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"Steven C \(Doktersteve\)" <real_dok...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<bBa8b.85900$_5.15...@news1.telusplanet.net>...
> "Pug Fugley2" <no...@not.com> wrote in message
> news:c5a8b.498$u07.31@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> >
> > The Xbox is a FAR better deal, considering that card is not much faster
>  than
> > what you already have and is not the bottleneck in your system. You won't
> > see a $300 improvement, but the Xbox opens up completely new aveneus for
>  you
> > and you probably won't bother with your PC after using the Xbox.
> >
> 
> Yeah, i am interested in people's opinions on how much of an improvement i
> might see from that card. its a pain in the butt unless you find someone who
> went the same route as you and can give you some real life performance
> numbers.
> The 9600 inst FASTER by much, but it is a dx9 card. Of course, the xbox is
> Dx8, but coders seem to get some incredible gfx from it (see the realtime
> movie for HALO2 that was shown at e3).

Yeah, well the thing is, the XBox has two things going for it re.
graphic speeds. First, the resolution is low(ish) and second, the
system is designed for optimum use of its components, something which
many PC's (especially upgraded ones) aren't.

I've played Halo on the Xbox and I've played Halo on a PC (2,6 GHz
with Geforce4Ti200, 1 gig ram), and I prefer the Xbox version simply
because it is smoother on the console than on the PC (which it
shouldn't be, given the much faster hardware that's in my PC).

There's also the matter of the controller, which is a lot more fun to
use when playing than a keyboard. That said, I still play stuff like
Civ3 and Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 on my PC, and I can't really imagine
those kind of games as Xbox ports.

> If i plunk down money for the new card, i can get games and demos for free
> basically, and dont have to worry about buying junk (i can try and buy), but
> i see more and more games at pawnshops for the xbox, so i guess i can always
> go that route, and get good games at about $40 canadian, which is a really
> great deal if you think of it.
> And this way i know I really WANT a game if i plunk cash down for it, as
> opposed to demos and crap on the pc.

True. $40 canadian ain't bad for a good Xbox games, and there are some
really good ones out there now. :)

/vic