Finally...........

[Alienware_Dude]

I finally took the plunge and switched to ATI. I am now the proud owner of a FIC A97P Radeon 9700 Pro, and I am very happy with the performance of this card. And, some of you may ask, was it really worth it to pay $300 to upgrade from a Ti 4600? Well, I can play MOHAA with everything turned on, *with* 4x AA enabled, and still hit the v-synch cap of 62FPS. So, yeah, it was worth it. :D

[scott_d]

Im happy to hear you like it so much!
a 9700 pro will most likely be my next upgrade...gonna be a while cuz i dont have a job. Im really looking forward to the preformance jump over my Mx 440....god i hate that thing....

[Nuclear Krusader]

**envious glare**

[Xayd]

The problem ATI has presented me with is, not only is it the fastest gaming card out there, but it's got the best TV out features as well.

WTF ATI I can't afford to have one in my gaming machine and one in my DVD machine!?! ;)

[Spyda]

i just turned 8x Antistropic filtering and 4x Anti Aliasing on and loaded a few games, the performance of the games was exactly the same, i noticed a very small smoothing of the lines, but i wouldnt see it from my normal sitting position, i had to get about an inch or two from the screen. the only thing i noticed was the mouse reaction got spongy

so i turned them off, why have those things taking up power if they arent that noticeable

[Alienware_Dude]

Well, *I* notice when I have AA flipped on. I could only afford the card by selling a lot of hardware I had lying around, and my old Ti 4600.

[Spyda]

is it really very noticeable?

[Alienware_Dude]

Try this: fire up a game with 4x AA enabled and take a screenshot. Then, quit the game and turn AA off. Load up your game, and take another screenshot from the exact same angle. Then, compare the two, I guarantee you will notice a difference. I can tell the difference without comparing screenshots, but since you might not be able to, this method will prove that AA makes a difference. Another interesting thing: when using 4x AA with the 9700 Pro, it only drops a mere 10-15 FPS.

[i3OSS]

nice, which one did you buy exactly?

[avx]

What is antistrophic filtering and Anti Aliasing??

Thanks for the info

avx:)

[TwoRails]

Congrats, Alienware_Dude!! Thanks for the re-assurance that it's as nice as the reviews say. Once my work schedule gets back to normal (if it ever does) that will most likely be my next upgrade (from a GF 3).

TwoRails

[pam123]

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/a/antialiasing.html
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,548248,00.asp

What AA and AF does and is.

[Alienware_Dude]

i3oss, I got the FIC A97P Radeon 9700 Pro. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=FIC+A97P

[avx]

Thanks for the links Pam:)