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ack...decisions...9800 or 5900?
Which would you choose if you really didn't want to spend more than
$200 on a new video card? An Nvidia 5900 series or a ATI 9800 series? System is a Athlon XP 3200+ with a Gig of Ram (PC3200) and 2 SATA hd's striped. |
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I think they're similar.
Playing Doom 3 isn't the only reason for buying a fast 3D card, but see he http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1634115,00.asp The article probably doesn't list exactly the model you are considering, but a GF 5900XT may not be much slower than a 5900 Ultra. (If the 5900XT is like other nVidia cards, it can easily be overclocked up to near the stock performance level of the faster card.) One warning: if you get a 9800, make sure that you get one with the full 256 bit memory interface. Some 9800 Pro models have the 128 bit interface (don't confuse this with the amount of onboard memory, in megabytes: this is the width of the memory bus). The 128 bit models are still fast graphics cards, but their performance suffers, particularly at higher pixel counts. (I believe that there may also have been a 128 bit version of the 5900, but they may have all carried the SE suffix. Give them a miss as well.) The least expensive choice would be a used card, if you can live without a warranty. The Radeon 9700Pro isn't much inferior to a 9800, for example. Finding a new one at a reasonable price may be difficult, but there must be thousands out there that have been replaced by Geforce 6800 or Radeon XT800 cards. Have fun. Address is scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn. "Jason Gallas" wrote in message ... Which would you choose if you really didn't want to spend more than $200 on a new video card? An Nvidia 5900 series or a ATI 9800 series? System is a Athlon XP 3200+ with a Gig of Ram (PC3200) and 2 SATA hd's striped. |
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Which would you choose if you really didn't want to spend more than
$200 on a new video card? An Nvidia 5900 series or a ATI 9800 series? System is a Athlon XP 3200+ with a Gig of Ram (PC3200) and 2 SATA hd's striped. According to specs, the 5900XT beats out the 9800 PRO, especially if you get the ones with DDR3. But they're very close in price, so there must be some reason, something I'm missing. I've heard the 9800 PRO are more stable especially after hours of use, and I've also seen a lot of user ratings for the 5900XTs saying they had to replace the stock fan because it was too loud. As for that, I guess it depends on the manufacturer since they all use slightly different fan/HS strategies. |
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Jason Gallas:
Which would you choose if you really didn't want to spend more than $200 on a new video card? An Nvidia 5900 series or a ATI 9800 series? System is a Athlon XP 3200+ with a Gig of Ram (PC3200) and 2 SATA hd's striped. Given those choices, the 9800Pro is faster. I bought a used 5900XT because it was more bang for the buck. -- Mac Cool |
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David Besack:
According to specs, the 5900XT beats out the 9800 PRO, especially if you get the ones with DDR3. But they're very close in price, so there must be some reason, something I'm missing. The performance difference is marginal except for a few games (i.e. FarCry) where the 9800 dominates. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...ards-2004.html There are a lot of used 5900XTs floating around and good deals can be had. -- Mac Cool |
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