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More info?)
also, in the uk anyway, the 2 cards are similarly priced so the obvious
choice would be the x800 pro even if you don't use these features your not
lossing any cash so what the hell.
Shiva
"NightSky 421" <nightsky421@no-mail-please.com> wrote in message
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> "Dude" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:Crwvc.300796$Zm1.2772944@weber.videotron.net...
> > if you don't use FSAA and 16xAF
> >
> > this card has very little interest and is way overprice...
> >
> > http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/sapphire/x800pro/
> >
> > I'll keep my 9800pro for now...
> >
>
>
> Pretty much all of my gaming is done in 1024x768 with AA and AF turned
> off, so I know that my 9800 Pro will also go the distance. However, in
> all fairness, I believe processors have some catching up to do before we
> see any of these new high-end video cards working at their full potential.
> I agree that the new cards aren't necessary unless you are really cranking
> up the resolution as well as AA and AF, but as time goes on, the 9800 Pro
> will buckle before these new cards do. Still, I'm hanging onto what I
> have. I bought my 9800 Pro last year with visions of having it for a
> while. After 11 months of owning it so far, I still have zero reason to
> get something else. But I'm not going to let my point of view interfere
> with the enjoyment anyone might get from the new cards - as long as people
> aren't being cocky about it, I enjoy hearing of positive upgrade
> experiences as a whole.
>
>
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