ATI 9800SE @ $160???

[Xenon14]

Just checked pricewatch.com, and the ATI RADEON 9800SE 128MB under several links is listed at $160... why so cheap and if legitimate shoudl this belong in "hot deals" ?

 

[boyRacer]

because its not that fast... it only has 4 piples instead of 8... some SEs are even 128 bit :Q... the SE tag is really misleading because there's nothing special about it. unless you think of special the other way.

 

[Xenon14]

Originally posted by: boyRacer
because its not that fast... it only has 4 piples instead of 8... some SEs are even 128 bit :Q... the SE tag is really misleading because there's nothing special about it. unless you think of special the other way.

Any links to performance numbers of the 9800SE... is it the same as a 9600?

 

[modedepe]

For $160 I'm guessing this is the 128 bit version. In addition to only having a 128 bit memory bus, these are clocked at 325/250, vs the 380/340 of the 256bit 9800se. The 128bit version has performance below that of a 9600 pro, whereas the 256 bit version is usually a little faster than the 9600 pro.

 

[sandorski]

SE=Sucky Edition, don't get it.