9800p Powercolours ok??

verbatim · 01-27-04, 08:58 AM

I'm looking at a cheapie 9800p from powercolour. I realise that it will probaly have cheaper ram and be a bit slower but its also $250-$300 cheaper! (aussie $$)

For the price differance I cant really see much point in paying for a name brand card. Anyone have any experiance with these cards?

MechaWyvern · 01-27-04, 11:18 AM

I own a Powercolor card (9600 pro) and have been very happy with it. It doesnt overclock as well as some other cards I have seen, but plays NFS: U and Halo with no problems. Looks as good or better than by buddys 9700.

computerbias · 01-27-04, 11:22 AM

I'ld get it, I have not known that powercolor cards are failures, but the overclocking issue is a minor one if you don't plan to overclock or your budget is tight.

verbatim · 01-27-04, 11:59 AM

I like to O/C but even on the brand name cards they dont O/C well and the heatsinks need replacing anyway. So I'm not gunna try it on this one. (cept 4 the faster FSB)

01-27-04, 08:58 AM	Thread Starter #1
verbatim Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western Australia Perth	9800p Powercolours ok?? I'm looking at a cheapie 9800p from powercolour. I realise that it will probaly have cheaper ram and be a bit slower but its also $250-$300 cheaper! (aussie $$) For the price differance I cant really see much point in paying for a name brand card. Anyone have any experiance with these cards? __________________ i7930 @ 3.9GHZ w/- MegaHalems push/pull Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R -- Coolermaster HAF X 2 x 7970 @ 1100/1550 Saphire and XFX 6048x1080 Eyefinity resolution. 3x24" acer'.s 6gb ram -- 128GB Vertex3 SSD 2nd Rig MAME arcade machine - AMD A64 4800+ - 3rd Rig-MSI K7D Master-L -Hacked BIOS by Emboss 2 2500XP-Mobile's @2350 1024meg pc2700 (unreg)
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01-27-04, 11:18 AM	#2
MechaWyvern Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset KY	I own a Powercolor card (9600 pro) and have been very happy with it. It doesnt overclock as well as some other cards I have seen, but plays NFS: U and Halo with no problems. Looks as good or better than by buddys 9700. __________________ Silverstone Raven RV01 Windows 7 Ultimate \| Intel I7-D0 @ 3.8ghz (TRUEBlack) EVGA 760 Classified \| Corsair Dominator 6GB EVGA GTX 480 SLI \| 300GB Velociraptor \| Logitech G5 Nostromo N52te Heat
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01-27-04, 11:22 AM	#3
computerbias Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Michigan	I'ld get it, I have not known that powercolor cards are failures, but the overclocking issue is a minor one if you don't plan to overclock or your budget is tight.
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01-27-04, 11:59 AM	Thread Starter #4
verbatim Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western Australia Perth	I like to O/C but even on the brand name cards they dont O/C well and the heatsinks need replacing anyway. So I'm not gunna try it on this one. (cept 4 the faster FSB) __________________ i7930 @ 3.9GHZ w/- MegaHalems push/pull Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R -- Coolermaster HAF X 2 x 7970 @ 1100/1550 Saphire and XFX 6048x1080 Eyefinity resolution. 3x24" acer'.s 6gb ram -- 128GB Vertex3 SSD 2nd Rig MAME arcade machine - AMD A64 4800+ - 3rd Rig-MSI K7D Master-L -Hacked BIOS by Emboss 2 2500XP-Mobile's @2350 1024meg pc2700 (unreg)
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