In your esteemed opinion, which system will optimize ATI 9800 Pro 128 potential?

[powerMarkymark]

The specifications are in my system rigs.

The Intel P4 2.6 is Gamma Rig.

The Athlon XP 2700+ is Scorpion Rig.

I'm wondering if I should switch the card in these two systems, bare in mind that my ATI 9500 Pro BIOS has been flashed and is now recognized as a 9700 Pro. I am able to overclock the core clock to 315MHz and the Memory clock to 297MHz.

The 9800 Pro BIOS has not been flashed and I can overclock it to 400MHz and the Memory clock to 346.5MHz.

Both have original cooling.

So, what is your opinion?

TIA

Mark

 

[visionen]

the AMD system is faster, you should therefore use the 9800 pro there.

 

[Delorian]

Originally posted by: visionen
the AMD system is faster, you should therefore use the 9800 pro there.

I'll second that motion

 

[OinkBoink]

put it in da AMD rig.......

 

[McArra]

If it's a PIV C then it is way faster than the AMD.

 

[MichaelZ]

yes, if that's a Northwood C, it will be faster.

 

[OinkBoink]

ya tht is true

 

[powerMarkymark]

Originally posted by: i82lazyboy
yes, if that's a Northwood C, it will be faster.

How can I find out if I have a Northwood C?

 

[vshah]

check your fsb speed...if its 800 its a C if its 533 its a B

-Vivan

 

[zodder]

If I'm not mistaken, all the "C"s run on the 800 bus, not the 533 bus.

 

[JBT]

go with the P4 I think it will be faster esspecially if u have it OCed to 2.8

 

[DrMindbender]

Maybe, I'm not an expert, but I don't think it will matter much when your playing games. Both should be fine.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: i82lazyboy
yes, if that's a Northwood C, it will be faster.

Not in games it won't.

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: i82lazyboy
yes, if that's a Northwood C, it will be faster.

Not in games it won't.

It will, just have a look at some benchmarks (if it is "C" of course).

 

[visionen]

yes, if that's a Northwood C, it will be faster.

I kind of assumed that he would't be so lucky

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: i82lazyboy
yes, if that's a Northwood C, it will be faster.

Not in games it won't.

Actually yes, it will.

 

[Matthias99]

2700+ (DDR333) vs. 2.6C (DDR400) -- 2.6C wins, although not by much in some cases.

2700+ (DDR333) vs. 2.53(DDR333) -- older tests -- the 2700+ is mostly ahead for gaming, and sometimes beats the 2.66 with RDRAM (for example, in 3DMark01). It loses at encoding, obviously...

 

[Concillian]

My opinion:

Both machines are fast enough that it won't matter.
If you put the 9800pro in each machine and play some games and can tell a difference between the two computers you are a freak of nature.

 

[BugsBunny1078]

The pentium is 2.6 ghz and the amd one is 2.16 ghz so the Intel one is faster.

 

[Cawchy87]

bunny, are you serious? or is that a joke?

 

[jjyiz28]

you flashed your 9500PRO to a 9700 bios?? i dont know hwat you will achieve since you still are on 128bit bus. its not softmoddable to 9700 only the 9500NP.

your 2.6 oc to 2.8c, vs a tbred at 2.3

2.8 is faster. 2.3 tbred is equivalent to a 2.1 barton,

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
2700+ (DDR333) vs. 2.6C (DDR400) -- 2.6C wins, although not by much in some cases.

2700+ (DDR333) vs. 2.53(DDR333) -- older tests -- the 2700+ is mostly ahead for gaming, and sometimes beats the 2.66 with RDRAM (for example, in 3DMark01). It loses at encoding, obviously...

hmm, right...I retract my previous statement.

 

[UCSDHappyAsian]

amd is better