Radeon 9700 PRO vs. GeForce FX 5900

Hello!
I'm planning to buy a powerfull graphic card, which I'm exclusively
intending to use for fast gaming.
I need a card that is very good at 'AA' and other stuff.

So, my question is: Which of these two cards is supposed to be faster -
Radeon 9700 PRO or GF FX 5900 (note: NOT "ultra" version)?

Thanks in advance!
MheAd\

MheAd wrote:
Hello!
I'm planning to buy a powerfull graphic card, which I'm exclusively
intending to use for fast gaming.
I need a card that is very good at 'AA' and other stuff.

So, my question is: Which of these two cards is supposed to be faster
- Radeon 9700 PRO or GF FX 5900 (note: NOT "ultra" version)?

Especially with DX90 support, and FSAA quality, the Radeon will be superior.
But since the 9700 Pro and the 9800 (non pro) are (about) the same price,
and equal in speed, it might be an idea to take that card under
consideration...

Thomas

You can get a 9800 Pro for the same price as the 5900.

"Thomas" wrote in message
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MheAd wrote:
Hello!
I'm planning to buy a powerfull graphic card, which I'm exclusively
intending to use for fast gaming.
I need a card that is very good at 'AA' and other stuff.

So, my question is: Which of these two cards is supposed to be faster
- Radeon 9700 PRO or GF FX 5900 (note: NOT "ultra" version)?

Especially with DX90 support, and FSAA quality, the Radeon will be
superior.
But since the 9700 Pro and the 9800 (non pro) are (about) the same price,
and equal in speed, it might be an idea to take that card under
consideration...

Thomas

On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 13:20:48 -0500, "slowdown"
wrote:

You can get a 9800 Pro for the same price as the 5900.


5900 "non-ultra" cards are under $300 now.

So are the 9800 Pro cards if you shop around, I got mine for $299 from
compusa.

"ELVIS2000" wrote in message
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On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 13:20:48 -0500, "slowdown"
wrote:

You can get a 9800 Pro for the same price as the 5900.


5900 "non-ultra" cards are under $300 now.

On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 02:43:48 GMT, "slowdown"
wrote:

So are the 9800 Pro cards if you shop around, I got mine for $299 from
compusa.

Does going to CompUSA qualify as "shopping around"? If CompUSA is at
$299, thats as much as anyone is going to pay.

jw

....or you can get the Saphhire OEM ATI 9800 np for less at newegg, flash its
bios to pro's and you have a pro from all reports. Have np here but not
ready to flash it yet. Figure use it a while at default to break it in so to
speak then oc when needed


"slowdown" wrote in message
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You can get a 9800 Pro for the same price as the 5900.

"Thomas" wrote in message
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MheAd wrote:
Hello!
I'm planning to buy a powerfull graphic card, which I'm exclusively
intending to use for fast gaming.
I need a card that is very good at 'AA' and other stuff.

So, my question is: Which of these two cards is supposed to be faster
- Radeon 9700 PRO or GF FX 5900 (note: NOT "ultra" version)?

Especially with DX90 support, and FSAA quality, the Radeon will be
superior.
But since the 9700 Pro and the 9800 (non pro) are (about) the same
price,
and equal in speed, it might be an idea to take that card under
consideration...

Thomas