6800 vanilla vs 9800pro

[PinchyCM]

how much faster?

worth the price difference? my buddy's going to get one of the two...

hey, maybe i can pass my month old 9800pro along to him, and then just pay the difference. it's only a month old, so i'd be pretty much getting what i paid for it.

 

[high]

6800 hands down

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: high
6800 hands down

 

[Rapsven]

Originally posted by: high
6800 hands down

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: high
6800 hands in the air like i just dont care

 

[Epsil0n00]

There was just a huge debate about this exact topic in another thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=1359898&highlight_key=y&keyword1=6800

EDIT: and for what it's worth, I just decided to purchase an eVGA 6800 vanilla vs a 9800Pro. I placed my order a couple hours ago at the Egg.

 

[Johnbear007]

Originally posted by: PinchyCM
how much faster?

worth the price difference? my buddy's going to get one of the two...

hey, maybe i can pass my month old 9800pro along to him, and then just pay the difference. it's only a month old, so i'd be pretty much getting what i paid for it.

I sold my 9800 pro to a friend and got a 6800 evga. Then, if I want to get a GT or ultra, I can use their step up program with in 90 days


cant really lose

 

[PinchyCM]

what step up program?

 

[Xernex]

I had a 9800pro, sold it off for a good price on ebay and got a 6800 vanilla. Was a cheap and worthwhile upgrade.

It's a great card so I recommend the 6800.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: PinchyCM
what step up program?

http://www.evga.com/stepup/

 

[MrMiyagi]

Just sold my 9800 Pro to a buddy and ordered the MSI 6800 (the first tested 16 pipe softmod card BTW.)

 

[PinchyCM]

whoa, that step up program looks pretty good.

does that mean if i pay 300 for the card now, and the Gt drops to say, 350 in 3 months, i can pick it up for just 50 more bucks? cuz if that is the case, i'll buy one right now!

 

[PinchyCM]

Originally posted by: MrMiyagi
Just sold my 9800 Pro to a buddy and ordered the MSI 6800 (the first tested 16 pipe softmod card BTW.)

how about a link to where ya got it?

is it the one from newegg? if there's a proven success, i'll buy it!

 

[imported_nitrus]

i would definitely go for the 6800, ill reiterate the evga has the right idea with the step up program.

 

[PinchyCM]

yeah, that 6800 is looking more and more tempting. i know i can get rid of the 9800pro, it's the extra hundred bucks that gets me.