9700 pro or 9800 non-pro?

[TomaHawk47x]

the 9700 pro is about $300, but the 9800 non-pro (sapphire) is only $270. which is better and why? i could also use some benchmark links comparing this cards. thanks.

[]-[itman]

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDQ4

That's about as close as I could find. They simply took the 9800pro and underclocked it to 9700pro speeds which I would assume would equal about a 9800np.

[Illah]

The 9700pro is not $300, it's like $260 online - just like the 9800np. Given overclockability, the 9800np would win. At stock they're roughly equal from what I hear.

--Illah

[FC]

the 9800 is 5-30 percent faster with aa and aniso enabled, so you can't be wrong if you buy the 9800 np

[GameFAQsRolo]

Originally posted by Illah
The 9700pro is not $300, it's like $260 online - just like the 9800np...


Not from a reliable site. Just about everywhere I look the 9800np is cheaper than the 9700pro. There's only a couple sites where I've seen the 9700pro for less than $280 and they don't have very good ratings.