Any difference..?

dtx01 · 11-29-02, 11:39 AM

Hey, I am getting a new video card (currently I am using a Guillemot GeForce 2 64mb GTS) and I want a Radeon 9700 Pro. What is the difference between the Sapphire Radeon 9700 Pro and the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro?

The main reason I need a new video card is that for some reason my video card does not work well with my new motherboard (Abit KX7-333). I cannot open anything that uses 3d gfx, my comp will just freeze up or give me an error. I put in my brothers GeForce 4 ti4200 128mb and everything worked fine. I have tried to fix the problem and nothing seems to work, and the card is a little bit old so I think it is time for a new one anyways.

quegyboe · 11-29-02, 02:43 PM

I would go with the ATI card. The ATI card will support the Catalyst driver package which is the best driver set for any ATI card, not to mention you usually get better quality and higher default clocks with genuine ATI products...

Hurk · 11-29-02, 02:44 PM

Performance. 0 difference.

Hurk · 11-29-02, 02:45 PM

The early 9700 Pro's were all the same. Same HSF same PCB board, Same things same place. Get it?

Taylor · 11-29-02, 04:47 PM

I think the Catalyst drivers will work with both cards, but the Sapphire will not clock as fast. The built-by-ati cards will outperform the powered-by-ati cards.

frostmeister · 11-29-02, 07:26 PM

Granted, the built by ATI cards should be better as they stick to a reference design, but I saw a bench test with overclocking ability thrown in, and a hercules 9700pro won by a decent margin. Given that it's got ramsinks and a copper HSF, I'm not surprised. I must say though, I'm having a few issues with mine... Posted on here...

11-29-02, 11:39 AM	Thread Starter #1
dtx01 Registered Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Long Island, New York	Any difference..? Hey, I am getting a new video card (currently I am using a Guillemot GeForce 2 64mb GTS) and I want a Radeon 9700 Pro. What is the difference between the Sapphire Radeon 9700 Pro and the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro? The main reason I need a new video card is that for some reason my video card does not work well with my new motherboard (Abit KX7-333). I cannot open anything that uses 3d gfx, my comp will just freeze up or give me an error. I put in my brothers GeForce 4 ti4200 128mb and everything worked fine. I have tried to fix the problem and nothing seems to work, and the card is a little bit old so I think it is time for a new one anyways. __________________ cpu: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo 2.4GHz Socket 939 Dual Core Processor [Model ADA4800CDBOX] mb: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D ram: Patriot PDC2G4000ELK 2GB Kit DDR500 PC4000 gfx: MSI RX1900 XTX 512mb PCI-E hd¹: Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.10 320gb cd¹ : LITE-ON Black SATA DVD/CD+RW cd² : LITE-ON Black SATA DVD/CD+RW os: WinXP Pro 32-bit psu: OCZ GameXStream ATX12V 700W sound: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 hs: ZALMAN CNPS950000 case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel monitor: Sony 19" SDM-HS95P LCD w/ Ultra-Brite
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11-29-02, 02:43 PM	#2
quegyboe Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: BC Canada	I would go with the ATI card. The ATI card will support the Catalyst driver package which is the best driver set for any ATI card, not to mention you usually get better quality and higher default clocks with genuine ATI products...
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11-29-02, 02:44 PM	#3
Hurk Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: London, Ont	Performance. 0 difference.
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11-29-02, 02:45 PM	#4
Hurk Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: London, Ont	The early 9700 Pro's were all the same. Same HSF same PCB board, Same things same place. Get it?
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11-29-02, 04:47 PM	#5
Taylor Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: San Diego	I think the Catalyst drivers will work with both cards, but the Sapphire will not clock as fast. The built-by-ati cards will outperform the powered-by-ati cards. __________________ "If you can't explain it in simple terms, you don't understand it"- Albert Einstein
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11-29-02, 07:26 PM	#6
frostmeister Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Good old UK	Granted, the built by ATI cards should be better as they stick to a reference design, but I saw a bench test with overclocking ability thrown in, and a hercules 9700pro won by a decent margin. Given that it's got ramsinks and a copper HSF, I'm not surprised. I must say though, I'm having a few issues with mine... Posted on here...
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