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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 05:25 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...103-413&DEPA=0
the lowest 64 is $400

my ati 9600 pro, considerably cheaper than the 5900, runs HL2 better than nvidia's best....the 9800xt is the king tho
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 05:33 PM
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"i geek > u geek"

werd that, wow, i guess u are really up to date but i was kinda talkin bout the fx athlon 64. u hav a copy of hl2? ill trade u max payne 2 for hl2?
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 05:35 PM
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Originally posted by wedley2
"i geek > u geek"

werd that, wow, i guess u are really up to date but i was kinda talkin bout the fx athlon 64. u hav a copy of hl2? ill trade u max payne 2 for hl2?
the FX is better than 64...more exoensive too
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...0&Order=priceD

hl2 is everywhere on the net mang
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 06:10 PM
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ill see if i can find it on bittorrent otherwise, ill search IRC
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 05:11 AM
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Originally posted by wedley2
the ati radeons arent made for directx9, i think.
incorrect
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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prove
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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According to the ATI website, the Radeon 9600 series, 9700 series and 9800 series all support DirectX 9. http://www.ati.com/products/gamer.html
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 04:54 PM
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yea, my geforce 3 supports directx 9 but was it built for it? no....
the fx's were built mainly for directx 9 games and nuttin uses directx 9 so far except some newer games now. this is y the fx's can keep up wit ati rite now and amd still owns, best bang for ur buk.
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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what's the difference between "built for" and "supports"
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 05:31 PM
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Originally posted by wedley2
amd still owns, best bang for ur buk.
may be, but they still get wned: by every comparable intel chip.. so do they really own at all?
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