I don't put too much stock in that whole bidding thing that the Inquirer is talking about. There is no evidence to support this claim other than the person who keeps writing about it on that site. Hell, Valve even created a DX9 mixed-mode for Nvidia FX hardware so it would perform better in...
Damn guys. You are reading way too much into that flash animation. ATI always does this when they are about to launch a new card. This time it looks like the rumours of a HL2/9800xt bundle are true though.
This is great news!
:cheers:
Re: Re: ATI 9800XT/9900-Pro Must Be Announced Mon/Tue To Ship With HL2
You're thinking of the ATI R420 (Loki) and the Nvidia NV40. Those cards should be out around early spring next year. There will be a faster card from ATI (9800xt) and one from Nvidia as well (Geforce 5950) this year...