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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:29:39 GMT, "McGrandpa"
<McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>patrickp wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 03:17:55 GMT, "McGrandpa"
>> <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> patrickp wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:32:19 GMT, "McGrandpa"
>>>> <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> patrickp wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:27:22 GMT, "McGrandpa"
>>>>>> <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> NightSky 421 wrote:
>>>>>>>> "wired and confused" <johnsongerry@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:CFoxc.57721$3x.30868@attbi_s54...
>>>>>>>>> I been reviewing both 5900 vs 9800 pro and I think I made a
>>>>>>>>> better decision in going with 9800 pro. I want my games to be
>>>>>>>>> bad ass. tired of subpar 5900 treatment I want dx 9 fully
>>>>>>>>> complaint. I wanted image quality and antialiasing and
>>>>>>>>> anthismorphic. I am sure 5900 runs great but I wanted greatest
>>>>>>>>> 9800 is that .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I definitely think you made the right decision getting the 9800
>>>>>>>> Pro over the 5900. I would not touch a GeForce FX series video
>>>>>>>> card of any sort.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did. And during the year that I ran it, Dracman and I ran
>>>>>>> some quality tests, to wit, went some of the performance info.
>>>>>>> The 9800 Pro Drac was running on a system of specs similar to
>>>>>>> mine did outperform the FX5900. So finally I caved and picked
>>>>>>> up a 9800 Pro 128, swapped out the vid cards and installed the
>>>>>>> Cat 4.5's and BANG. Gee, there IS a difference. In D3D stuff,
>>>>>>> especially if there are lots of pixel shaders and gobbs of
>>>>>>> textures, the 9800 Pro flat out stomps on the FX5900.
>>>>>>> SO, my son got a early birthday present, the FX5900....but I felt
>>>>>>> so bad about that, plus getting the ol GF4 Ti4600 back, I gave
>>>>>>> him a nice ontime bday pressie. A nice new AMD XP 3200+
So
>>>>>>> he popped out his XP2500+ (Barton) and dropped in the new one,
>>>>>>> he's happy now I'm happy now.
>>>>>>> SO...Now I want the X800XT PE !!!!! Come On With It!
>>>>>>> McG.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does that mean your son'll get the 9800 Pro? Want to adopt me?
>>>>>> I'm a genuine bona fide certified orphan...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> patrickp
>>>>>>
>>>>>> patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me
>>>>>
>>>>> Now I feel bad, see, my Lady would be getting the 9800 Pro....
>>>>> McG.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No, no - marriage is _not_ what I was proposing, McG! Besides
>>>> wouldn't that be sort of... bigamous?
>>>
>>> Well, I'm not married
>>> McG.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> patrickp
>>>>
>>>> patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me
>>>
>>
>> Tsk! And you're a McGrandpa? ;-)))
>
>Yep Been that-a-way twice. Got 4 kids, 4.9 grandkids. The 5th is
>due any day now.
>McG.
>
>>
>> patrickp
>>
>> patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me
>
Prolific, eh? Congratulations! I like kids, but I couldn't manage a
whole one...
patrickp
patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:29:39 GMT, "McGrandpa"
<McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>patrickp wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 03:17:55 GMT, "McGrandpa"
>> <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> patrickp wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:32:19 GMT, "McGrandpa"
>>>> <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> patrickp wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:27:22 GMT, "McGrandpa"
>>>>>> <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> NightSky 421 wrote:
>>>>>>>> "wired and confused" <johnsongerry@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:CFoxc.57721$3x.30868@attbi_s54...
>>>>>>>>> I been reviewing both 5900 vs 9800 pro and I think I made a
>>>>>>>>> better decision in going with 9800 pro. I want my games to be
>>>>>>>>> bad ass. tired of subpar 5900 treatment I want dx 9 fully
>>>>>>>>> complaint. I wanted image quality and antialiasing and
>>>>>>>>> anthismorphic. I am sure 5900 runs great but I wanted greatest
>>>>>>>>> 9800 is that .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I definitely think you made the right decision getting the 9800
>>>>>>>> Pro over the 5900. I would not touch a GeForce FX series video
>>>>>>>> card of any sort.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did. And during the year that I ran it, Dracman and I ran
>>>>>>> some quality tests, to wit, went some of the performance info.
>>>>>>> The 9800 Pro Drac was running on a system of specs similar to
>>>>>>> mine did outperform the FX5900. So finally I caved and picked
>>>>>>> up a 9800 Pro 128, swapped out the vid cards and installed the
>>>>>>> Cat 4.5's and BANG. Gee, there IS a difference. In D3D stuff,
>>>>>>> especially if there are lots of pixel shaders and gobbs of
>>>>>>> textures, the 9800 Pro flat out stomps on the FX5900.
>>>>>>> SO, my son got a early birthday present, the FX5900....but I felt
>>>>>>> so bad about that, plus getting the ol GF4 Ti4600 back, I gave
>>>>>>> him a nice ontime bday pressie. A nice new AMD XP 3200+
So>>>>>>> he popped out his XP2500+ (Barton) and dropped in the new one,
>>>>>>> he's happy now
I'm happy now.>>>>>>> SO...Now I want the X800XT PE !!!!! Come On With It!
>>>>>>> McG.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does that mean your son'll get the 9800 Pro? Want to adopt me?
>>>>>> I'm a genuine bona fide certified orphan...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> patrickp
>>>>>>
>>>>>> patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me
>>>>>
>>>>> Now I feel bad, see, my Lady would be getting the 9800 Pro....
>>>>> McG.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No, no - marriage is _not_ what I was proposing, McG! Besides
>>>> wouldn't that be sort of... bigamous?
>>>
>>> Well, I'm not married
>>> McG.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> patrickp
>>>>
>>>> patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me
>>>
>>
>> Tsk! And you're a McGrandpa? ;-)))
>
>Yep
Been that-a-way twice. Got 4 kids, 4.9 grandkids. The 5th is>due any day now.
>McG.
>
>>
>> patrickp
>>
>> patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me
>
Prolific, eh? Congratulations! I like kids, but I couldn't manage a
whole one...
patrickp
patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me
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