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More info?)
On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 20:12:37 -0500, "Ken Maltby"
<kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>"Augustus" <tiberius@weeik.com> wrote in message
>news:KcOwc.26257$B%4.22518@clgrps12...
>>
>> "DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote in message
>> news
uNwc.50295$pt3.34453@attbi_s03...
>> > The 9700 is NOT DX9 capable. The 9800 is. If you want to play newer
>> games
>> > you'll want the 9800.
>> >
>>
>> Glad to see I'm not the only one who screws up sometime. 9700 series all
>> fully DX9. 9700 Pro has an RV300 GPU, the 9800 has RV350. Different
>> transistor count, architecture. And like I said, about 8-10% slower.
>>
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>
> Actually the 9700Pro is easily overclocked to 9800Pro speeds
>(Core=378 Mem=337.5)
>
> One real difference is the 9700Pro is 1.1 Pixel Shader and the
>9800Pro is 2.0; there may be other differences but they seem to
>have little if any impact on what the card can run.
>
>Luck;
> Ken
>
The drivers I use enable Pixel Shader 2.0. Omega's 4.5's. And my
overclock is currently 378/324. The difference is minor between the
9700 and 9800.
Pluvious