Yeah, the Vertex engine in the FXs though was always pretty good (heck look at X2 which focuses on VS 2.0 as it's DX9 feature to see their power there) it's still the PS 2.0 perfromance that worries me.
But the real selling point for me was the ddr2 memory, it's such a novelty. I just think this would be a really neat card to have.
If you want some novelty, check out the PowerColor R9600XT BRAVO when it comes out.
If you remember <A HREF="http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=376042#376042" target="_new">this thread</A> of yours, you'll remember the BRAVO. I posted <A HREF="http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20031030080503.html" target="_new">this link</A> to it's specs. I think that was likely a simialr DDRII board or it could be some of the 2.5ns SAMSUNG we are now seeing out there. Either way it should be a pretty smoking fast card, and make up for alot of the diff. with the FX5700U in high res.
I still don't like the fact that it's PowerColor though. I just wish it was Hercules, ASUS, or the Sapphire Fireblade edition that was doing this, and not a notoriously <i>iffy</i> mfr.
Just be sure to get the FX5700U wih the nice looking HSF, because I'd sure hate to see you rip-off an ugly one once your start tweaking!
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