Opnions On The 9800 Pro

I currently have an AMD 2.4 XP with an ATI 9600. I am going to purchase a video card that will carry me over to my upgrade in a few months that will be an AMD 3400 64 or thereabouts. As per these benchmarks that someone sent me in my previous post I think the 9800 Pro will be a prudent choice: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-06.html It is in some cases twice as fast as my current 9600. It looks like I can score one for $179.99 after rebates. I know that there are faster cards, but for the money this seems like a respectable amount of performance in regards to price.

Any opnions on the 9800 Pro with either an AMD 2.4 XP or the AMD 3.4?

Thanks.

 

I have one and love it. Plays everything I've thrown at it so far with out a hitch.

 

get a 6600GT, its better than (or on par with) a 9800XT and the same price as the 9800Pro.

 

but can you get for 179.00?

 

PNY GeForce 6600GT at BestBuy for $199 after rebates this week.

 

If I were you, I'd save my money. Since you are going to get an Athlon 64 system, you may want to wait and get a PCI Express video card since some of the better motherboards don't have AGP slots on them. Only PCI Express. Also, IMO, a 9800 Pro is not worth the money over a 9600 Pro. Don't get me wrong, I've got a 9800 Pro and love it, but I wouldn't upgrade from a 9600 Pro to a 9800 Pro.

 

why I'm glad you asked

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XFX for $179... granted its Buy.com and they can be slow on rebates... but they're pretty reliable if you keep on their case.

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