whatever the driver issues ATI has had in the past, it seems that the more recent builds of Radeon drivers are pretty solid. one thing you will always find is that ATI cards have *much* superior 2d image quality than nVidia boards, ATI's spec calls for very high-quality DAC's on the cards, and it makes a very visible difference on the desktop (and in Photoshop, etc.)...
for any who are thinking of picking up a 9700Pro, however, do yourself a favor and do some searching at some of the hardware sites (Arstechnica.com, etc.), there is a very simple hack to convert the much cheaper 9500 Radeon into a 9700 Pro, just involves a software hack and you save at least $150..!
