Good Video Card?

cell567 · 03-13-2004, 12:39 PM

I am planning to put a saphire radeon 128mb 9800 PRO. Does this card go by expectations? Also what is the diff between the ati radeon and the saphire radeon 128mb 9800 pro becuz the ati one is 30 bux more...thanks for all replys.

mousepad · 03-13-2004, 02:26 PM

I have the Sapphire version and it is very easy to overclock and very stable. It's an unbelievable deal really. I have had no problems with it. So save your $30 for something else.

cell567 · 03-13-2004, 02:58 PM

thats whut i thought man...thx for reply.

True_Orb · 03-15-2004, 02:35 PM

I still don't understand what makes the ATI worth more if the Sapphire ATI is in fact better.

Sapphire DOES have the samsung chipset, right? It doesn't make sense to me! YAARGGH!

domwells · 03-15-2004, 03:09 PM

The ATI doesnt have to be worth more for them to charge more for it. Some people would prefer to buy a true ATI as opposed to a 3rd parties version... the truth is that the 3rd parties ones are usually enhanced versions of the original board with better cooling solutions etc.

03-13-2004, 12:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
cell567 Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 318	Good Video Card? I am planning to put a saphire radeon 128mb 9800 PRO. Does this card go by expectations? Also what is the diff between the ati radeon and the saphire radeon 128mb 9800 pro becuz the ati one is 30 bux more...thanks for all replys. __________________ [size=0.5] ANTEC SONATA QUIET CHASSIS ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5 PIANO BLACK 380W TRUEPOWER AMD ATHLON 64 3000+ PROCESSOR S754 2.0GHZ 512KB L2 CACHE RETAIL BOX MSI K8T NEO-FSR ATHLON 64 S754 K8T800 DDR AGP 5PCI SATA RAID 1000LAN SOUND OCZ DUAL CHANNEL OPTIMIZED 2X512MB DDR PC3200 CAS2 W/ COPPER HEAT SPREADER SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.7 SERIAL ATA 120GB EIDE 7200RPM 9MS 3.5LP 1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE ATI RADEON X800 PRO AGP8X 256MB DDR3 VGA DVI-I TV OUT RETAIL BOX LITEON 52X32X52 ATAPI IDE BLACK CD-REWRITER SMART-BURN OEM W/ SOFTWARE LITEON BLACK 16X DVD-ROM INT E-IDE OEM W/ SW DVD PLAYER [/size]

03-13-2004, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
mousepad Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 405	I have the Sapphire version and it is very easy to overclock and very stable. It's an unbelievable deal really. I have had no problems with it. So save your $30 for something else. __________________ me: in fact the san diego\'s pretty much hit the very top on games friend: yeah friend: its all the illegal labor Computer Specs HP Presario R4025US NoteBook Athlon 64 AMD3200+ .... 15.4\" WXGA 1GB DDR .... 80GB + 120 GB External DVD±R/RW .... ATI RADEON Xpress 200M

03-13-2004, 02:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
cell567 Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 318	thats whut i thought man...thx for reply. __________________ [size=0.5] ANTEC SONATA QUIET CHASSIS ATX 3X5.25 6X3.5 PIANO BLACK 380W TRUEPOWER AMD ATHLON 64 3000+ PROCESSOR S754 2.0GHZ 512KB L2 CACHE RETAIL BOX MSI K8T NEO-FSR ATHLON 64 S754 K8T800 DDR AGP 5PCI SATA RAID 1000LAN SOUND OCZ DUAL CHANNEL OPTIMIZED 2X512MB DDR PC3200 CAS2 W/ COPPER HEAT SPREADER SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.7 SERIAL ATA 120GB EIDE 7200RPM 9MS 3.5LP 1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE ATI RADEON X800 PRO AGP8X 256MB DDR3 VGA DVI-I TV OUT RETAIL BOX LITEON 52X32X52 ATAPI IDE BLACK CD-REWRITER SMART-BURN OEM W/ SOFTWARE LITEON BLACK 16X DVD-ROM INT E-IDE OEM W/ SW DVD PLAYER [/size]

03-15-2004, 02:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
True_Orb Ultra Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 764	I still don't understand what makes the ATI worth more if the Sapphire ATI is in fact better. Sapphire DOES have the samsung chipset, right? It doesn't make sense to me! YAARGGH! __________________ I argue with people on internet message boards. Don\'t copy dat floppy! -------------- Gigabyte GA-7DX(R) DualBIOS/A-bit KV8-Pro AMD Duron 1.313GHZ/AMD 64 3000+ 2.0 GHZ 512 DDR266/1024 OCZ DDR (3200) Chaintech GeForce 3 128mb/eVGA 6800GT 256mb 400 watt Powmax/530 watt Fortron 40.9GB 94098U8/80gb SATA Maxtor DiamondMax/Seagate Barricuda AOpen KF45A modded case

03-15-2004, 03:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
domwells True Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 171	The ATI doesnt have to be worth more for them to charge more for it. Some people would prefer to buy a true ATI as opposed to a 3rd parties version... the truth is that the 3rd parties ones are usually enhanced versions of the original board with better cooling solutions etc. __________________ <center> Pentium 4 2.8 with M0 stepping. Only air cooling tho <br> <a href=\"http://www.extreme64.com\"><b>Extreme64.com</b></a> <br> <a href=\"http://arc.aquamark3.com/arc/arc_view.php?run=1152343400\">Aquamark03</a></center>

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