Which 9800 Pro to get?

[L337Llama]

I am deciding what parts to get to build a computer, and I've decided to go with a 9800 Pro for the video card.

Newegg has 3 models im looking at, the Saphire, Powercolor, and built by ATI 9800 Pros. All are the 128mb version.

The Saphire is 209 oem and 218 retail,
Powercolor is 213 oem and 219 retail,
ATI is 229 retail.

Is there a big difference between the models, such what chips are used? They all look like they use the reference design, so they all look the same. The bundles are nil for oem, and the Saphire and Powercolor come with Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness and some dvd software. (i hope thats a mistake and those two come with different games, cause AoD sucked hardcore) They all have the same cables.

Which one is the best to go with? Thanks!

Here is a link to all the 128mb 9800 Pros

 

[magomago]

Well normally while I'm a huge advocate of "BUY NOW AND SCREW WAITING"....in this instance waiting that extra week for the other stuff to come out might be beneficial 😉

 

[L337Llama]

Should the 9800 pros drop much in price with the x800 coming out?

 

[Bucksnort]

I doubt they will. The ATI brand has 3 yr warranty and sapphire has 1 provided you get the retail. I would go with one of those and the only other one I would consider is the HIS IceQ, very nice cooling high quality card and has 1 yr warranty.

 

[bluewall21]

They all use the same chips. Sapphire even does some OEM work for ATI.

However, I would wait.