X700pro...

[pam123]

Well this review came as a surprise : http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...rike_source_2/

I've just added the pro to my short list as a possible upgrade card.

[kram 2.0]

The Radeon X700 Pro seems to be a very viable contendor...I'm surprised myself. I'd say that the Radeon X700 XT should be something to look after too though - it is around the same price.

No intention of butting into your build, but the Radeon 9500 Pro is a solid card...I'm sure you can still play CS Source on that.

kram

[pam123]

Originally Posted by kram8806 No intention of butting into your build, but the Radeon 9500 Pro is a solid card...I'm sure you can still play CS Source on that. kram

I'm still very happy with it but there's no getting past the fact that it will shortly be entering it's 3rd year.
Basically I'm planning for the future, such as it is, for an AGP slot.
At some point next year I will have to buy a card to see me through the next 2 years.

[kram 2.0]

It's better than half the competition - Radeon 9500 Pro at least places itself as one of the best 128-bit card in its generation . I was desperately trying to get one an year ago until I saw the R9800 Pro on sale. Regardless and back on the subject, it is amazing how things have swithced...how AA and AF turned off would in fact benefit ATI cards where it would help nVidia cards.

kram

[fedz]

Very nice card, I'd certainly consider that for an upgrade. I'm surprised how well Nvidia did in the tests as well, considering their traditional dislike of eye candy and the fact that Source was 'made using ATi, for ATi' like Doom3. It's really a matter of preference what card you get, especially considering the ridiculously small benchmark differences between each, well within the margin of error. I'd keep with the 9500. It'll do just fine, but at lower FPS (not noticeable to the human eye).

fedz