which R9800 i should choose?

[GreenGoblin]

Hey guys I wanted to ask you which of these 2 radeon 9800 none pro cards is better chioce:

1)The Gigacube 9800 GameBuster RETAIL for 169$
http://www.komusa.com/giatira9812a.html
2)The Powercolor 9800 OEM (with all the cabels) for 173$
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-406&depa=1

The Gigacube pack looks tempting but its kinda fishy...
They say that the VPU speed is
RADEON 9800 graphics technology 380Mzh core speed
eventhough i know that the none pro radeon should be 325Mhz... I will appritiate your help

 

[scottchen]

Choice between the 2 crappiest brands...

I probably would go with the Gigacube, since it's retail package, and has a better software bundle.

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[cleeve]

Powercolor hardware sucks, but I've had a decent warranty experience with them for what it's worth.

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[GreenGoblin]

What do you mean? it failed?

 

[scottchen]

Well, the powercolor card's OEM... so warranty from powercolor doesn't really matter.

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[Oracle]

Go with the product with the most interesting bundle and extra features for you.
Performance wise, it should be about the same.

 

[GreenGoblin]

but what about the fishi info about the gigacube's vpu? they say its 380 eventhough it should be 325

 

[cleeve]

Mine was OEM, too. That's why I was impressed with the service.

They charged me a $20 restocking fee to replace it (with the card I'm using now), but most companies won't even TOUCH their OEM cards...

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<b>3dMark03: <font color=red>4,055</b>

 

[scottchen]

Probably a mistake made by the reseller. Nothing big, just email them and make sure.

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[GreenGoblin]

maybe i should get the GF5900xt insted? is the 5900xt faster than the 9800 ? I can get the Aopen 9500xt for the same price :/ need to decide now ((

 

[Oracle]

Probably overclocked.
The non-Pro can easily run at the Pro's speed, since it's the same chip.

 

[GreenGoblin]

So what do you think of the 5900xt by aopen? is it better? faster? :/ :\
and i dont OC my rig :/

 

[Oracle]

I don't want to get into a war on which is better and faster. Both the R350 (9800) and the NV35 (5900XT) are excellent chips, but between those two, ATI seems to have the edge as far a graphics quality goes. If both were equally priced, I'd personally go with the 9800.

 

[GreenGoblin]

Thanks for the help

 

[Oracle]

No prob
good luck

 

[dhlucke]

Spend a few dollars more and get a Sapphire card.

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[scottchen]

The 9800 is the better performer compared to the 5900XT, the 5900XT was released to compete with the 9600XT.

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[scottchen]

The core can reach pro's speed, but the memory will have trouble, since non-pro boards most of them uses 3.3ns Samsung or 3.0ns Infineon.

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[pauldh]

I think you meant R9800SE not XT, right?
But I agree the 9800nonpro is better than the 5900XT or the 5900nonultra also.

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[scottchen]

I meant the 9600XT, oops, my mistake.

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[HardWareBoss]

Trade your old vid card into ATI. You buy 9800Pro for $199 US.

 

[scottchen]

That deal's off a while ago...

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