Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB vs Radeon 9600XT 256MB

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Posted by Blue. on Feb-07-2005 22:54:

Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB vs Radeon 9600XT 256MB

Which will perform better?

Posted by Xenocreator_PG_ on Feb-07-2005 22:56:

Re: Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB vs Radeon 9600XT 256MB

quote:
Originally posted by trance_n_dance
Which will perform better?

the 6800gt pci-e

Posted by Clovis on Feb-07-2005 22:57:

More video RAM is teh cool.

Posted by kr00t0n on Feb-07-2005 23:00:

9800 pro every time, higher ram and core speeds are worth far more than extra memory.

Think of it this way

Would you rather have:

3Ghz CPU with 512MB PC3200 RAM

or

1.5Ghz CPU with 1G PC2700 RAM

?

Posted by Blue. on Feb-07-2005 23:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Clovis86
More video RAM is teh cool.

I heard that no games really use 256MB

Posted by Xenocreator_PG_ on Feb-07-2005 23:06:

quote:
Originally posted by trance_n_dance
I heard that no games really use 256MB

d00d, domm3 would be smooth as hell if 512Mb were available in a video card!!

Posted by Blue. on Feb-07-2005 23:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Xenocreator_PG_
d00d, domm3 would be smooth as hell if 512Mb were available in a video card!!

When I read a review on a 256MB card on cnet.com they said that the technology isn't used on todays games

Posted by kr00t0n on Feb-07-2005 23:14:

Afaik, doom3 and hl2 are the only games currently that would make any use of video ram above 128, but as I said, those games would benefit MUCH more from more memory and core speed.

a simpler way of clearing this up to to look for benchies between the 2

(pic from a different thread, so the highlighted bits mean nothing here )

Posted by Blue. on Feb-07-2005 23:20:

quote:
Originally posted by kr00t0n
Afaik, doom3 and hl2 are the only games currently that would make any use of video ram above 128, but as I said, those games would benefit MUCH more from more memory and core speed.

a simpler way of clearing this up to to look for benchies between the 2

(pic from a different thread, so the highlighted bits mean nothing here )

Proof enough for me

Futureshop has it for 50 bucks off, unless I find a cheaper place that's likely where I'll be heading for it.

Posted by r5a on Feb-07-2005 23:41:

The 9800.

Posted by Blue. on Feb-07-2005 23:56:

fuck well it looks as though i have a PCI-E x16 slot instead can anyone make me some reccomendations for cards that would only be about 250 bucks canadian?

Posted by yujie__ on Feb-08-2005 00:32:

quote:
Originally posted by kr00t0n
9800 pro every time, higher ram and core speeds are worth far more than extra memory.

Think of it this way

Would you rather have:

3Ghz CPU with 512MB PC3200 RAM

or

1.5Ghz CPU with 1G PC2700 RAM

?

1.5 or 2.0 Ghz cpu (a Pentium M offcourse)

Posted by smokeape on Feb-08-2005 00:36:

I had to ask my geek college son who uses the shit on line. He says the 9800 smokes. Good enough for homey.

[[[smoke]]]

Ilay & Beat C - The Answer (Ilay Mix)

Posted by Xenocreator_PG_ on Feb-08-2005 00:40:

quote:
Originally posted by trance_n_dance
fuck well it looks as though i have a PCI-E x16 slot instead can anyone make me some reccomendations for cards that would only be about 250 bucks canadian?

LOL. What motherboard do you have? Does it support PCI-E?

Are you making a computer from scratch?

Posted by Blue. on Feb-08-2005 00:41:

again I say that I need a new video card, one that supports PCI-E

Posted by Xenocreator_PG_ on Feb-08-2005 00:46:

quote:
Originally posted by trance_n_dance
again I say that I need a new video card, one that supports PCI-E

if that's the case the 6600gt is a great buy. youll need a good power supply.

Posted by nrjizer on Feb-08-2005 00:47:

9800 > 9600 by far.

Posted by ricky on Feb-08-2005 01:40:

i like my 9800... though, i still need to overclock it to a 9800xt. but, overall- it was well worth the money.