Did I Get Lucky?

[bdaley]

I just bought a Radeon 9800 at Circuit City for $249. Got it home, installed it, and it's recognized as a Radeon 9800 PRO by everything, icluding the ATI Catalyst software.

Did I really get lucky and get a R9800P instead of a R9800?

I get 13,748 in 3DMark 2001SE, and 4773 in 3DMark 03. Do those scores sound about right for an R9800P?

Does anyone know how I can confirm for sure what I have?

Thanks.

"I'm a man armed with a fork in a land of soup."

 

[ufo_warviper]

Tell us the Chip & Memory specs of your new card & then we will be able to determine once & for all wheter your 9800 is a "pro" or not.

Oh BTW, on a 13.7K sounds a little low for either a 9800 or a 9800Pro, but its probably okay if you have a slower system.

My OS features preemptive multitasking, a fully interactive command line, & support for 640K of RAM!

 

[Spitfire_x86]

If have a high-end CPU, then I think you've got a Radeon 9800 non-PRO.

Catalyst is not very good at identifying PRO/non-PRO. My Gigabyte Radeon 9000 (non-PRO) is identified as Radeon 9000 PRO in driver.

Check your GPU/VRAM clock with PowerStrip to confirm PRO/non-PRO

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[ufo_warviper]

Catalyst is not very good at identifying PRO/non-PRO. My Gigabyte Radeon 9000 (non-PRO) is identified as Radeon 9000 PRO in driver.

I didn't think it was that bad, LOL :lol: !!


My OS features preemptive multitasking, a fully interactive command line, & support for 640K of RAM!

 

[GeneticWeapon]

Someone bought the card, flashed a 9800Pro bios onto it, didnt like the results, then returned the card. Circuit City has been a target of people buying graphics cards lately because of their return policy. Circuit City also repackages returned cards and sells them.
I would return the card.

<b>I help because you suck</b>

 

[ufo_warviper]

[sarcasm]DANG, do you know EVERYTHING dude? [/sarcasm]

My OS features preemptive multitasking, a fully interactive command line, & support for 640K of RAM!

 

[bdaley]

I don't know, they did a good job if they re-packaged it, including what looks like an ATI factory sticker on the shrink-wrap. Everything inside looked like it was never touched.

Who knows?

"I'm a man armed with a fork in a land of soup."

 

[RCPilot]

Did you get Laid?????

Sorry about that. I just had to say that.



Dazzle them with Brilliance, or Baffle them with BS!

 

[bdaley]

I have an XP 2400+ OCed to 2600 speed.

Powerstrip gave me:

Identity - RADEON 9800 PRO
Memory clock - 290.25 MHz
Engine clock - 324.00 MHz

Is that enough info, or do you need more?

Thanks.




"I'm a man armed with a fork in a land of soup."

 

[bdaley]

Yeah, I thought about that as soon as I posted, LOL.

I would think I'd be the first to know if I did.

"I'm a man armed with a fork in a land of soup."

 

[RCPilot]

Sorry, I couldn't help myself. :lol:



Dazzle them with Brilliance, or Baffle them with BS!

 

[bdaley]

Like I said, I thought of it as soon as I posted it.

"I'm a man armed with a fork in a land of soup."

 

[bdaley]

The BIOS is: BK-ATI VER008.004.008.018. Does that tell you whether or not someone flashed the BIOS?

Thanks.

"I'm a man armed with a fork in a land of soup."

 

[bandikoot]

According to the info posted on beyond3d,
9800
Memory 290
Core 325

9800 Pro
Memory 340
Core 380

That give you your answer?