I would stick with ATI, I have a 9800 non-pro and love it, my friend has a 9600 (pro, I think?) his is overclocked and performs real close to mine. I got my card at Best Buy as an open box and paid less than 200 for it. I've found that electronics stores sometimes have better deals on video cards than you can find on-line, just my .02 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif