9800 series

[ozman]

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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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[Guest]

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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

"OZMAN" <bill@phisupply.com> wrote in message
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> 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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>
>

 

[Mike]

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

Mike

"OZMAN" <bill@phisupply.com> wrote in message
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> 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?
>
> --
>
>

 

[augustus]

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"TJar" <grayrock@NSccrtc.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

 

[Guest]

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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]

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"Wblane" <wblane@aol.combotizer> wrote in message
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> 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

So you're saying a 9800 Pro for $195 is bad value and outdated?

 

[Fish]

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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.



"Wblane" <wblane@aol.combotizer> wrote in message
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> 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)

 

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fish wrote:

> 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