X800 pr0

[Greywolf55]

I was wandering if the ati x800 pro video card is worth getting? I was looking at the 9800 pro, but found a place where i maybe able to get a x800 pro for about 400 or a bit more depending on the bidding gose.. Also, i have 4x apg and dual p3 system and will that run on my pc if i get it.. Please help...

 

[entium]

Suggest ya upgrade you cpu first, dual processor for games don't really work that well but for applications like 3d software they are good.

 

[Greywolf55]

I have dual p3 1 gig processor system with full ram 3x 512 and have had no problems with games.. It runs them very good. Compared to most other systems i have tryed to use, i find this system the most stable.. And donlt want to give it up/<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Greywolf55 on 06/15/04 09:27 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[entium]

hmm well if ya want to get an x800 it won't last ya very long. Its much faster then the 9800 but in about 6 months to year you will have to upgrade.

 

[Greywolf55]

thats true and with that, i will have a really good video card, and wonlt need to buy a new one whne i upgrade. I know the 9800 pro is the best bang four buck. But if i can get the x800 pro for less the 500. I have it made..

 

[Crashman]

bidding is normally reserved for idiots. Hello, the X800 Pro is going for what, $365 at online venders?

Anyway, the 9800 Pro is around $200 at online venders, so it's up to you how much you spend.

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[Greywolf55]

Yeahh for american, price. I;m in canada, and that card would be about 600 dollars or more.. And thats just a bit too steep for me.. But there is one going on got ebay abojt 420. I know its dumb. But hay, if you can get it cheep somewhere. Whow is complaining...

 

[Greywolf55]

Yeahh for american, price. I;m in canada, and that card would be about 600 dollars or more.. And thats just a bit too steep for me.. But there is one going on got ebay abojt 420. I know its dumb. But hay, if you can get it cheeper somewhere's els. Who's complaining...

 

[Willamette_sucks]

Your dual P3 rig sucks fool.

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[coolsquirtle]

its not THAT bad

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[entium]

he is being abbrasive again

 

[Crashman]

Heh, I used to see people by old PIII 1000E Slot 1 CPU's from Compgeeks for $100 and sell them on eBay for $220, I figured you were talking U.S. prices!

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[phial]

actually im sure it works quite good


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[baldurga]

Simply DON'T GO for X800 Pro. My reason is this:

<A HREF="http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/x800_pro_athlon_xp/default.asp" target="_new">Only current TOP CPUs take advantage of X800 Pro over 9800XT</A>

And 9800XT is marginally faster than 9800Pro. Your dual P3 won't take advantage, don't waste your money.

Hope this helps!


Still looking for a <b>good online retailer</b> in Spain :frown:

 

[baldurga]

Another observation: some games benefit A LOT more from better CPUs than GPUs. Look at <A HREF="http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030120/index.html" target="_new">VGA Charts II Part II</A>. Some games like Dungeon Siege or UT2003 don't benefit at all from better GPUs with older CPUs.

Note: also dual core usually does not help in games.


Still looking for a <b>good online retailer</b> in Spain :frown:

 

[cleeve]

Your second CPU isn't doing squat for your games, and if you want to play newer titles I can *PROMISE* you it will not cut the mustard.

Buy a good card for that rig and you'll be wasting your money... the CPU is probably cappping your framerates already and you won't see a difference.

Get an A64 rig if you want to see performance. The 3200+ is probably quite a bit faster in professional 3d apps than your dual 1gz, to boot.

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[Greywolf55]

The reason why i was asking id beciase i seen one going on ebay for a good price. But what i;m really looking at is a 9800 pro with 256 ram.. there about 400 canadian with tax..And i was thinking of buying a better card now so when i do upgrade later, i won't have to buy a new graphics card..And the other thing is finding someone that is interested in buying a dual p3 with maxed ram..

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Greywolf55 on 06/16/04 05:21 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[cleeve]

Get a 9800 PRO, then.

When you upgrade, you'll be limited to motherboards with both an AGP/PCI-express graphics slot, but there should be a fair amount of boards with that feature hopefully...

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[HardWareBoss]

Don't waste your money on 256 for 9800Pro.

 

[Greywolf55]

Ok
i'll stick with the 9800pro 128. If i do upgrade, i;m thinkinh to an amd 64 bit systems..