What is the best price/performance card?

[lordtyranus2]

I am looking forward to next gen games (IE halflife2)
My current card is a Radeon 9000.

Price/performance is defined as the cost of the card divided by how long it will give acceptable performance. Define acceptable however you wish, just keep it consistent.

 

[lifeguard1999]

ATI Radeon 9600 Pro wins the DirectX 9 FPA per dollar benchmark

 

[lordtyranus2]

Thanks.

 

[modedepe]

I don't really think any of the current cards are going to give acceptable performance for long in some of the newer games coming out.

 

[GullyFoyle]

Originally posted by: modedepe
I don't really think any of the current cards are going to give acceptable performance for long in some of the newer games coming out.

Sentiments like this are why I passed on a 9600 Pro for a 9800 non-pro. (which I could flash to a 9800 pro)
That is my vote.

 

[Robor]

Originally posted by: modedepe
I don't really think any of the current cards are going to give acceptable performance for long in some of the newer games coming out.

From what I've seen of early HL2 benchmarks I think a 9800 is going to be the minimum needed to run the game at any decent framerate and resolution/detail level. For that matter there's parts of Halo that a 9800 struggles with. I've got benchmarks of the "FLT" release and retail pre and post patch I'm going to put up in a few minutes.