ohh the dilemma of nvidia vs ati

godlyatheist

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hello,

Im getting a rig in like january and just needs to decide on the GPU

6800GS for $209 now or Connect3D X800GTO for $180

the X800 will be flashed to 16 pipes and OC'ed possibly. I understand the cards are roughly the same speed, but the x800 doesn't have SM3.0 or HDR support so it kinda lacks futureproofing. which one should i choose?

the rest are as follows:

ASRock 939Dual-SATA2
A64 3200+
Corsair VS 1gb(2x512)
WD 80GB SATA
Thermaltake TR2.0 430W
Ultra Wizard UV case
no case fan needed yet...

Oh i got monitor, optical and the inputs. It is a gaming machine, HL@ and CSS for right now but BF2 and COD2 later

thanks