Buying in next 20 minutes...which should I get?

[Sulaco]

Yes, it's yet another..."Which 9800Pro should I get?" thread.

But I'm making this one simple and direct. Which one:

Newegg Sapphire Radeon 9800Pro (bulk)-$207

Newegg ATI Radeon 9800Pro (Bulk)-$210

Basically, all I'm asking is there enough of a difference between these cards to warrant the extra $3? Any reason at all I shouldn't just get the Sapphire? Or is there a hidden advantage to genuine ATI?


Oh, and as kind of an afterthought...would it be worth the extra $$$ for the retail versions? I've never bought OEM for vid cards before, so what's your opinion?

Thanks so much! Sorry to waste your time but $210 is alot of money to me. Appreciate the help!

 

[ForceCalibur]

Both of them show Sapphire pictures though. Very confusing. Get whichever one you want, 3 doesn't make a difference IMO.

 

[dp004i]

Get the $210 one, that one looks like it's built on the XT PCB and will probably have a R360 GPU. Well, unless it's a wrong picture.

PS: according to the description, both are made by Sapphire.

 

[UnTech]

20 minutes is up. Which one did you buy?

 

[Corporate Thug]

the $210 prolly has a better chance of being a R360 core

 

[Maskirovka]

Originally posted by: shady06
the $210 prolly has a better chance of being a R360 core

yeah...that's what the pic shows...and i think a couple of the customer reviews say they're 360's with the good ram

 

[Jader88]

If you can afford it get the 9800 pro from the brand (High Tech). It has a huge heatsink and fan on it. Otherwise get the ati brand.

 

[Chebago]

I have a r360 core and I can't seem to see any benefit of having it over the r350, except to brag on forums that my card came with the r360 core.

 

[Schadenfroh]

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?pid=8648&sid=82LU77V4K4939HVU4R7VC5N5BB80BR8D

9800 pro retail, with half life 2 coupon for 225