ATI Radeon 9800 - Non pro version?

[pelleplu]

I have just ordered a new system, and there is one thing I'm wondering. It says on the spec for the graphics card: 128 MB DDR ATI Radeon 9800 ViVo, DVI
Is there a Radeon 9800 version that isn't pro? I haven't seen any myself. If there is such a version of that card, what is the difference from the pro version?
And what does Vivo mean? Is that the manufacturer?

I hope you can help me out.. I'm really hyped about this new computer. It's my first new one for a few years. I'm currently tugging along on an old Celeron 800 MHz with a GF2MX gfx card, so you can probably understand that I am quite exited about getting a brand new P4 3GHz HT, 1024MB DDR400 RAM, 160GB HD (+ my old ones of 80 and 40 GB), Radeon 9800 gfx, Audigy2 soundcard and a DVD+RW/CD-RW combo drive
I'm expecting a somewhat faster and more productive environment to work and play games in soon

 

[Viper96720]

video in video out(vivo)

 

[FearoftheNight]

sweet rig i hope you enjoy it

 

[butch84]

the radeon 9800 non pro does exist!! It has the same clock speed as the 9700pro, but with the core enhancements (not too many) of the 9800pro. Its a bigger instruction buffer or something like that, and its more efficient with filtering and such. basically, the advantages of the 9800pro at the clockspeed of a 9700pro.

good luck with the new box!
butch

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: butch84
the radeon 9800 non pro does exist!! It has the same clock speed as the 9700pro, but with the core enhancements (not too many) of the 9800pro. Its a bigger instruction buffer or something like that, and its more efficient with filtering and such. basically, the advantages of the 9800pro at the clockspeed of a 9700pro.

good luck with the new box!
butch

do u have a link to any info on 9800 NP??

 

[Peter D]

wow.. nice system you got coming in

oh, and welcome to the anandtech community!

 

[RyanVM]

Was it a Dell system? I've heard that those come clocked at 325/300 (in other words, good core clock but low memory clock). If that's the case, I wonder if it's like the 9700TX's that they were using earlier which had REALLY cheap memory in them.

 

[pelleplu]

Nope it's a Fujitsu-Siemens computer. It would seem strange if it was a cheap version of the gfx card since the rest of the components are really high-end. But you never now. I will know in a couple of weeks though, when I get it.