9800 Pro, Sapphire or BBA?

mazir · 06-23-04, 07:14 AM

I sent in my Sapphire 9800 Pro 256bit 128MB card for RMA. The store is now telling me they are out of stock of the Sapphire and I can either wait a week or two for more stock to get in, or they can send me a 9800 Pro built by ATI. Is there any real difference between them? Which should I pick. It's not a bit deal to wait a week or two.

Thanks,
Cheers.

12am · 06-23-04, 01:04 PM

Just pick up the bba 9800Pro as the only diffrence between a sapphire and bba card is the heatsink (well maybe not even the heatsink).

mazir · 06-23-04, 02:30 PM

Thanks for the info, I'll get the bba 9800 Pro then.

12am · 06-23-04, 04:44 PM

np enjoy

SantiMun · 06-23-04, 05:23 PM

Before you decide (if you haven't already), I believe that the sapphire 9800pro's have the r360 core and the cards built by ATI have the regular r350. Doesn't mean anything unless you plan on OC'ing your card or flashing it to an XT...

mazir · 06-23-04, 07:30 PM

Yes, my old Sapphire had the R360 core, but I don't really plan on overclocking the video card much, so I'll just get whatever comes first.

Cheers.

06-23-04, 07:14 AM	Thread Starter #1
mazir Registered Join Date: Oct 2002	9800 Pro, Sapphire or BBA? I sent in my Sapphire 9800 Pro 256bit 128MB card for RMA. The store is now telling me they are out of stock of the Sapphire and I can either wait a week or two for more stock to get in, or they can send me a 9800 Pro built by ATI. Is there any real difference between them? Which should I pick. It's not a bit deal to wait a week or two. Thanks, Cheers.
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06-23-04, 01:04 PM	#2
12am Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Calgary AB Canada	Just pick up the bba 9800Pro as the only diffrence between a sapphire and bba card is the heatsink (well maybe not even the heatsink). __________________ Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.7Ghz (1.39 Vcore) Idle=34c Load=62c (Corsair H80 Watercooling) Gigabyte Z68 MA-DH2 8Gb Corsair Vengeance @ 1600mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3Gb @ 1225/1700 (1.2v) Corsair Tx750 V2 Powersupply Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Case 80" Sharp Lc80Le632u Tv
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06-23-04, 02:30 PM	Thread Starter #3
mazir Registered Join Date: Oct 2002	Thanks for the info, I'll get the bba 9800 Pro then.
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06-23-04, 04:44 PM	#4
12am Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Calgary AB Canada	np enjoy __________________ Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.7Ghz (1.39 Vcore) Idle=34c Load=62c (Corsair H80 Watercooling) Gigabyte Z68 MA-DH2 8Gb Corsair Vengeance @ 1600mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3Gb @ 1225/1700 (1.2v) Corsair Tx750 V2 Powersupply Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Case 80" Sharp Lc80Le632u Tv
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06-23-04, 05:23 PM	#5
SantiMun Member Join Date: May 2004	Before you decide (if you haven't already), I believe that the sapphire 9800pro's have the r360 core and the cards built by ATI have the regular r350. Doesn't mean anything unless you plan on OC'ing your card or flashing it to an XT...
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06-23-04, 07:30 PM	Thread Starter #6
mazir Registered Join Date: Oct 2002	Yes, my old Sapphire had the R360 core, but I don't really plan on overclocking the video card much, so I'll just get whatever comes first. Cheers.
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