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konai_konai666 · 11-February-05, 11:10 AM

Well, if you can't afford the only slightly questionable upgrade to a slightly better $200 6600GT or $30 more for the 6600, which would run certain games even slower than a 9800Pro, Doom III being the obvious exception, i'd reccomend this: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...C-pr1c3grabb3r
Look at my benchmarks below for an idea of how it fares. Can't beat the price either, NewEgg is the only available distributor of this card left on Pricegrabber, the 9800Pro's are being knocked off at $244 right now to make them un-popular. If you're going to buy a videocard for newer games at this age, you'll need atleast 9800Pro perfromance to enjoy the upcoming titles at all. People used to say you have to be lucky to get a "good one" ( no artifacts after all 8 pipes unlocked) but most of them are just uner-volted that can be fixed with a new BIOS. That card will take you to 9800Pro and beyond with a bit of cheap fans and self-improvised memory cooling. Unless you feel like buying a used 9800Pro, this is bottom-of-the-crop when you buy it, but can crank more game than a 9600XT @ stock.

Mine said 128-Bit on the website I ordered it from too, but registers 256-bit anyway. Don't worry tho, PowerColor doesn't list any 128-Bit version of the 9800SE @ thier site: http://www.tul.com.tw/global/product...derid=1&cat2=1

EDIT: N/m that risk, this is the best version available ( exact same one I have/ 256-Bit) for even $2.00 cheaper than NewEgg's 128-Bit and a 2-year warranty!

: http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts...ID=VCPO-R98SC3

11-February-05, 11:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
konai_konai666 DuckWarrior's Personal Quack-Hoe Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Port Townsend, WA (US [of] A).. "America - F--- YEAH!!" Posts: 1,512	Well, if you can't afford the only slightly questionable upgrade to a slightly better $200 6600GT or $30 more for the 6600, which would run certain games even slower than a 9800Pro, Doom III being the obvious exception, i'd reccomend this: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...C-pr1c3grabb3r Look at my benchmarks below for an idea of how it fares. Can't beat the price either, NewEgg is the only available distributor of this card left on Pricegrabber, the 9800Pro's are being knocked off at $244 right now to make them un-popular. If you're going to buy a videocard for newer games at this age, you'll need atleast 9800Pro perfromance to enjoy the upcoming titles at all. People used to say you have to be lucky to get a "good one" ( no artifacts after all 8 pipes unlocked) but most of them are just uner-volted that can be fixed with a new BIOS. That card will take you to 9800Pro and beyond with a bit of cheap fans and self-improvised memory cooling. Unless you feel like buying a used 9800Pro, this is bottom-of-the-crop when you buy it, but can crank more game than a 9600XT @ stock. Mine said 128-Bit on the website I ordered it from too, but registers 256-bit anyway. Don't worry tho, PowerColor doesn't list any 128-Bit version of the 9800SE @ thier site: http://www.tul.com.tw/global/product...derid=1&cat2=1 EDIT: N/m that risk, this is the best version available ( exact same one I have/ 256-Bit) for even $2.00 cheaper than NewEgg's 128-Bit and a 2-year warranty! : http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts...ID=VCPO-R98SC3 __________________ NORTH WEST HYPHY MOVEMENT -3DMark06: 5850 - Super PI 1.4: 1M = 28s Last edited by konai_konai666; 11-February-05 at 11:33 AM.