radeon x800 xt pe or geforce 6800 ultra?

Hi all!
Im buying a new graphics card to replace my old 9800xt but im torn between the x800 xt pe or 6800 ultra, what should i buy? Ive noticed in terms of fps they are pretty much the same except in their supported games, doom3 better on geforce and halflife 2 better on radeon. What really bothers me is which one will last longer (more future proof) , the ultra has shader modal 3 support whilst the xt pe has the 3dc texture feature. Im so confused and just dont know what to get :bucky!: . Well money isnt an object as I can afford both so please reply back with answers of why u think I should get the graphics card u mention. Also will the other components of my pc be-able to handle these beasts fully or will I have to upgrade somethin? Heres my spec below:

3ghz p4 800fsb, 1mb of cache
1gb ddr400 ram
460 watt Akasa psu
dell motherboard with 8x agp slot
120gb 7200rpm 8mb cache harddrive

Well thanks for your help!

just wait.. old 9800XT? how can u say dat? lol.. as u already know SLi mobo's r cummin out soon, i still dunno what to do myself.. get 2 cards or get 1 & wait for a next-gen card?.. i'm just gonna wait to see more reviews & people's reactions

you need cards that support SLi, they have a connecting piece that unites them
so 2 9800's wont cut it unless there made for it

i'm tellin him not to do anything for now.. his card is still extremely good, but if u really wanna change.. choose da 6800 Ultra.. & then get another 1 later on maybe

alrighty then

Originally posted by Kane@Dec 14 2004, 10:47 PM
i'm tellin him not to do anything for now.. his card is still extremely good, but if u really wanna change.. choose da 6800 Ultra.. & then get another 1 later on maybe

The Ultra is not PCI-E so you can't join two together in SLI mode

I would buy an Ultra, i have one and am very pleased with the card however, it needs a 500Watt PSU, as it has two molex connecters, and it takes up two slots in your rig

Ant SM3.0 is great in Farcry

Originally posted by DogZBolloX+Dec 15 2004, 10:40 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DogZBolloX @ Dec 15 2004, 10:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Kane@Dec 14 2004, 10:47 PM
i'm tellin him not to do anything for now.. his card is still extremely good, but if u really wanna change.. choose da 6800 Ultra.. & then get another 1 later on maybe

The Ultra is not PCI-E so you can't join two together in SLI mode

I would buy an Ultra, i have one and am very pleased with the card however, it needs a 500Watt PSU, as it has two molex connecters, and it takes up two slots in your rig

Ant SM3.0 is great in Farcry [/b][/quote]
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/image/11206/

the x800 will run most games better

Originally posted by Kane+Dec 15 2004, 05:42 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kane @ Dec 15 2004, 05:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

The Ultra is not PCI-E so you can't join two together in SLI mode

I would buy an Ultra, i have one and am very pleased with the card however, it needs a 500Watt PSU, as it has two molex connecters, and it takes up two slots in your rig

Ant SM3.0 is great in Farcry

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/image/11206/ [/b][/quote]
I thought you meant a standard Ultra

I have an Ultra and it has not got a PCI-E connection

wow...everybody on this thread needs to be more specific.
theres a lot of versions of every card so it can lead to
misunderstanding :bucky!: