Comparable Radeon 9800 Pro 128 DDR

[Victor Hall]

Well, if thats the case, he needs to send that computer back to where it
came from and buy something else. Especially if he has any kind of special
video needs ie. gaming or super high resolutions, etc.

Agreed,I think Dell has 30 day policy.Always check for a video card
expansion slot on these cheap entry-level PCs from all builders.

 

[Gordon Scott]

I have the Radeon 9800128 DDR and I very happy with it. Unfortunately I
bought a new PC that doesn't have an AGP slot. ( My bad for not doing my
homework). I am using a 20 inch Dell flat screen at a resolution of 1600 X
1250. I am looking for a PCI card that is comparable to this one. It must
have DVI output. (What a difference it is). Thanks for any helpful info.

David

PCI-E or PCI?

 

[Andy C]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102645

Mid priced upgrade PCI-e

 

[David]

PCI-E or PCI?

PCI-E, sorry for the confusion. I can spend the money on the X1600 is that
is recommended/

Thanks

 

[David]

OK, looks like I am settling for the X1600 Pro 256. I can get that for
about $130 like you said. Anybody else think this is the way to go? Does
the brand matter? I see the Sapphire one for about this price. Thanks for
all the info!

 

[John Doe]

OK, looks like I am settling for the X1600 Pro 256. I can get
that for about $130 like you said. Anybody else think this is the
way to go?

Yes, mine is on the way.

I am impressed by the apparent lack of English speaking owners of
that card. I haven't found any web site reviews either. All of the
user reviews I have read suggest it is a great deal, except maybe
for some driver issues and the fact it requires a beefy power
supply. One user was surprised that it did not come in its original
box, apparently not knowing what "OEM" means. Another said it
wouldn't work with his mainboard, probably the wrong slot type.

Does the brand matter? I see the Sapphire one for about this
price.

Apparently the Sapphire version doesn't include any games. You can
get $800 worth of free software if you buy the Radeon version
[kidding].

Good luck.

 

[David]

OK, looks like I am settling for the X1600 Pro 256. I can get
that for about $130 like you said. Anybody else think this is the
way to go?

Yes, mine is on the way.

I am impressed by the apparent lack of English speaking owners of
that card. I haven't found any web site reviews either. All of the
user reviews I have read suggest it is a great deal, except maybe
for some driver issues and the fact it requires a beefy power
supply. One user was surprised that it did not come in its original
box, apparently not knowing what "OEM" means. Another said it
wouldn't work with his mainboard, probably the wrong slot type.

Does the brand matter? I see the Sapphire one for about this
price.

Apparently the Sapphire version doesn't include any games. You can
get $800 worth of free software if you buy the Radeon version
[kidding].

Good luck.

Did yours come yet? If so how is it?

 

[John Doe]

Did yours come yet? If so how is it?

NewEgg is taking the full three business days (five days total), the
card should be here tomorrow. I plan on posting lots of factual
information, including benchmarks and confirmation/rebuttal to other
NewEgg user opinions. But I also need to finish building my new
computer area, so the evaluation might come in pieces.

I probably will junk it into my system at first.
What is your favorite downloadable benchmarking program?

This is my system.

http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K7N2_Delta2-LSR

Athlon XP 3000+
1 GB PC3200 RAM
replacing a Geforce3 64 MB AGP

 

[John Doe]

Did yours come yet? If so how is it?

A word of caution. As one of the (Sapphire X1600 Pro AGP 256 MB)
reviewers at NewEgg says, there is a small chip surrounded by pink
padding (the chip area is cut out of the padding, you can see the
picture at NewEgg) on the back of the card that gets extremely hot.
The first thing I did is superglue some heat sinks, one on that chip
and one on each of the four memory chips on the back (probably
should have used some Arctic Silver glue but I don't have any). The
installed heatsink on that small chip with the pink padding
(removed) on it is about 1 inch square by about 1 inch high and even
it gets too hot to leave my finger on. So I suspect that chip
overheats like the reviewer says, he says the added heatsink solved
an artifact problem. Maybe that's why they are selling these X1600
Pro AGP cards so cheap. So if you don't know how to add a heatsink
without destroying your card, you might not want to buy it.

That also might help explain the rebate offer. After you apply for
the rebate, you won't be able to return the card.

At least it works. Looking forward to posting some performance stuff
later.