9800 series

[OZMAN]

Which card is the best value?
9800se $116.00
9800 $160.00
9800pro $195.00

All are brand new. I've read that you can flash the bios on these cards to
make them equal to the 9800 pro. Is this true or is it a big gamble?

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[TJar]

In My Opinion, go for the 9800 Pro. You will not be sorry. But if you are
looking for the best, go with the XT's.
Tom

 

[Mike]

I thought the 9800 nonpro was discontinued a while back. Get the pro, no
contest.

Mike

 

[Augustus]

In My Opinion, go for the 9800 Pro. You will not be sorry. But if you are
looking for the best, go with the XT's.
Tom

Considering the performance difference between a 9800 Pro and an
XT.....about 5-7%.....and the price difference...$200 for a 9800 Pro vs $300
for the XT....it's not worth it. Most 9800 Pro's overclock to the XT level
without much fuss.

 

[sneekez]

FRYS OUTPOST 169.99!!!!!!!! www.outpost.com for the pro

 

[Wblane]

None of the below. Save your ducats and get the newer ATI cards.

Which card is the best value?
9800se $116.00
9800 $160.00
9800pro $195.00

All are brand new. I've read that you can flash the bios on these cards to
make them equal to the 9800 pro. Is this true or is it a big gamble?

-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

 

[Augustus]

None of the below. Save your ducats and get the newer ATI cards.

So you're saying a 9800 Pro for $195 is bad value and outdated?

 

[fish]

I recently was forced to replace my 9700pro that I have had for a couple of
years with another card.
The X800's from ATI are fine, read about them online but the price is still
high.

If your looking for a 'value' then the is no doubt that the 9800pro is it!

I picked up a 9800pro for under $200 as a replacement for the 9700pro (it
was damaged) and I am very pleased with the cards performance. Its overclock
performance is amazing too.

Personally, I will be buying either an X800 or an nVidia card in a few
months. I'm waiting to see what kind of performance improvements ATI makes
with its newer CAT drivers for OGL. If its not great then I am likely
jumping ship to nVidia.

Look at the Pixel Shader 3 model. Its VERY impressive and something that the
ATI card can't do.

Either way you can't go wrong with the newest series cards if your willing
to pay close to $400 for one.

 

[@ndrew]

I recently was forced to replace my 9700pro that I have had for a
couple of years with another card.
The X800's from ATI are fine, read about them online but the price is
still high.

If your looking for a 'value' then the is no doubt that the 9800pro
is it!

I picked up a 9800pro for under $200 as a replacement for the 9700pro
(it was damaged) and I am very pleased with the cards performance.
Its overclock performance is amazing too.

Personally, I will be buying either an X800 or an nVidia card in a few
months. I'm waiting to see what kind of performance improvements ATI
makes with its newer CAT drivers for OGL. If its not great then I am
likely jumping ship to nVidia.

Look at the Pixel Shader 3 model. Its VERY impressive and something
that the ATI card can't do.

Either way you can't go wrong with the newest series cards if your
willing to pay close to $400 for one.

I put it to you that the average human eye can't tell the difference
between Pixel Shader 2 and 3.

Only one game currently uses Pixel Shader 3 and that is FarCry. I
would suggest that anyone thinking of buying a card based on PS3 does
some research.

I will even give you a head start:
http://tinyurl.com/6w7bo

The telling part of this article is that most people only have access
to a DX7 type card ... so will game makers sacrifice this market ... I
would suggest not.

regards

@ndrew