On 21 Nov 2003 23:49:38 -0800, (Tud) wrote:

Also, I have seen this article on 9800SE that got me thinkin' :
http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews...mlld19JRD02NTU

Only if I were lucky enough to get that percent of good chips...

Anyway, what sort of cuts does 9800SE have besides disabled pipes?
If I go for this, I would have to be able to program dx9 games the
same way like on the other 9800's. Does anybody see any reason why
this would not be so?

I've setup a 9600se to replace a failed Sappire 9000Pro card...

The 9600se was slower. It has 64bit memory, insteadof 128bit memory
which really hurts. For $130 retail with Half Life2 is not a bad
price but not for serious gaming.

Get at least a 9600... or 9600Pro ($160)... 9600XT includes Half
Life2.

http://www.ati.com/gitg/promotions/hl2offer/index.html


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