What to buy... A used GeForce FX 5800 for $50 or a new....

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Hi,

I've got a buddy who wants to sell me his used GeForce Fx 5800 card
for $50 as he's getting a new NVidia card in a few weeks.

I just got a new PC, AMD 64 2800+ processor on a ECS 755-A2 mobo (8x
agp) and need a new card.

I have been considering the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, but at $200+ I'm
tempted to just buy the card my friend wants to unload instead.

I've heard about heat and noise problems with this card however, and
don't really know how well it would stack up performance-wise vs. the
ATI card.

I've always owned NVidia cards in the past and have had great luck
with their support and frequency of driver updates so I'm a bit
undecided.

What do you suggest, is the Radeon 9800 Pro THAT MUCH better that it's
worth an extra $150?

Thanks in advance for the advice!
Jay J

 

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"Jay J" <jay___j@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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" I've heard about heat and noise problems with this card however, and
don't really know how well it would stack up performance-wise vs. the ATI
card.... ...is the Radeon 9800 Pro THAT MUCH better that it's worth an
extra $150? "


If I were you, i would get the 5800 and a new Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 4,
which will solve the heat and noise issues.

Compare the 5800 against the 9800 Pro at
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/

 

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In alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia, Jay J ordered an army of hamsters to
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> Hi,
>
> I've got a buddy who wants to sell me his used GeForce Fx 5800 card
> for $50 as he's getting a new NVidia card in a few weeks.
>
> I just got a new PC, AMD 64 2800+ processor on a ECS 755-A2 mobo (8x
> agp) and need a new card.
>
> I have been considering the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, but at $200+ I'm
> tempted to just buy the card my friend wants to unload instead.
>
> I've heard about heat and noise problems with this card however, and
> don't really know how well it would stack up performance-wise vs. the
> ATI card.
>
> I've always owned NVidia cards in the past and have had great luck
> with their support and frequency of driver updates so I'm a bit
> undecided.
>
> What do you suggest, is the Radeon 9800 Pro THAT MUCH better that it's
> worth an extra $150?
>
> Thanks in advance for the advice!
> Jay J



$50 for a 5800 is en excelent deal. Go for it, spend the $150 on games

The noise issues arent really an issue, it was only the reference boards
that used noisy fans and it unfortunately tarnished the reputation of all
5800s. Almost all Nvidia card makers put their own cooling solutions onto
the 5800's meaning most of them were quiet. And as Cuzman says its always
possible to replace the cooler.

 

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Agree with Cuzman. I have this card, modded it a bit (the ramsinks and gpu
surface was uneven so i had to sand those a bit, have pictures if
interested). I put on a Zalman 80hp fanless cooler and all works well,
overclocked ca. 20%. Had it for 1 1/2 year now.

 

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Jay J wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've got a buddy who wants to sell me his used GeForce Fx 5800 card
> for $50 as he's getting a new NVidia card in a few weeks.
>
> I just got a new PC, AMD 64 2800+ processor on a ECS 755-A2 mobo (8x
> agp) and need a new card.
>
> I have been considering the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, but at $200+ I'm
> tempted to just buy the card my friend wants to unload instead.
>
> I've heard about heat and noise problems with this card however, and
> don't really know how well it would stack up performance-wise vs. the
> ATI card.
>
> I've always owned NVidia cards in the past and have had great luck
> with their support and frequency of driver updates so I'm a bit
> undecided.
>
> What do you suggest, is the Radeon 9800 Pro THAT MUCH better that it's
> worth an extra $150?
>
> Thanks in advance for the advice!
> Jay J


Any of the 5xxx series Nvidia cards implement DX9 very badly .. if you
want to play the current crop of games coming out my suggestion is to
get a Radeon at this price point.

BTW I have 2 cards a Nvidia 6800GT and a Radeon 9800 Pro the Nvidia is
the better card but the Radeon is also very good. I know it sounds
like a lot of money ... the reason in this case is that the Nvidia card
is rubbish.

regards

@ndrew