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can you softmod a 9800se to pro? ;/ would it be a great performance gain? thanks.
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shadowblade1 said:can you softmod a 9800se to pro? ;/ would it be a great performance gain? thanks.
Trios said:That card will NOT softmod into a 9800xt, it will only softmod into a 9500 Pro with an R350 core. If you see on the picture of the card, the memory is in an I configuration which means that it is a 128-bit memory bus. The card you want to buy has the memory in an L configuration, meaning 2 chips going along the top edge and 2 chips along the side edge. Check a regular 9800 Pro to see what I mean
Trios
Beginner said:Thanks for the tip Trios. I'll look carefully on future cards I'm glad i asked because I almost bought it.
Thank you on saving me $$$
Trios said:Yep, that's a full-fledged 9800 non-pro. You can get it if you want, most likely it will overclock about as well as a Pro, but certainly not as well as an XT, and your memory clock might be less than average since often times non-pros come with slower memory.
Still a good card though, and a decent price it seems.
Trios
Beginner said:Thanks Trios, I just found another card thats a 9800 pro for $127.00 on ebay with less than 11 hours left for the auction to end. How much is the most I should pay for a 9800 pro to be considered a good deal? I will do the xt to a softmod to a pro card and learn from others and use some GOOD COOLING on it.