They're not worth it.
I wasted a bunch of my time trying to put forward the (obvious) case that a GeforceFX 5900 non-ultra is a better video card than a 9500 PRO.
I just thought I'd share this lesson I'd learned with the rest of the guys on the THG forum:
<A HREF="http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33720515&perpage=20&pagenumber=1" target="_new">http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33720515&perpage=20&pagenumber=1</A>
It's funny, we're pretty opinionated over here, but at least we're not blind and stupid.
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Radeon 9500 (hardmodded to PRO, o/c to 322/322)
AMD AthlonXP 2400+ (o/c to 2600+ with 143 fsb)
3dMark03: 4055
I wasted a bunch of my time trying to put forward the (obvious) case that a GeforceFX 5900 non-ultra is a better video card than a 9500 PRO.
I just thought I'd share this lesson I'd learned with the rest of the guys on the THG forum:
<A HREF="http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33720515&perpage=20&pagenumber=1" target="_new">http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33720515&perpage=20&pagenumber=1</A>
It's funny, we're pretty opinionated over here, but at least we're not blind and stupid.
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Radeon 9500 (hardmodded to PRO, o/c to 322/322)
AMD AthlonXP 2400+ (o/c to 2600+ with 143 fsb)
3dMark03: 4055