What do you guys think? I'm thinking of getting it. Would you guys? http://www.pcpart4less.com/psi/N5900.asp
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NBOX MSI FX5900 Ultra $439
- Thread starter WildOptic
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Pretty good deal! Nice package, decent games...
Look up some of Sazar's posts on 256MB cards, though. There are no games that take advantage of them, and by the time there are, you'll be upgrading your card anyway because the GPU itself is too slow, not the RAM.
$270 for an OEM 5900 Ultra 128MB
Look up some of Sazar's posts on 256MB cards, though. There are no games that take advantage of them, and by the time there are, you'll be upgrading your card anyway because the GPU itself is too slow, not the RAM.
$270 for an OEM 5900 Ultra 128MB
Read about flashing to a 9800 Pro here.
The 9800 Pro is $50 more, but it's worth not having to risk getting the wrong memory chips. I'll venture that Sapphire has the Samsung memory that you need, but it's not guaranteed. Every online store you buy from will charge you a 10-20% restocking fee for a return, so you might gamble away your $50 savings if they send you the wrong card.
I had a similar ordeal with my Radeon 9500-->9700.
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
The 9800 Pro is $50 more, but it's worth not having to risk getting the wrong memory chips. I'll venture that Sapphire has the Samsung memory that you need, but it's not guaranteed. Every online store you buy from will charge you a 10-20% restocking fee for a return, so you might gamble away your $50 savings if they send you the wrong card.
I had a similar ordeal with my Radeon 9500-->9700. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
all 9800pro makers generally have the same setup... ie pcb layout and everything else...
sapphire makes cards for ati fyi... therefore the BBA cards you see are sapphire made... generally...
since they are all pretty much the same... if you are getting a retail card... get a ncie little package if you can (ie software or games or whatever else) and keep an eye on teh warranties too
sapphire makes cards for ati fyi... therefore the BBA cards you see are sapphire made... generally...
since they are all pretty much the same... if you are getting a retail card... get a ncie little package if you can (ie software or games or whatever else) and keep an eye on teh warranties too
cruical have a nice rad9800pro going cheap with life time warrenty and wat not
cost me £253 with a 5% off promotional code
www.crucial.com
its basically the reference design
cost me £253 with a 5% off promotional code
www.crucial.com
its basically the reference design
Ok which 9800pro is faster...in terms of gpu clock and memory.
Crucial 9800 Pro
ATI 9800 Pro
Sapphire 9800Pro Ultimate
I just have to choose which 9800pro.....so many choices.
Crucial 9800 Pro
ATI 9800 Pro
Sapphire 9800Pro Ultimate
I just have to choose which 9800pro.....so many choices.
that was teh case when they started making their 8500 series cards... or was the EXPECTED case
the quality of the chips is all good... and the difference is not that much...certain makers such as tyan and gigabyte IIRC have higher clocking chips (ie they are better overclockers) but again... this depends and is true on a card by card basis... but not for ALL cards...
the quality of the chips is all good... and the difference is not that much...certain makers such as tyan and gigabyte IIRC have higher clocking chips (ie they are better overclockers) but again... this depends and is true on a card by card basis... but not for ALL cards...
