After a long, agonizing period, I finally decided to bite the bullet and buy a Parhelia. Yes, I know...who gives a crap, eh?
There were several factors into making this purchase, so I thought I might share them with whoever might care
1. 2D: In years past, I would pretty much dismiss this altogether. Now that I work in the "real world," I spend an amazing amount of time on my system doing work. I want/need the best quality 2D.
2. Dual DVI: I recently bought 2 Dell FP2000's, and the quality is outstanding...err...as far as DVI goes Seriously, I think it's a side effect of this Ti4200 that I'm using right now...but you wouldn't believe how crappy it looks on the analog output.
3. Surround Gaming: This was a definite feature for me. I mean, how many features have come out in the last 4 years that have truly changed the way you game?
- FSAA: Yes, it improves the visual quality...but it doesn't literally change the immersion factor at all.
- Anisotropic Filtering: Enhances texture quality...doesn't touch immersion at all
- T&L: hehe...no need to comment there
- Pixel/Vertex Shaders: Um...err...I don't have any game (still) that employs this...it's a non-tangible feature @ the moment.
4. FAA: This is a bit of a catch-22. When it works, it kicks ass...when it doesn't, you're kinda screwed. 4xFSAA really does tank too much in the benchmarks...but I'm hoping that this steadily gets better.
5. Solid multi-monitor support: Nobody's better than Maxtrox...pure and simple.
Those are my main reasons...I was tempted to go with a 9700...but in the end, I saw that it offered nothing significant over my current solution.
So, if you're kinda teetering on making a decision...and any of the above seem familiar...maybe it's time to give one a whirl, eh?
There were several factors into making this purchase, so I thought I might share them with whoever might care
1. 2D: In years past, I would pretty much dismiss this altogether. Now that I work in the "real world," I spend an amazing amount of time on my system doing work. I want/need the best quality 2D.
2. Dual DVI: I recently bought 2 Dell FP2000's, and the quality is outstanding...err...as far as DVI goes Seriously, I think it's a side effect of this Ti4200 that I'm using right now...but you wouldn't believe how crappy it looks on the analog output.
3. Surround Gaming: This was a definite feature for me. I mean, how many features have come out in the last 4 years that have truly changed the way you game?
- FSAA: Yes, it improves the visual quality...but it doesn't literally change the immersion factor at all.
- Anisotropic Filtering: Enhances texture quality...doesn't touch immersion at all
- T&L: hehe...no need to comment there
- Pixel/Vertex Shaders: Um...err...I don't have any game (still) that employs this...it's a non-tangible feature @ the moment.
4. FAA: This is a bit of a catch-22. When it works, it kicks ass...when it doesn't, you're kinda screwed. 4xFSAA really does tank too much in the benchmarks...but I'm hoping that this steadily gets better.
5. Solid multi-monitor support: Nobody's better than Maxtrox...pure and simple.
Those are my main reasons...I was tempted to go with a 9700...but in the end, I saw that it offered nothing significant over my current solution.
So, if you're kinda teetering on making a decision...and any of the above seem familiar...maybe it's time to give one a whirl, eh?
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