I've used both nVdia and ATI pretty extensively, and I've never had any issues. The 9700 Pro performs neck and next with the 5800 FX Ultra, and the 9700P came out in September of last year. The 9700P also costs about $100 less and it's drivers are far more mature than a bitter, outspoken minority gives them credit for. It also uses one less PCI slot and puts out a fraction of the noise. Yes, the Ultra is noisy, just loud enough to make it nigh impossible to tune it out. I'm looking forward to the NV35 in the hopes that prices and support stay competitive.
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