What to do...

[rommelrommel]

Here's my quandary...

I have two video cards currently, a sapphire 9500 np 128mb that does not hack to 9700 yet overclocks great, and an OEM 9700 pro with rather dubious overclocking ability.

I want a card that both has good power at stock speeds (like the 9700pro) and it modable & o\c'able like my 9500np.

I don't know crap about what nvidia has out right now... and the mods I've seen done to the 9700 tempt me...

Just looking for some suggestions...

 

[NYHoustonman]

If you're asking which to use...Use the 9700 pro, even at stock speeds it is a great video card.

 

[rommelrommel]

I'm more looking for a replacement for both of them...

 

[cnhoff]

Yeah, go ahead and replace your ferrari with a ... and drive 180 mph instead of 170...

 

[xSauronx]

9800 pro or a 5900 ultra....but it really is a misallocation of funds 🙂

is the system in your sig what youre using these in? get more ram man, you only have 256 meg and thatll be more noticeable , and worthwhile, than a video upgrade
a larger hd with a 8mb buffer might be slightly noticeable as well during load times for some larger games, though is about as necessary as a better card than a 9700 pro....perhaps some ram, another 40 gig drive (hey, does that mobo support raid? 🙂 ) and some kickass sound options like an eudigy and some good speakers....

just seems like a waste of your time buying a card better than the 9700 pro

 

[rommelrommel]

Lol, my system rigs a a bit out of date...

I have 768mb of corsair now, have a Abit NF7-S Ultra on the way, got a DVD drive, and that GF4 is long gone.

I really like screwing around modding stuff, but I'd like a better platform than the 9500 non-pro... and my 9700 pro seems to have no potential for overclocking compared to most.

Thinking about it, I think I'm gonna keep the 9500 np and stick a SK7 or something like that on it 😀

I'm waiting for some better 10000 rpm SATA drives to come out before I upgrade my harddrive... **** I've got 40 gigs and only use about 15😱