ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Video Card - OEM vs. retail - please help

[Roger]

I'm thinking about getting an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Video Card.
And, would like some opinions about the following:

- Retail vs. OEM
- 256MB vs. 128MB
- R360 core (and 2.5ns Hynix memory) vs. R350 core (and ??? memory)
- What other options are there for this video card?

Is there a chart somewhere that
lists all the different variants of this video card?

 

[Mike P]

The only thing that really matters is that you get the 256bit memory bus,
not the 128 bit. 128mb memory is fine, 256mb isn't worth the extra money.

Mike

 

[Roger]

Okay, choose 256-bit over 128-bit. That's good to know. Thanks!

 

[Mike P]

Hi,
Just make sure you differentiate between "bit" (bus width) and "MB" (amount
of memory). Sapphire put out a crippled 128bit card a while back and still
called it the pro but I think they changed that due to outcry.

Mike

 

[Roger]

Oh yes, I gotcha ... 256-bit over 128-bit ... 128MB over 256MB.
Thanks for clarifying though.

 

[Roger]

How long is the warranty on the retail box version?

 

[Mike P]

don;t know, check ati.

How long is the warranty on the retail box version?