Lower resolutions on a 9800pro than mx440

how come i can get to 1600x1200 desktop resolution on my mx440se but i cant seem to get above 1280x1024 w/ my 9800pro? since the pro is a much better card, why doesnt it offer higher resoultions?

it does.

maybe the refresh rat eis too high for that res?

2D DISPLAY MODES
Resolutions, colors and maximum refresh rates (Hz) in 256, 65K or 16.7M colors
Monitor Resolution Hz

640x480
200
800x600 200
1024x768 200
1152x864 200
1280x1024 160
1600x1200 120
1920x1080* 16:9 120
1920x1200 100
1920x1440 90
2048x1536 85

*16:9 aspect ratio monitors are supported on 1920x1080 and 848x480 on Windows® XP, Windows® 2000 and Windows® ME. The complete list of resolutions depends on the driver version and operating system. NOTE: resolutions are limited by the performance of the attached monitor.

MAXIMUM 3D RESOLUTIONS
(with 128MB Frame Buffer)
65K colors 2048x1536
16.7M colors 2048x1536

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http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/radeon9800pro/specs.html

Yeah, that's what I would guess........... I have my 9800 Pro running 1600x1200 in UT2004 all the time with no problems, don't really use it on the desktop since I don't like squinting in order to see anything.

A. for the 440, it sure does depend upon whether you're at 16 colors, 16 bit, 32 bit or whatever.
B. my 9800Pro runs 1600x1200, 70hz, in Desert Combat, yours obviously should be much much faster than it currently is running. (I OC mine about 10%)

Did you completely remove your NVIDIA drivers before popping in your new card? You absolutely should do that. If you didn't, you should spend the time to fully de-install them and maybe even use a "driver cleaner" program like the one at Guru3D.com.

Are you using the latest ATI drivers for your 9800?
If you load up ATI Tool, you can see what the speeds are set at...... (or Redline if it's a Sapphire)

it turns out that the monitor w/ the mx440 supports 1600x1200 and the one im using w. my 9800pro only goes up to 1280x1024. i guess ill be saving up for a new monitor soon

Nah, you should be able to do 1600*1200 with you 9800, is there not an force opition in ATI drivers

go to your Display setting / advance / adapter / list all modes