Will I see a difference?

[Jgtdragon]

Ok, I need to justify my order. Will I see a difference upgrading from Radeon 8500 64mb DDR to Hercules 9700 pro?
I have heard people talked about AA/AF, not sure what difference that make since I never seen it live except for screenshot.

Anyone made a similar jump?

EDIT: I play all my games @ 1280x1024x32 BTW.

 

[MDE]

You should see a nice boost with a 9700

 

[Le Québécois]

Oh now that i've tasted Antialiasing I can't live without!!! Its like going for a color tv from a black and white one...For the ani...its great, but its the first thing I'm setting off when HL2 comes out.

 

[modedepe]

You'll see a huge difference between the two cards. With the 9700 pro you'll be able to run any current game at high res with full details. As far as AA/AF it just smoothes out jagged edges on objects and makes them look smoother. I don't really care for it much but I know lots of people love it.