Which 9800?

[Ben Pope]

Hi,

I was wondering whether to get the Sapphire Atlantis 9800, 9800 Pro or the
Crucial 9800 Pro.

From what I understand, the two Sapphire cards are pretty much the same,
except default clock is 325/290 whilst the pro is 380/340 - it seems
overclocking the non-pro to pro speeds is quite do-able? Do they both use
Samsung 3.3ns memory?

The Crucial seems to use 2.8ns memory.

What do you all reckon is the best one to go for... obviously money is a
consideration, but if I'm gonna spend that sort of money I wanna make sure I
do it right.

Cheers,

Ben

 

[nightic]

Hi,

I was wondering whether to get the Sapphire Atlantis 9800, 9800 Pro or the
Crucial 9800 Pro.

From what I understand, the two Sapphire cards are pretty much the same,
except default clock is 325/290 whilst the pro is 380/340 - it seems
overclocking the non-pro to pro speeds is quite do-able? Do they both use
Samsung 3.3ns memory?

The Crucial seems to use 2.8ns memory.

What do you all reckon is the best one to go for... obviously money is a
consideration, but if I'm gonna spend that sort of money I wanna make sure I
do it right.

Cheers,

Ben

The Pros all use (as far as I know) 2.86ns memory and are typically able to
o/clock to at least 360MHz.

The Crucial card is an excellent buy, you basically save by them not
throwing in a bundle of forgettable/older games.

 

[Ben Pope]

The Pros all use (as far as I know) 2.86ns memory and are typically
able to o/clock to at least 360MHz.

The Crucial card is an excellent buy, you basically save by them not
throwing in a bundle of forgettable/older games.

Oh well, wanted to save money but thought I'd go for the Crucial anyway.

Cheers,

Ben

 

[Ben Pope]

I bought the Crucial 9800 Pro. Great value! Plus, I ordered it one
day and it arrived the next morning.

Mines here now

Just wish the other components were too.

Ben