I have an 8500LE 64mb, and have no problem. I think the problem with the 9700 is with the drivers, but theres new ones out to fix it. I use 3rd party Omega drivers, which are tweaked to be faster, and have less bugs.
I think that the 9000Pro is just a faster version of the 8500, so it would probably be a better choice. The GF3Ti200 is fast, but now that the GF4's are out, I'd look for a deal on a Ti500, or maybe even a GF4 Ti4200.
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