Bit the bullet....

Shyatic

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the 256 bit one :)... got it for $192 shipped @ Atacom, even cheaper than AT is listin it for ! :)

PS.... phone that one in if you want it for that price.

Question: how hard and is it worth it, to OC these things? I have never OCed anything, so I'm curious now :)
 

Linux23

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Originally posted by: Scribe
the 256 bit one :)... got it for $192 shipped @ Atacom, even cheaper than AT is listin it for ! :)

PS.... phone that one in if you want it for that price.

Question: how hard and is it worth it, to OC these things? I have never OCed anything, so I'm curious now :)

congrats, i just bought one too. should be here Wednesday.
 

MichaelD

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You made a very wise choice. Here in GH there's a thread about flashing the bios of certain 256MB 9800 Pros w/the 9800XT bios.

The only diff b/t the two cards are the clock and memory speeds. If you have a newer card, which you most probably will have if you bought from a reseller that moves it's stock (like Newegg) it's almost a sure thing that your card is a 9800XT in disguise.
 

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Should have some headroom for OCing, though if you are serious about permenantly leaving it OCed while running games etc. you should consider investing in some fans/heatsinks/thermal paste. I see little point in overclocking it quite yet as it should be able to handle anything you throw at it with stock speeds unless there is a bottleneck in your system, but that's just me.
 

jagec

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Originally posted by: MichaelD
You made a very wise choice. Here in GH there's a thread about flashing the bios of certain 256MB 9800 Pros w/the 9800XT bios.

The only diff b/t the two cards are the clock and memory speeds. If you have a newer card, which you most probably will have if you bought from a reseller that moves it's stock (like Newegg) it's almost a sure thing that your card is a 9800XT in disguise.

256 bit, not 256MB.

As for overclocking, I suggest RAMsinks. The RAM is ridiculously hot on these things, and getting RAMsinks adds a good 10-15MHz to your RAM overclock. It's pretty easy to overclock them, just use ATITool or your favorite overclocking program and bump up the frequency slowly, scanning for artifacts. You should be able to get 400/360 no sweat, probably a good deal higher. Mine's running at 412/375 with RAMsinks and no other mods. Many other people with upgraded GPU cooling/volt mods/etc are getting much better.
 

MichaelD

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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: MichaelD
You made a very wise choice. Here in GH there's a thread about flashing the bios of certain 256MB 9800 Pros w/the 9800XT bios.

The only diff b/t the two cards are the clock and memory speeds. If you have a newer card, which you most probably will have if you bought from a reseller that moves it's stock (like Newegg) it's almost a sure thing that your card is a 9800XT in disguise.

256 bit, not 256MB.

As for overclocking, I suggest RAMsinks. The RAM is ridiculously hot on these things, and getting RAMsinks adds a good 10-15MHz to your RAM overclock. It's pretty easy to overclock them, just use ATITool or your favorite overclocking program and bump up the frequency slowly, scanning for artifacts. You should be able to get 400/360 no sweat, probably a good deal higher. Mine's running at 412/375 with RAMsinks and no other mods. Many other people with upgraded GPU cooling/volt mods/etc are getting much better.

No, you're incorrect. Not me. The 9800 non pro and 9800 Pro are both 256-bit. The card that can be flashed to a 9800XT is the 9800 Pro 256MB memory card. It is not recommended to attempt the XT flash with a 128MB card, which is what I have.

Check your facts, please.

And BTW, ramsinks are useless on a videocard. If you have good case airflow, you don't need ramsinks.
 

Nebor

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Originally posted by: MichaelD
You made a very wise choice. Here in GH there's a thread about flashing the bios of certain 256MB 9800 Pros w/the 9800XT bios.

The only diff b/t the two cards are the clock and memory speeds. If you have a newer card, which you most probably will have if you bought from a reseller that moves it's stock (like Newegg) it's almost a sure thing that your card is a 9800XT in disguise.

He didn't buy a 256mb card, he bought a 256-bit card. That's what he was saying.
 

MichaelD

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Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: MichaelD
You made a very wise choice. Here in GH there's a thread about flashing the bios of certain 256MB 9800 Pros w/the 9800XT bios.

The only diff b/t the two cards are the clock and memory speeds. If you have a newer card, which you most probably will have if you bought from a reseller that moves it's stock (like Newegg) it's almost a sure thing that your card is a 9800XT in disguise.

He didn't buy a 256mb card, he bought a 256-bit card. That's what he was saying.

Yes, you're correct. That's what he did say. But all 9800's ARE 256-bit. That's my point. For him to accidentally say "256-bit" the odds are very, very good that he meant 256MB
 

Nebor

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Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: MichaelD
You made a very wise choice. Here in GH there's a thread about flashing the bios of certain 256MB 9800 Pros w/the 9800XT bios.

The only diff b/t the two cards are the clock and memory speeds. If you have a newer card, which you most probably will have if you bought from a reseller that moves it's stock (like Newegg) it's almost a sure thing that your card is a 9800XT in disguise.

He didn't buy a 256mb card, he bought a 256-bit card. That's what he was saying.

Yes, you're correct. That's what he did say. But all 9800's ARE 256-bit. That's my point. For him to accidentally say "256-bit" the odds are very, very good that he meant 256MB

Like this 9800 Pro?
 

Shyatic

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No, I meant BIT... the Hot Deals forum has lots of links to 9800 Pros that are 128 bit... essentially 9500s :\

I just made sure I bought the right thing.
 

MichaelD

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Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: MichaelD
You made a very wise choice. Here in GH there's a thread about flashing the bios of certain 256MB 9800 Pros w/the 9800XT bios.

The only diff b/t the two cards are the clock and memory speeds. If you have a newer card, which you most probably will have if you bought from a reseller that moves it's stock (like Newegg) it's almost a sure thing that your card is a 9800XT in disguise.

He didn't buy a 256mb card, he bought a 256-bit card. That's what he was saying.

Yes, you're correct. That's what he did say. But all 9800's ARE 256-bit. That's my point. For him to accidentally say "256-bit" the odds are very, very good that he meant 256MB

Like this 9800 Pro?


:confused: I've never seen a 128-bit 9800Pro before...I guess I've seen one now. Sheesh.
 

Nebor

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Yeah, they felt that the current scheme of non-pro, pro, se, and xt was too simple. They needed to spice it up a bit.