Comprehensive Video Card Features Table?

[Budarow]

Can someone point me to a REALLY comprehensive video card "table" that includes detailed specs of a majority of "recent" video cards (i.e., Radeon 9800 SE and Pro, Radeon 9600 Pro and EZ, etc.)?

Trying to find a "solid" video card for a reasonable price is getting kind of crazy with ALL the nutty adjectives (i.e., ultra, pro ez, se, ultra pro, yada, yada, yada) and the WRONG products CONSTANTLY being listed in the pricewatch categories (i.e., NON PRO 9600 cards being listed in the 9600 PRO category, etc.).

I understand the overall game plan for a LOT of companies. They try to deceive the "average" PC gamer (read me) into buying their product by disguising it as a "higher" line product (e.g., they advertise a 9600 Pro and tend to forget to mention or bury the "EZ" part of the name). What does "EZ" stand for anyway...EZ to rip off the general public?

Anyway...with me at least, all they've manage to do is "turn me off" from the idea of buying upgrades to my pair of GeForce3 Ti 200s.

Sorry the minor rant, it's been building for a couple of months now

Thanks,

Bud

 

[Jeff7]

SE is generally an unofficial acronym for Sucky Edition.
Get a 9700 Pro; I hear the 9800 non-pro's are good too.
Can't provide a link for a good table though. All I can say is that my 9700 Pro is the fastest card I've ever owned.

 

[QAGuy]

What is your price range?

$100 will get you a Ti4200.
$150 will get you a 9600 Pro.

 

[Budarow]

QAguy...I'd like to spend $100.00 on each card (I need 2 cards) so I'm hoping Best Buy will have a great deal on a video card for Black Friday (like 2 years ago when I got both my GF3 Ti200 for 1/2 price when they retailed at $199.00 each and I gott'em for $99.00 each after 2 MIRs).

I'm hoping Best Buy will have the 9600 Pro (with the 400 MHz core and 600 MHz DDR) or possibly the 5600 Ultra (version 2).

I'm going to hold off until Black Friday which ~1 month away and see what shakes out at BB. Although last year's Black Friday was a bust as far as good PC component deals...I hoping this year will be MUCH better.

 

[atlr]

This does not have the SE and XT info yet, but it's a well-done guide.

video card guide by the Overclockers Team

 

[QAGuy]

atlr - That is a very good link. Thank you!

Budarow - The best advice I can give is to upgrade or replace when your current part isn't cutting it anymore. Don't buy for the future except in the rare cases where you get an amazing deal, since mainstream hardware almost invariably gets cheaper over time.