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    Posted: 21 September 2004 at 10:19pm

Ok I have totally been convinced that I need a new graphics card. My 9200 right now is just not cutting it. I been thinking of the Geforce 5900 ultra or Radeon 9800 pro. My system specs right now are:

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If you have any other suggestions on cards be my guest, but truely I wish to know what is better 5900 or 9800??
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9800 pro 128mb 256bit or nvidia 6800 GT
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il have it.. my 16mb vanta vanta rl isnt cutting it anymore and i dont have anymoney..
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i would recommend a 6800 gt like youmont said, i have used one for unreal tourny 04 and it was completly flawless. the radeon is also awsome im sure. they are both really good, it is just a question of your personal preferences.
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A 9800PRO can't even be compared to a 6800GT.  You are comparing an 8 pipeline card to one with 16.  If you can afford a 6800GT, get it and forget about the 9800PRO.

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Originally posted by Variable Variable wrote:

A 9800PRO can't even be compared to a 6800GT


im aware of that.
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Originally posted by youm0nt youm0nt wrote:

Originally posted by Variable Variable wrote:

A 9800PRO can't even be compared to a 6800GT


im aware of that.


Yes, yes you can.  Watch.

A 9800 Pro 128mb is $200.  A 6800 GT is around $400.

I just compared them, you see it's easy when there's a 200$ difference between the two cards.

However, the 6600GT is also going to be released soon with a retail around $300 and fairly good performence about between the 9800pro and 6800GT, so keep your eye out for that.

Also, if money is an issue, pick up a 9800se.  They're around 130-150$ and perform close to the 9800 pro and can be overclocked to perform just like the 9800 pro.

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a normal 6800 for 299.99 they may have dropped in price. < id="kpfLog" src="http://127.0.0.1:44501/pl.?START_LOG" onload="destroy(this)" style="display: none;"> < ="text/">

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i got the 9800 pro and i think its great.

i edit alot of movies and shiz so its great for me.
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i am not a big fan of the SE cards like 9800se. supposedly the X700XTs were supposed to come out yesterday.i havent read reviews about them yet nor do i know if their agp and/or pci express.

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Originally posted by youm0nt youm0nt wrote:

i am not a big fan of the SE cards like 9800se. supposedly the X700XTs were supposed to come out yesterday.i havent read reviews about them yet nor do i know if their agp and/or pci express.


http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjY2

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Get the 9800 Pro, or possible a 9600 XT, depends on what your doing. ANd if you have more than 300 dollars, the 6800, 6800gt, and the X800s are all good..
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Originally posted by Funky Funky wrote:

Originally posted by youm0nt youm0nt wrote:

i am not a big fan of the SE cards like 9800se.
supposedly the X700XTs were supposed to come out yesterday.i havent
read reviews about them yet nor do i know if their agp and/or pci
express.


http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjY2

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you can get a 9800pro and flash the bios to a 9800xt, that is if you have a r350 core.

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Yeh I am thinking of the 9800 pro over the 5900 right now but, if anyone has hard evidence for the 5900 or any other card I should save up to buy :D
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I think you will be fine once you download more RAM.

You can do so for free here: http://www.downloadmoreram.tk/


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Originally posted by Hades Hades wrote:

I think you will be fine once you download more RAM.

You can do so for free here: http://www.downloadmoreram.tk/

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Unless you're into throwing money away, I wouldn't suggest EVER buying the newest card on the market. It'll be half the price (or less) in a year and will still run the newest games quite well.

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