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Originally posted by Hybrid Junkie Getting a powercolour radeon 9800xt for ~$360 I can always upgrade in 6 months or so

isnt that a $590 vid card? u know somewhere, or ive got cards mixed up?

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could be second-hand.

or maybe he's mixing up the 9800XT with a 9800 Pro or a 9600XT (albeit an expensive one).

would u reckon its better to buy a mid range card - say a 9600xt and upgrade it in a year or so, or go for a high end - 9800xt / x800 pro and have it for a couple to a few?

video cards seem to still be changing heaps...

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best value for money card has to be the nvidia 6800 gt....it's basically a detuned 6800 ultra and also is a single pci slot whereas 6800 ultra is twin. Also, you can overclock the GT to Ultra speeds, so theoretically, you save yourself a few hundred dollars at best. Power consumption is way better than the ultra that requires two power connectors to keeping it humming and 450W power supply

X800 pro is great although, I hear that it's merely a fill-in model for something more extroadinary. Either way you'd be guaranteed a couple years of awesome gaming!

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spacetribe!

whoops, meant 9800 pro.

Getting a canon digital ixus i next week



About the size of a nokia 8310, tiny!

Pictars from every event from now on the 5am photo page is gonna be big

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Originally posted by Hybrid Junkie whoops, meant 9800 pro.

looks like we are looking at around same price range...

what you think about x600 xt for around $400?

would the 9800 pro be better than that?

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PC Powerplay gave it 96%, saying it was the best single-player FPS ever, and head and shoulders above anything else we've seen this year.

so, looking good!

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can u make a call like that before its had a few years run?

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It may score well on reviews... but what I really wanna know is how long its gonna last.

Will be be around forever (like half-life for example) or will they just be using the engine a good while into the future? Will everyone just drop it and forget about it when Half-Life 2 (eventually ) comes out?

Or will it be another hyped up supposedly great game.. that's forgotten in 2 months?

name one iD game thats been forgotten in 2 months


well, if u answer that, then u still remember it, it hasnt been forgotten.

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Sig change time!

Also check out http://www.stalker-game.com/

This game has the best longevity for single player eassillyy for FPS games.

It's complete freedom, like an rpg FPS survival game...

Watch the videos! and read the FAQ.

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Yeah, Stalker looks awesome indeed and it is also another game that I am eagerly looking forward to.

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