   Any news on the next-gen gfx cards?
  I remember before the Radeon9700 and nVidia GeforceFX came out that there where lots of rumours and news about them before their releases. Any news on the next gfx cards from Ati & nVidia (Matrox and 3dLabs too for that matter)!?When will the R10000 be released, how fast will it be?GeforceFX2?/MindWipe 
  I''d say wait a bit... the Radeon 9800>Pro is like... crazy shit.No one needs better... and its still selling pretty well despite the high price... If I were ATI I''d wait for another release since I would have to lower the 9800 price. ;  maybe earlier than you think but not quite next gen:http://www.beyond3d.com/#news7106 ;  The Radeon 9800 pro is the shit. I love this card so much. I mean, I can play ALL of my games with 6x FSAA and 16x Anisotropic filtering at a faster speed than my GF4 TI4600 could WITHOUT FSAA. Hell yeah.   Trent Polackwww.polycat.nettrent@polycat.netAuthor of Focus on 3D Terrain Programming;quote:Original post by mittens  The Radeon 9800 pro is the shit. I love this card so much. I mean, I can play ALL of my games with 6x FSAA and 16x Anisotropic filtering at a faster speed than my GF4 TI4600 could WITHOUT FSAA. Hell yeah.   Trent Polack  www.polycat.nettrent@polycat.netAuthor of Focus on 3D Terrain Programming Whoa, impressive. I''ll be building a new pc in a month or so, would this be a good choice you think? I''ve typically steared clear of ATI because of dodgy drivers, but i think that may have to change since i don''t like the idea of a built-in vacuum cleaner on the FX cards..;  I love ATI, I used to stay clear of them too but I bought a 8500LE 128MB about 1 1/2 years ago and its not top-notch, but a great bang for the buck nonetheless. ;quote:Original post by xMcBaiNx  I love ATI, I used to stay clear of them too but I bought a 8500LE 128MB about 1 1/2 years ago and its not top-notch, but a great bang for the buck nonetheless.   Yeah me too. I won''t go back to nVidia if they don''t prove themself doing a really good card. I don''t like the FX at all./MindWipe ;  If the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro had the necessary slots, I''d spend all my time having sexual intercourse with it.  It''s *that* good. ;  Say what you will about nvidia''s acoustic quality but I still need therapy after purchasing a rage 128.  Drivers, drivers, drivers.   "... we should have such an empire for liberty as she has never surveyed since the creation ..."Thomas Jefferson ;  Well, 9800 was an upgrade in speed and features to 9700, and 9600 was like that to 9500, except that 9600 went one step further and moved on to .13 micron transistors while 9500, 9700, and 9800 are still on .15, so I wouldn''t be surprised if a 9900 which would be like a .13 version of 9800 be released sometime soon 