Test...Bob

Tried to reply on the AGP-ATI-Nvidia thred but it would with IE6 or Opera


anyway trying it here

After reading a few reviews the xt850PE will best the 7800 in a few benches esp @ stock speeds...it's when the 7800 is OC'd that the card will better the 850 in most situations...One review is @ the link...and on the 6800 comparison...From HotHardware:
"What's more interesting is how the X850 XT performed versus NVIDIA's GeForce 6800 Ultra. When compared to the GeForce 6800 Ultra, the Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition won 29 of 44 tests, it lost 10, and fought to a draw in 5. And the X850 XT Platinum Edition performed best when antialiasing and anisotropic filtering were enabled, which is how owners of a high-end card like this should be gaming. Winning or tying in 77% of the tests we ran puts ATi in a strong position, at least as far as performance goes with a single graphics card installed..."