in the mail a few days ago. Hahaha sweet sweet radion.

[BadboyAl]

If you look any and every website that does benchmark comparisons you will see the 9700pro beats the 4600ti in I think every test. Maybe 1 or 2 they are tied but the 9700 pro is only beat by the 9800 and the new fx5800 and 5900 cards. Even then you only get an extra 3 - 15 frames per sec for a card that cost $100 mores... You can powerstrip your radeon and pic up a few frames 2, but really not necesary.

Hope that helps..