I was just thinking about this the other day.
How long has the 9700 pro been out? It must be over a year now. Think how long ATI have had the crown - and think what an amazing graphics card was available such a long time ago.
It's not often in the computing world that a new component will come out and last as long as this - still costing upwards of £230.
Really is amazing. Ok the 9800 pro is a bit better (but not that much) and finally Nvidia have the top end cards that are slightly better but it still holds it's weight (and it's price) really well.
Just thought I'd share my ponderings and see who agrees![]()


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The 9700PRO showed just how far ATI had gone ... and how wrong nVidia got it. However the GF4 line was hugely profitable for nVidia and saturated the market, unanswered until the 9700PRO killed them. However the 9500PRO and 9700nonPRO are much 'better' cards in many ways, esp o/c'ed. There still isn't any card out there to truly fill their shoes and you can demand as much for a 9500PRO now as you paid for it over 6 months ago. My vote for the top card would have to go to GF4TI4200 fo roffering amazing speed at a great price (even now) and can take on the new mid-range DX9 cards too (at half the price). 9500PRO and 9700nonPRO would get the vote but where are they now .... sob sob.





