TheGreatGrapeApe
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- Feb 18, 2003
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Yeah the R9600 for $100 is a pretty unbeatable deal. I have a feeling the giant killer will be OEM white-box prices of the FX5900SE/XT/etc ina month or so. That card around the $150 level WILL be the equivalent of the R9500Pro/non-pro in it's day.
I would LOVE to get my hands on an Evil Goalie T-Shirt, I'd almost make one myself, but most people around here wouldn't get it, so it's not worth $40(~$30US) to do a good job for just a T. I think the best would be an Evil Goalie Hockey Jersey. I just got a Molson Canadian one for X-mas, so I'm thinking it would be possible, just expensive. I visited ATI during the Break, but most everyone was gone for Holidays so not much to see. I'm thinking of getting in touch with a contact and seeing what they have internally if they have anything with the Evil Goalie! Check and see if they have a Corproate hockey team.
As for the Chinese, the one thing I know is to stay away from the 'White Sour Soup', aka <i>Cream of Sum Yum Guay</i>!
The GF4 should hold you over until the new technology comse out at which point the landscape will look different. PErsonally I like seeing some of the additional effects, going back to an older card would really hurt my Morrowind playing and likely not allow me to get the feeling of new demos like Savage (liking that enough to be interested in buying I think, but worried about spending too much time with another multiplayer game). And if you're more comfortable with nV then the FX5900SE looks like the perfect mid-term replacement for your needs (and will likely play Cs and COD without as many issues ). Unless you REALLY believe in the new tech then likely the 4X(X) series of cards this Q1/2 will start out as being a little overpriced. I seriously hope that the RV380 with PCI-EX is an early show (even in pre-reviews), otherwise the R423 will be a tax season purchase I think.
- You need a licence to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp <i>(or internet account)</i> ! - <font color=green>RED </font color=green> <font color=red> GREEN</font color=red> GA to SK
I would LOVE to get my hands on an Evil Goalie T-Shirt, I'd almost make one myself, but most people around here wouldn't get it, so it's not worth $40(~$30US) to do a good job for just a T. I think the best would be an Evil Goalie Hockey Jersey. I just got a Molson Canadian one for X-mas, so I'm thinking it would be possible, just expensive. I visited ATI during the Break, but most everyone was gone for Holidays so not much to see. I'm thinking of getting in touch with a contact and seeing what they have internally if they have anything with the Evil Goalie! Check and see if they have a Corproate hockey team.
As for the Chinese, the one thing I know is to stay away from the 'White Sour Soup', aka <i>Cream of Sum Yum Guay</i>!
The GF4 should hold you over until the new technology comse out at which point the landscape will look different. PErsonally I like seeing some of the additional effects, going back to an older card would really hurt my Morrowind playing and likely not allow me to get the feeling of new demos like Savage (liking that enough to be interested in buying I think, but worried about spending too much time with another multiplayer game). And if you're more comfortable with nV then the FX5900SE looks like the perfect mid-term replacement for your needs (and will likely play Cs and COD without as many issues
). Unless you REALLY believe in the new tech then likely the 4X(X) series of cards this Q1/2 will start out as being a little overpriced. I seriously hope that the RV380 with PCI-EX is an early show (even in pre-reviews), otherwise the R423 will be a tax season purchase I think. - You need a licence to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp <i>(or internet account)</i> ! - <font color=green>RED </font color=green> <font color=red> GREEN</font color=red> GA to SK
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