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Hi, i currently have a Geforce Ti4600 128MB. I really want to upgrade to better play the newer games out now. However, i have concerns about how high to reach for a new card. Will a Geforce 6800 or Radeon X800 XT/Pro really net me much performance gain over say, a Radeon 9600 XT/Pro, given i have an older system? Also, which are better, the Xt's or the Pro versions? Thanks for the help.

My specs are:
Pentium 4 2.26 GHz
1.5 Gigs DDRAM
Seagate 80G 7200rpm HD
450 Watt Power Supply
Unsure of Motherboard type

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XT is better than Pro, faster cards make the largest performance difference in newer games (even on slower systems).

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a radeon X800 Pro will/can seriously deliver twice the performance of a Radeon 9800 pro, and twice the performance of a Radeon 9800 XT if you OC it. In all honesty, with the new games, the 9600 xt can't even touch the X800. If you can find a deal on an X800 and you have a processor of about a p4 2.2 with 512k of cache or above, youll love yourself for getting a high end card

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western dig. 160 gb 7200 8mb
abit kv8 pro

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How soon do you need your new vid card? ATI X800XLs should be released end of Jan or early Feb. They are faster that 6800 plus $299. So far paper launch and price.

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