9700/9600/9550/9500 Best bang for buck?

Sapphire 9700 Pro 128 MB for $163.00 barebones OEM package.

Sapphire 9500 Non Pro 128 MB Part #-100552 for $100.00 out the door. (does anybody know anything about this card?)

ABIT 9600 XT 256 MB w/VIVO $174.00 out the door. (NICE retail package)

ABIT R9550XTURBO-GURU w/2.5ns memory

Visiontek XTasy 9600 XT 256 MB $175.00 out the door, but $125.00 after rebates.

MSI RX9550-TD256 MB $84.00 out the door.

Sapphire 9600 Pro with 256 MB $114.00 out the door.
Sapphire 9600 w/256 MB $106.00 out the door

PowerColor 9800SE 128 MB #R98-SC3 (256-bit but maybe can't get it) $120.00 out the door.

All of them have TV out and Dual Display with one DVI and one VGA

The best of the lot is the 9700PRO

Sentential said:

The best of the lot is the 9700PRO

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Sentenial, do know how far you can OC the Sapphire 9700 Pro??

I have mine running 351Mhz Core, 337.5Mhz Memory, (Factory was 324Mhz, 310.5Mhz respectively), approx 10%.

And what are the likely warning signs when OCing too far, apart from the obvious (letting the smoke out).

Thanks

Never been able to oc a video card myself (never had a proper one ) but hopefully soon I am getting a new one (probz 9500np maybe 9600p). Signs for overclocking stressing your card would be artifacts on the screen in games and 3Dmark etc also instability in general, crashing etc. Heat I am sure must be a side affect.