With HL2 just around the corner I want to enjoy every last inch of eye candy as well as performance (within my budget) so I'm thinking of upgrading my 9700 pro.
I've seen some of the ATI X cards and they are crazy money and I'm being told that right now a Radeon 9800 Pro is really the best performing vaule for money card there is.
However..
I was wondering if anybody could tell me
a) Whether I will see much performance (fps) and eye candy improvements moving from a 97000 pro to a 9800 pro?
b) Whether the 128bit (not MB) cards are to be avoided and only go for a 256bit 9800 pro
c) Whether it makes that much odds between a 9800 pro 256mb and a 128mb card.
I don't hear much about people singing the praises of the 256mb card over the 128MB card so I'm tempted to get a 128MB card with a 256bit architecture.
The 256bit cards are a bit more pricey but generally people seem to think it's worthwhile.
Any hardcore gamers here can comment?
My games played are
COD - Multiplayer
UO - Mulitplayer
Soon - HL2 and PA
I've seen some of the ATI X cards and they are crazy money and I'm being told that right now a Radeon 9800 Pro is really the best performing vaule for money card there is.
However..
I was wondering if anybody could tell me
a) Whether I will see much performance (fps) and eye candy improvements moving from a 97000 pro to a 9800 pro?
b) Whether the 128bit (not MB) cards are to be avoided and only go for a 256bit 9800 pro
c) Whether it makes that much odds between a 9800 pro 256mb and a 128mb card.
I don't hear much about people singing the praises of the 256mb card over the 128MB card so I'm tempted to get a 128MB card with a 256bit architecture.
The 256bit cards are a bit more pricey but generally people seem to think it's worthwhile.
Any hardcore gamers here can comment?
My games played are
COD - Multiplayer
UO - Mulitplayer
Soon - HL2 and PA