Help with new video card.

chayos00 · 02-08-04, 09:27 AM

As far as the video card goes I'm thinking between the "SAPPHIRE RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP" or the "CHAINTECH GeForce FX 5900 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/VIVO, 8X AGP, Model "A-FX98"".

Stock the ATI is 380mhz core speed and 680mhz ram, while the GeForce is 400mhz core and 850mhz ram.

But from the reviews that I have seen about both the cards, the ATI is slower stock, but they both can be clocked up the 475mhz for the core speed and 960mhz ram speed. From the results the nvidia card has a bit better score.

I've also seen a few posts about the ATI having issues but I've never seen anything about the GeForce.

So what's the deal with the two which one is better???

Goronae · 02-08-04, 09:34 AM

Overall for DX8 OpenGL and anything lower than DX9 the 5900 would be a good pic. Hovever for newer games that use DX9 and almost all games that will come out in the future the 9800pro would be better. The 9800 pro also provides better "eye candy" and I've had no problems with any ATI drivers. Another helpful thing you could give us in this decision is the price of these two cards (bang for the buck) and where you plan on getting them from.

chayos00 · 02-08-04, 10:28 AM

The cards are gonna be from newegg. ATI $227 and GeForce $249. The setup is gonna be a AMD 64 3200+, 512 ram (gonna upgrade to 1G in a few months when I get the cash), ASUS KV8 Deluxe, Aspire 520w pwr supply, Maxtor 80G SATA drive.

Or see this post for more detail http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=268862

Plus I really don't have any new games that I play, actually I don't play them that often. Like GTA 3, with my current setup I average 13-15FPS. Star Trek Elite Fore 2. Those are the two that I have played reciently. I currenly have a dell dimension 8100 P4 1.3G w/Geforce 2 MX400.

SewerBeing · 02-08-04, 01:46 PM

i would go with the radeon 9800pro

Goronae · 02-08-04, 01:54 PM

The radeon is lower priced, and for those games will be a better preformer. I say go for the 9800pro

amanojyaku · 02-08-04, 01:55 PM

go for the 9800 pro

chayos00 · 02-08-04, 03:24 PM

Yeah I think that I will get the ATI 9800 Pro for $227.

02-08-04, 09:27 AM	Thread Starter #1
chayos00 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ	Help with new video card. As far as the video card goes I'm thinking between the "SAPPHIRE RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP" or the "CHAINTECH GeForce FX 5900 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/VIVO, 8X AGP, Model "A-FX98"". Stock the ATI is 380mhz core speed and 680mhz ram, while the GeForce is 400mhz core and 850mhz ram. But from the reviews that I have seen about both the cards, the ATI is slower stock, but they both can be clocked up the 475mhz for the core speed and 960mhz ram speed. From the results the nvidia card has a bit better score. I've also seen a few posts about the ATI having issues but I've never seen anything about the GeForce. So what's the deal with the two which one is better???
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02-08-04, 09:34 AM	#2
Goronae Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Boston Area	Overall for DX8 OpenGL and anything lower than DX9 the 5900 would be a good pic. Hovever for newer games that use DX9 and almost all games that will come out in the future the 9800pro would be better. The 9800 pro also provides better "eye candy" and I've had no problems with any ATI drivers. Another helpful thing you could give us in this decision is the price of these two cards (bang for the buck) and where you plan on getting them from.
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02-08-04, 10:28 AM	Thread Starter #3
chayos00 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ	The cards are gonna be from newegg. ATI $227 and GeForce $249. The setup is gonna be a AMD 64 3200+, 512 ram (gonna upgrade to 1G in a few months when I get the cash), ASUS KV8 Deluxe, Aspire 520w pwr supply, Maxtor 80G SATA drive. Or see this post for more detail http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=268862 Plus I really don't have any new games that I play, actually I don't play them that often. Like GTA 3, with my current setup I average 13-15FPS. Star Trek Elite Fore 2. Those are the two that I have played reciently. I currenly have a dell dimension 8100 P4 1.3G w/Geforce 2 MX400. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 CPU w/Apogee GTZ WB Asus Rampage II Extreme Motherboard Bios Ver. 1802 OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) SLI - EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 w/D-Tek FuZion GFX 2 & UNI-Sink Heatskink Corsair 1000W HX Power Supply Raid 0 - Western Digital Cavier Black 500GB 7,200 32MB Western Digital Cavier Black 1TB 7,200 32MB Coolermaster Cosmos S Case x2 MRC320 Radiators Swiftech MCP655 Pump
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02-08-04, 01:46 PM	#4
SewerBeing Grasshoppa Senior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The truth?? You can't handle the truth!!	i would go with the radeon 9800pro __________________ "Unlike Windows, Linux tries to happily coexist with other OS's. It's not like Windows which will go out of its way to break other installs." MRD "On the second day of the seventh month, in the third year of the new milenium, Wedo looked down and saw new pow-ah join team 32, and it was good." Wedo "I switch Oses like most people change pants. :)" rogerdugans "Always be sure to flash your bios during lightning storms!" MRD Please Fold for team 32! portage > apt > source > rpm > windows update Gautam is a water buffalo
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02-08-04, 01:54 PM	#5
Goronae Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Boston Area	The radeon is lower priced, and for those games will be a better preformer. I say go for the 9800pro
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02-08-04, 01:55 PM	#6
amanojyaku Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas	go for the 9800 pro
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02-08-04, 03:24 PM	Thread Starter #7
chayos00 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ	Yeah I think that I will get the ATI 9800 Pro for $227. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 CPU w/Apogee GTZ WB Asus Rampage II Extreme Motherboard Bios Ver. 1802 OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) SLI - EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 w/D-Tek FuZion GFX 2 & UNI-Sink Heatskink Corsair 1000W HX Power Supply Raid 0 - Western Digital Cavier Black 500GB 7,200 32MB Western Digital Cavier Black 1TB 7,200 32MB Coolermaster Cosmos S Case x2 MRC320 Radiators Swiftech MCP655 Pump
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