Recent content by Stradx

Same here, if anyone has it cached in their browser or has a link I would sooo appreciate it. You could PM or send email to lardino@misu.nodak.edu

Before I had an 80mm adjustable Enermax running at 3000rpm. I put a panaflo 92mm on the slk900. For those who got the panaflos I hope you aren't soldering the extra connector on the bare leads. You just have to unhook the connector at the fan and slide on the new one. ~Raises Hand~ lol...

These I think are your best choices in order 1) Used or BB Open Return 9800 non-pro for ~$220 2) Used 9700 Pro for ~$210 3) Wait for 9600XT if you cant get above 2 for ~$200 While the 9600XT probably wont perform as well as the 9700/9800 especially with AA/AF enabled it will still be a...

I believe people have done mods with 80mm fans on rage3d.com... checkout the overclocking and cooling section forum.

Yah I thought that was a bit wierd since every other graph had "higher bars = better". But I guess one could say its much like CPU comparisons on encoding and media with "lower scores = better". What I dont get is why they just didnt have the graphs switched around showing performance GAIN...

Exactly what MonkeyDriveExpress said... If you have time include it. It IS ugly as hell but it is a valid Directx9 app...

I dont know if i'm the only one who feels this way but there is ABSOLUTELY NO GAME I await more eagerly than the single player of half-life 2! ;) (hopefully the mods will be great as well) I really enjoyed the first half-life single player game as it was really the first with a rewarding...

In that case there might be an issue for Halo PC to be removed :P

Yes Vote Here - TR: Angle of Darkness deffinitely should be included in the test. It may not be a popular choice among gamers but it still stresses DX9 features. I also vote that Battle Field 1942 might be included in the test suit as it is very popular even though its not DX9 game.

First off, whoa how is the 9800Pro +30% faster than a 9700Pro as far as I know they are pretty close maybe 5-10% difference. Show me proof. Secondly if you look at people who have overclocked the 9600 Pro to insane speeds faster than the 9600xt they STILL dont dont come close to 9700Pro...

Read above posts.... 99% sure he meant the 9500Pro.

Exactly. If you look at the benchmarks not only here but elsewhere the 9700Pro outpreforms the 9600Pro by 25-35%. The 9600xt is NOT going to have a +30% lead over the 9600Pro to make it faster than a 9700Pro. ;) Probably more like 5-10% just like the 9800xt has over the 9800Pro. Now if you...

Actually it is a 9700 Pro ;) A friend of mine bought the last one an online store had a few months ago as well as a 9700 Pro AIW for 2 systems of his. He ended up not installing the 9700 Pro as he got a FX5900 for his birthday and never got around to selling the 9700. So its a pretty much...

I need to purchase a new video card in about 2 weeks and have narrowed it down to either a Saphire 9600 Pro OEM for ~$155 or the option of buying a new ATI 9700 Pro rev 3.0 for ~$205. My question is this, what video card would make the most sense $$ wise and offer the best performance for...