I really do not plan to run Vista ....al least not in the next 2 years. I think the 9800 will do the job, it was and still is a fantastic card. I had a 9800pro, and now I run sh3 on a 6600gt. Maybe you don't believe me....but I get the impression that the 9800 had more sheer power, even if it lacked some new graphic instructions. Anyway, I personally hope, and I'm sure that all of us do, that SH4 will run ok on our present configurations. I can't afford anything else right now, and I still have to upgrade some other pieces of hardware (like my car and my house
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