9800XT Recommendations?

[RadDreamer]

Thinking really hard about getting the 9800XT, my question however is, whats the best to get? I see that gigabyte has theirs OC'd right out of the box. Whats yer take?

 

[McArra]

A good 9800Pro is a better choice. It will overclock past XT speeds with lower cost.

 

[RadDreamer]

I prefer to keep the warranty on my card.

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: RadDreamer
I prefer to keep the warranty on my card.

Then (Sapphire) would be my choice

Edit: not sapphire but Gygabyte or hercules.

 

[Lonyo]

And how would ATi know you had overclocked the card?

 

[RadDreamer]

So, is there anything WRONG with the XT, or are you guys just saying for the money get the 9800Pro? Money isnt a big thing for me on this upgrade

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: RadDreamer
So, is there anything WRONG with the XT, or are you guys just saying for the money get the 9800Pro? Money isnt a big thing for me on this upgrade

The XT is just an overclocked 9800Pro. It's all about money.

 

[RadDreamer]

Thats what I thought, I'd rather have the OC already done so I dont have to mess with it.

What I'm wondering about is the brands, any better or worse?

 

[McArra]

As you said before Gygabite seems to come at a little higher clockspeed and it's a nice brand so it should be a very good choice.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
And how would ATi know you had overclocked the card?

When you try to RMA it when it burns out possibly? dunno.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: McArra
As you said before Gygabite seems to come at a little higher clockspeed and it's a nice brand so it should be a very good choice.

Ditto

 

[kylebisme]

hu according to their website they run at the same clockspeeds as everyone else:

http://tw.giga-byte.com/VGA/Products/Products_GV-R98X256D%20.htm

 

[RadDreamer]

Very odd....according to newegg

Chipset/Core Speed: RADEON 9800XT/450MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 256MB DDR/750MHz
BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)+TV-Out(S-Video)+DVI connector
Support 3D API: DirectX®9, OpenGL®2.0
Cable/Accessories: VGA via DVI Adapter, 3 Cables, 7 CD, Manual
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz
Retail Box (See pics for details)

I think I'll email and find out whats up

 

[caboob]

I myself have a Hercules XT on the way. Check this out.. It seems that most all the XT cards with the exception of the Asus card are manufactured by Sapphire so find one with the bundle ya like.

 

[kylebisme]

well my 9700pro died the other day so i ordered the gigabyte from newegg overnight. i'll report back tommorow on the clockspeeds. im pretty sure that they are wrong but i figure the gigabyte has the best package anyway and if i really don't think the card is worth the cash i can easly return it to newegg as they advertised the wrong clockspeeds.

 

[kylebisme]

it runs at 412/730, but it sure is a fast card.

 

[videoclone]

Return it and get a Geforce4mx

 

[cindy22]

it's all about preference,cooling,heatsinks,warranty,etc. get ati if you want 3 year warranty, otherwise all the other brands are just as good

 

[cindy22]

TheSnowman - did you fried your previous card ? I fried my card the first time I tried to overclock it,
I was testing to see how far I can overclock it , then fell asleep , next morning I realized I forgot to set it back to default but it was to late my 9800 pro was dead R.I.P. ,
I told the guy at the computer store what happened , fortunately he was nice and still let me exchanged the card .
hope you got an exchange too and didn't have to buy a new card

 

[dejacky]

BE CAREFUL about DVI output quality.. if you want the best dvi output quality, I'd recommend sticking with an original ATI branded 9800xt.