9800 pro or 9800 np?

[troublesbro]

I already have the 9800 np...

For Christmas I received $125 in BB gift cards. I already have a buyer for the 9800 np.
So now I could upgrade to a 9800 pro.

Curious what you guys thoughts are... The np is the one with infineon ram, not samsung.
I am very tempted to go for the pro, but am curious about you guys thoughts on the performance gain.

Help me make up my mind! 😕

 

[farscape]

Try Powestrip first and if you don't get a decesnt OT, the go for the pro.

 

[blazerazor]

dude, dont waste your money. Save it for one of the next generation cards hopefully due in the spring. That jump you will notice in games like Halo, Doom3 and HL2. If you must spend the cash, try something like another HD and run raid or buy a 9000AIW and watch the sci-fi channel as I am as I type this. ... Im surpised by how cool this thing is. Now dual monitors would be nice. 🙂

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: blazerazor
dude, dont waste your money. Save it for one of the next generation cards hopefully due in the spring. That jump you will notice in games like Halo, Doom3 and HL2. If you must spend the cash, try something like another HD and run raid or buy a 9000AIW and watch the sci-fi channel as I am as I type this. ... Im surpised by how cool this thing is. Now dual monitors would be nice. 🙂

I don't think that's a good idea. You buy for what you need currently. Unless the release is confirmed, it's best to just get whatever you can now. Furthermore, newly released products would be prohibitively expensive and you'll have to wait for a while before the price starts to drop. If you keep on waiting, you'll wait forever

 

[Corporate Thug]

i would use the gift cert. other ways...

 

[The Green Bean]

dun waste ur money.

 

[Maddscientist]

As stated above dont waste your money! The performance increase is simply not worth it. I have the same card you do and have it @ 440 Core 315 Memory and upgrading to a pro would net me like a 4% performance increase. 10% tops in memory intensive games [Can hit 460Core 340Memory but in Halo and MP2 I get artifacts.] its simply not worth it. But hey if your only after after bragging rights get a 9800XT 256mb 🙂

 

[troublesbro]

Thanks guys... I'll be keeping what I have!

Now... if I can just keep these gc's from burning a hole in my pocket
and wait for another dvd burner hotdeal to come along!!! :beer: Cheers!

 

[Regs]

The 9800pro will offer you an extra 3-5 frames per second realistically. There wont be much of a noticeable difference without a large overclock on the 9800p.

I agree, wait for the RV420's and what not. Those will likely cost a pretty penny when they arrive.

 

[lifeguard1999]

There is no need to upgrade right now. Buy yourself a DVD burner or something else instead.

 

[chiggachu]

Originally posted by: troublesbro
Thanks guys... I'll be keeping what I have!

Now... if I can just keep these gc's from burning a hole in my pocket
and wait for another dvd burner hotdeal to come along!!! :beer: Cheers!

I'll gladly let those GC's burn holes in my pockets...