9800/9700Pro

[vortex]

The title says it all which is a better one to get a 9700Pro or 9800np?

 

[Nights_L]

The title says it all

no..it didn't tell me much :tongue: anyway, 9800np is better, i think the 9800np clocked at the same speed to 9700Pro, and since it comes with newer technology, (smoothvision2.1, HyperZIII+ and blah blah..)
it should be a better choice

 

[GeneticWeapon]

Mmmm Hmmm

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[Crashman]

I'm not so sure it's clocked as high (I think it might use slower RAM), and those "new features" are done in software...I'd probably go with a 9800np anyway if it had good RAM because the newer chip revision should clock higher.

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[speeduk]

The latest omegas turn a 9700pro into a 9800! It hardly does anything though. But my 9700pro clocks to 9800pro speeds anyway.

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[Nights_L]

ah no? they are not clocked the same?
oops, my bad :tongue:
but 9800np should still be better, no?
well..hm..I'm not quite sure now..

 

[Guest]

Captain Obvious says the 9800 runs at 325/290 while the 9700pro runs at 325/310!

Additionally the 9800 often comes with slower rated ram that doesn't overclock as well! But even that varies. 3.3ns, 3.0ns and even 2.8ns ram is used on the 9800!


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[marneus]

R9700Pro at stock seems to be a wee bit better than a 9800NP but there isnt really much to choose between them... go for the best price/bundle you can find, U will still be happy with whatever U get...

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[scottchen]

If you could find a 9700pro then get that since it uses 2.86ns memory rather than the 3.3ns memory used on the 9800np the 2.86ns memory's rated 253mhz effetive so there's a decent headroom for overclocking.

-Intel PIV 2.4C @ 3.84G -Asus P4P800 -OCZ Copper 2x256 4000EL memory @ 275mhz 3-4-4-8 -Sapphire 9800pro @ 490/780 -SB audigy -80G Maxtor Diamond Plus9 Ultra ATA-133 hdd -450 Enermax PSU