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I can get a 9700Pro for only $90. It is like $10 more than a 9500Pro and much better 256bit. I am probably just going to go with that.
 
NOOO those dont have shader model 3.0!!!!!!!!!!!!! gahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! you want that if you even want to think about playing future games!!!!

6200!!!!!
 
What is so great about that shader model. I just don't think it is worth an extra $40 dollars to get a low end Nvidia card. I will be playing mainly HL2 and mods, Doom 3, and Halo. When Quake 4 comes out I will probably get that too. I also think my processor woul limit the card anyway. Right now I am using an Athlon 1800 with 640 pc2100. My Dad is going to swap it with a P4 2.8 with 512 pc3200 from work next week. At 1024:768 on high with that machine I doubt you will notice any difference. My next pc will be pcie so I don't want to waste to much money on an AGP video card.
 
Originally posted by: Blinkme323
What is so great about that shader model. I just don't think it is worth an extra $40 dollars to get a low end Nvidia card. I will be playing mainly HL2 and mods, Doom 3, and Halo. When Quake 4 comes out I will probably get that too. I also think my processor woul limit the card anyway. Right now I am using an Athlon 1800 with 640 pc2100. My Dad is going to swap it with a P4 2.8 with 512 pc3200 from work next week. At 1024:768 on high with that machine I doubt you will notice any difference. My next pc will be pcie so I don't want to waste to much money on an AGP video card.
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he's being sarcastic 😉 fewer than a dozen games actually use shader model 3.0, and that's mostly for water effects, a lot of those are in doom 3 😉
 
Originally posted by: hans030390
NOOO those dont have shader model 3.0!!!!!!!!!!!!! gahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! you want that if you even want to think about playing future games!!!!

6200!!!!!
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Those future games are still coming out using SM2.
 
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