ATI 9700 pro v 9800 np

Any ideas which one would be better in the long run?

The 9700 pro has faster memory on it but would the core of
the 9800 overclock higher to make up for the slightly slower mem?

Unless I win the lottery in which case a 9800 pro would do me

ta for any inf

Smiffy

"John Smith" wrote in message
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Any ideas which one would be better in the long run?

The 9700 pro has faster memory on it but would the core of
the 9800 overclock higher to make up for the slightly slower mem?

Unless I win the lottery in which case a 9800 pro would do me


According to ATI, the 9600XT will out perform the 9700 Pro:

From the AnandTech site:
"ATI is also announcing the Radeon 9600 XT; a much more exciting derivative
of the Radeon 9600 Pro based on a low-k dielectric 0.13-micron process. The
benefits of a low-k dielectric are mainly related to shielding from
crosstalk in high transistor density chips; the benefit of a low-k process
is mainly the ability to scale up clock speeds, which is why you will see
that ATI is able to clock the 9600 XT at 500MHz. According to ATI, the
Radeon 9600 XT should be the first mainstream part to outperform the Radeon
9700 Pro in all situations – not bad for a $199 card."

Wait until the 9600XT is tested and then compare the scores. The 9600XT
should be cheaper than either the 9700 Pro or the 9800.


Too_Much_Coffee ®

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ta for any inf

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The 9700 is NOT DX9 compatible, so if you want to play the newer games like
Half Life 2 I'd get the 9800 np.

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"John Smith" wrote in message
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Any ideas which one would be better in the long run?

The 9700 pro has faster memory on it but would the core of
the 9800 overclock higher to make up for the slightly slower mem?

Unless I win the lottery in which case a 9800 pro would do me

ta for any inf

Smiffy

The 9700 is DX 9 compatible.....
TH
"DaveW" wrote in message . net...
The 9700 is NOT DX9 compatible, so if you want to play the newer games like
Half Life 2 I'd get the 9800 np.

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DaveW



"John Smith" wrote in message
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Any ideas which one would be better in the long run?

The 9700 pro has faster memory on it but would the core of
the 9800 overclock higher to make up for the slightly slower mem?

Unless I win the lottery in which case a 9800 pro would do me

ta for any inf

Smiffy

On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 22:43:29 GMT
"DaveW" wrote:

The 9700 is NOT DX9 compatible, so if you want to play the newer games
like Half Life 2 I'd get the 9800 np.

What ever gave you _that_ idea?




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So is the 9500 Pro :-0
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"Todd Howard" wrote in message
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The 9700 is DX 9 compatible.....
TH
"DaveW" wrote in message
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The 9700 is NOT DX9 compatible, so if you want to play the newer games
like
Half Life 2 I'd get the 9800 np.

--
DaveW



"John Smith" wrote in message
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Any ideas which one would be better in the long run?

The 9700 pro has faster memory on it but would the core of
the 9800 overclock higher to make up for the slightly slower mem?

Unless I win the lottery in which case a 9800 pro would do me

ta for any inf

Smiffy

Yep that is what I am running...
TH
"Ed Forsythe" wrote in message ...
So is the 9500 Pro :-0
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Ed
"Todd Howard" wrote in message
news:SSIfb.17792$6C4.869@pd7tw1no...
The 9700 is DX 9 compatible.....
TH
"DaveW" wrote in message
. net...
The 9700 is NOT DX9 compatible, so if you want to play the newer games
like
Half Life 2 I'd get the 9800 np.

--
DaveW



"John Smith" wrote in message
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Any ideas which one would be better in the long run?

The 9700 pro has faster memory on it but would the core of
the 9800 overclock higher to make up for the slightly slower mem?

Unless I win the lottery in which case a 9800 pro would do me

ta for any inf

Smiffy

Thanks for the advice guys
Will hang on and see how much a 9600XT costs
Smiffy

I think that's a good move John. The 0.13 micron core may prove to make the
9600XT an o'clocker's dream. Maybe some of the pros here could explain why
ATI chose to intro the 0.13 core on the 9600 instead of the 9800XT??
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Ed
"John Smith" wrote in message
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Thanks for the advice guys
Will hang on and see how much a 9600XT costs
Smiffy