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More info?)
BTW,would you recommend the 256mb version as it's not that much more
exspensive?.
TIA
Ellis
"Rap" <ABC@123.COM> wrote in message news:2im6g1FondqjU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Thank's for the reply dave and everyone else, I have been with nvida for a
> few year's now and not had anything else, but now look's like it's ati's
> turn. I'll get the 9800 pro 128mb 256bit as it seem's as you said best
bang
> for buck. Anyway I'm not one to spend large amount's on the latest card
out,
> so it will do me fine
.
>
>
> "Dave E" <david.az@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:LLkxc.212$Fo5.93@newsfe3-gui...
> > Hi Rap,
> > Within the past couple of months I have researched and built an AMD64
> system
> > complete with a Sapphire ATI 9800 pro, "only" the 128mb version. Up to
> this
> > point I had been an Nvidia disciple but following many reviews on the
web
> I
> > came to the conclusion that ATI gave the best bang for the buck. I
figured
> > that I would have to put up with the bad drivers for the performance
this
> > card would give me with the system I was going to build.
> > It came as a really pleasant surprise that this card is superb in every
> > detail. The drivers are rock steady and coupled with UT2004 which I play
> > daily online the colours are a revelation. My wife has my old (18
months)
> > computer and the richness of colour in UT on the new computer is
obvious.
> > The old computer is running a GF4 btw. Also I am getting one hundred+
with
> > all details maxed out. This card has not had so much as a single glitch.
> > Don't forget that the 9800pro requires a dedicated molex supply from the
> > psu. This comes supplied so should be no problem. Make sure your psu is
up
> > to the power required to run the system.
> > Having said all this does this now make me an ATI convert. Well no.
> However
> > it does tell me to research thoroughly any piece of equipment I need and
> > make my own mind up at the time.
> > I consider the 9800pro to be the best card on the market in the sub 200
> > price range at the moment. The only thing you can be sure of is that in
a
> > matter of months it will be obsolete and some new "flavor" will
supercede
> > it.
> > HTH
> > Dave
> >
> > "Rap" <ABC@123.COM> wrote in message
news:2ik0l7Fo0rn1U1@uni-berlin.de...
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm looking for a good graphic's card and i'm trying to figure out
> what's
> > > the best out of these two card's:
> > >
> > > MSI FX5900 128mb- Graphic's architecture 256 bit
> > >
> > > ATI sapphire radeon 9800 pro atlantis 128mb/128 bit
> > > But they also do the 256 bit version whitch look's better
.
> > >
> > >
> > > The 9800 pro seem's to have a higher score in the chart's here:
> > >
http://www.digital-daily.com/video/fx5900-vs-radeon9800pro/index05.htm
> > >
> > > and also seem's to be the better card at anti analising etc.
> > >
> > > Anyone got these card's and could share your thought's?.
> > >
> > > I would be playing mostly unreal tournament 2004 and farcry.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Ellis
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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