So which to choose?
Personally I think im going with the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro. Though this may seem like a no brainer, I was perviously a Nvidia fan. But if im gonna shell out 399$
:edit: put 4 instead of 3 no flame plzkthx =) :edit: USD, id rather have the card thats gonna put out more and stay with me longer.
Besides, from what ive read its abit tricky to overclock the Geforce FX 5800.
Read about this here . Though like they've said here that might change. And i really dont like the idea that its going to use up a PCI slot for the fan...
Though when we look into ATI's Radeon 9800 we see that its basicly an overclocked 9700 with afew added bells and whistles.
Read about this here . (if you havent noticed, im kinda throwing both sides in.)
Though, the 9800 pro is the card for me.
As for different 9700 pro clockspeeds, i think thats just depends on the people building it. ATI usually clocks the card to its fullest potential, but 3rd party vendors might not do the same.