Great Video Card for Low Price?

[drpepper1280]

While searching for good deals on video cards I found the "ATI OEM SAPPHIRE RADEON 9800 128MB Non Pro". It is on sale on newegg for only about 250, heres the link
The Link
Anyway the reason I put this up is because I wan't to know is this really a good deal or would it be a bad decision to buy this cheap card that looks so good?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Wlecome to the forums!

Hot Deals should be used to post when you've found a real bargain. Newegg prices are generally near the lowest, and anything much lower is usually being sold by a semi-reliable company (low rating at www.resellerratings.com). But they are everyday prices not a special deal. And everyone here already knows to shop at newegg

For questions like yours, the Video forum is probably the best one to post in, for example with a title like "Sapphire 9800 non-pro, anything better for $250?"

But anyway, this is a good card at a good everyday price with no tricks or rebates needed. So buying it would not be a bad choice, even though somewhere in this forum you might find a slightly better deal on a 9800 non-pro.

 

[DCAC]

I recently bought this same card. It's awesome. Haven't flashed it to Pro yet but I've heard mostly success stories with the Sapphire's.

 

[GetSome681]

sorry for my ignorance, how does the 9800 NP compare to the 9700 PRO?

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: GetSome681
sorry for my ignorance, how does the 9800 NP compare to the 9700 PRO?

9700 pro is about 2 fps faster.

 

[onza]

Originally posted by: modedepe

Originally posted by: GetSome681
sorry for my ignorance, how does the 9800 NP compare to the 9700 PRO?

9700 pro is about 2 fps faster.

LMAO....

thats so fast.

 

[BurninUp]

Here it is for 237 shipped

http://www.buyxtremegear.com/sap9800128.html

but for 12$ I would go with newegg - I have almost bought this for 3 days - its a lot of money.
Most users report flash to 9800 pro works great.

DO NOT GET A 9800 SE !!!, they are only 4 pipeline - about like a 9500 non pro speed.

also you can check here for card comparisons

http://oc3dmark.octeams.com/cardguide.html

 

[DaveSimmons]

^^ stay away from BuyExtremeGear -- they are spammers and have been caught posting fake positives on resellerratings.com to try to raise their poor rating. Pay the extra $12 to get it from a reliable company like newegg.

 

[edplayer]

Originally posted by: GetSome681
sorry for my ignorance, how does the 9800 NP compare to the 9700 PRO?

it depends on what application (and if you are using AA) you are testing.