My Pocket: ATI and NVIDIA

[AceAirman]

Ok, there is a lot of talk around about what to go for in the next wave of 3D cards. ATI Radeon 9700 or the NVIDIA NV30. All the talk about Direct-X 9.0 and DDR-II, etc. I think a lot of us are getting anxious to just see them in action. That is the true comparison. My question is, how will the two touch my pocket and my time? AKA- How do you guys think the prices will compare and release dates will compare? Any guesses as to when and how much?

[AllGamer]

ALL-IN-WONDER® RADEON™ 8500DV $207 Retail Box
http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/aiwradeon8500dv/specs.html

and the ones you want is either this one
RADEON™ 8500 64MB $155 Retail Box
http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/radeon8500/specs.html

or this one

RADEON™ 8500 128MB $99 OEM / $163 Retail Box
http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/radeon8500128/index.html

from reviews the 128mb one has more power.

ASUS V8200T2 GeForce3 Ti Deluxe 64MB DDR more info $136 OEM
http://www.asus.com/vga/agpv8200t2/overview.htm

ASUS V8440 GeForce4 4400 128MB DDR $241 OEM
http://www.asus.com/vga/agpv8440/overview.htm

Retail Box = Original with all software, accessories, cables, manuals, etc

OEM = drivers, maybe software, maybe wires, maybe manuals

(like my ATI came with the Remote Control and a ton of other stuff, but if you get the OEM version, then it doesnt come with it)

[NDD]

I think AllGamer made this post of his just one time TOO MUCH :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

As for your question, AceAirman :
Radeon 9700 is scheduled to be shipped in middle September for a retail price of $399.
NV30 (at least for now) scheduled to be shipped in Christmas, and I believe with a little bit higher tag price, but it should also be faster then the Radeon 9700 (and I do believe it would be indeed).