BEST VIDEO CARD for the $$?

[jmoore2001]

OK, I've got my choices narrowed down. Please tell me which one you pick and why.

[shawshank62]

It is either gonna be the 5900 or the 9700 pro. They both perform extremly well in different areas. I'm sure that you will get crap like "ATI rapes the 5900" but that is just simply not true. They both have their strenghts and weaknesses.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...131-199&depa=0
Reseller Ratings:
http://www.resellerratings.com/selle...seller_id=2121

http://www.buyxtremegear.com/bfg5900128.html
Reseller Ratings:
http://www.resellerratings.com/selle...seller_id=2753

You will end up paying almost $50 more for the ATI, when the differences are hardly noticable. And the best part aboug the link to the 5900 i posted is that it comes with a lifetime warranty (which i have had to use once on my ti4200, and they were great (BFG TECH)). And the 5900 easily overclocks to the 5950 on stock.

[jmoore2001]

i saw a video review saying that the 5700 Ultra was better than the 5900, one reason because it has DDR II ram...does that make a difference?

[Sixpac_XP]

ATI is a much better card then any Nvidia card out there. just make sure you have the good drivers... so many to choose from.

[f1oored]

I would go with the ATI because ATI rapes the 5900.

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[Omardeth]

if your talking value i would have to say 5900

for the money this is a great card . i just put one in my father in laws pc i built for him and it is very nice . beats my sons 9600xt . read the reviews on newegg . they all say it is nice and it overclocks good . some say to 480/850 thats 5900 ultra speeds . and all for 188 $

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...130-179&depa=0

[f1oored]

Well to be serious... I would probably go with the 9700 Pro because I like video games and I'm looking forward to HL2. HL2 didn't run very well on the Nvidia cards, per Toms Hardware

"The ATI cards lead the pack. Most impressive is that the Radeon 9600 Pro beats the FX 5900 Ultra. The FX5600 needs to be run in DX 8.1 mode to get scores over 25 FPS."

If HL2 is anything like HL1 was, then it will probably be the new standard for video games. You want a card that will play well on the standard. If you aren't concerned with gaming then none of this really matters.

[Omardeth]

where does the 9600pro beat out the fx5900 ultra ? fx5600 yes , but the fx5900?

[f1oored]

Simmer down now! Just simmer down. That is a quote off of Tom's Hardware. Half Life 2 doesn't like Nvidia

[Omardeth]

well that game isn't even final yet so you have to take that comment with a grain of salt now don't you ?

seems that this guide from there shows the fx5900 ultra beats the 9600 pro pretty handly .

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic...229/index.html