Originally posted by MaFia JaK:
what is THE BEST card out on the market right now
Ahh, the eternal question. Right now it's really a toss-up between the ATI Radeon 9800 256Mb XT card and the Nvidia Geforce FX 5950 Ultra 256Mb (as far as games go).

Both are just a step above their previous models (i.e. the FX 5900 Ultra 256Mb and the Radeon 9800 Pro 256Mb), about 10% to be exact. Really I would wait right now until those next-gen games come out that will actually use the 256Mb cards (and DX9) and then the companies will start dropping prices on the next-gen cards. The games I'm talking about are Doom 3, Half-life 2, and Far Cry. Wait till they're on the shelves before you start card shopping and you should be in good shape.