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ATI video card confusion

post #1 of 5
4/28/04 at 1:13pm
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I have a Radeon 9700 Pro right now.
Is the Radeon 9800 Pro better/faster or not?
So confusing, and the ATI website tells you close to nothing.
Thanks a lot!
Andrew
Austin, TX
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post #2 of 5
4/28/04 at 1:29pm
Okay, the difference is minimal..only a few extra MHz on the engine and clock, and an extra 128 MB of RAM. Honestly, unless you're a speed/framerate junkie, there's no big reason to upgrade yet.
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post #3 of 5
4/28/04 at 1:29pm
the 9800pro is a better vid card. Check out Tom's hardware guide for some good articles that have some good comparisons.
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/...n_9800-14.html
Here are some benchmarks that have comparisons of the two.

The 9700 is a really good card though. I think I read somewhere that with some tweaking and over clocking, you can get the 9700 performing as well as a 9800.
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post #4 of 5
4/28/04 at 1:38pm
Thread Starter 
Wasn't planning to upgrade, was planning to get an additional card for a new system I would be building, so it sounds like this is what I want. The 128MB version can be found for $199 after rebate right now, which is a pretty good deal, I think.
Thanks,
Andrew
Austin, TX

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Originally Posted by Colin Dean
Okay, the difference is minimal..only a few extra MHz on the engine and clock, and an extra 128 MB of RAM. Honestly, unless you're a speed/framerate junkie, there's no big reason to upgrade yet.
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post #5 of 5
4/28/04 at 1:39pm
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Well, my 9500 is already "tweaked" to be a 9700 Pro (flashed BIOS) so that is probably as far as it is going to go! <grin> Wanted to get an additional card for another system, so I guess the 9800 Pro it is.
Thanks,
Andrew
Austin, TX

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Originally Posted by jnelson49
the 9800pro is a better vid card. Check out Tom's hardware guide for some good articles that have some good comparisons.
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/...n_9800-14.html
Here are some benchmarks that have comparisons of the two.

The 9700 is a really good card though. I think I read somewhere that with some tweaking and over clocking, you can get the 9700 performing as well as a 9800.
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