PerformancePage "The Edge"

Only one thing has really changed lately. As many of you have probably guesed all ready it's video. Everyones favourite money pit Nvidia has decided were not far enough behind with our computers allready. As if technology can keep up to the advances in hardware now, for example there still isn't a game out there that can use all the resources of a Geforce3 card or even directx 8.1's capabilities yet. Not to be out done by even the largest of hardware manufacturers ATI has come out with yet another high end video card. Anyway with all that said here they are and here's how they stack up.
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THE EDGE

GRAPHICS CARDS The bottom line is if you were to buy one today you should buy a Geforce4. Experts say the drivers for ATI Radeon are still flakey. Benchmarks all put the Geforce4 ahead of the ATI Radeon and the features noted here speak for themselves.
Item	Price	Website	Budget Alternative	Notable Features
ATI RADEON 8500 128MB DDR	$499.99 Available 12 Apr 2002 At Compusmart	ATI	ATI Radeon7500 64MB DDR $249.99	128MB DDR memory, 32-bit 3D gaming up to 2048x1536, supports traditional CRT monitors, flat panel displays and TVs, 68.7 million triangles/second peak processing capability, 2.4 gigatexels/second for high fill rates in 32-bit at high resolutions.
GEFORCE 4 TI 4600 128MB DDR, 128bit	$649.99 Available "soon"	Nvidia	ASUS V7700TI GEFORCE 2 PURE 64MB AGP $209.00	128MB DDR memory, Core Clock 300MHz, 2048 x 1536 - 32-bit, AGP 2.0 Compliant Socket, Direct-X & Open GL, TV In/Out connectors, 136 Million triangles/sec,

Sound Cards
Item	Price	Website	Budget Alternative	Budget Alternative Price
SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY PLATINUM EX RETAIL	$369.00 at Network Supply	Network Supply sound cards price page Creative Site	SOUND BLASTER LIVE 5.1 OEM	$59.00 at Network Supply 5.1 surround sound for this price nobody has any excuse for poor sound quality.
Hercules Game Theater XP	If anybody knows where to get one e-mail me	Hercules Site	SOUND BLASTER LIVE 5.1 OEM	$59.00

CPU's No surprises here. Gee I wonder which one I would buy ? (AMD)
Item	Price	Website	Budget Alternative	Budget Alternative Price
AMD ATHLON XP 1900+ (1.600GHZ) OEM	$403.00	AMD Athlon Page	AMD ATHLON XP 1600+ 1.400GHZ OEM	$207.00
INTEL P4 2.0GHZ RETAIL SOCKET 478	$689.00	Intel P4 Tech. Details	INTEL P4 1.6GHZ RETAIL SOCKET 478	$320.00 Get this, you could get a INTEL P3 FC 1000MHZ 133-FSB but it costs $5.00 MORE. (Go intel LOL)