ATI x800 and 9800

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 11:47 am

What is the difference between the two?? what would be a better buy for gamers?

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 11:50 am

x800 is definitely faster then 9800..are you talking Pro or XT?

I wouldnt get a pro though...if you are go get a Nvidia 6800 GT, much better for the value

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:27 pm

What is the price range for 9800 and x800

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:36 pm

tntjboy wrote:What is the price range for 9800 and x800

You're looking at around 600 for X800 models depending upon which specific model you get.

For the 9800's...around 300 - 350 or so..

The X800 is this years current generation
The 9800 is old, last years model. Replaced by the X800 series.

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:56 pm

Im going to build another system soon. I just want it to be able to run doom3 smoothly. do you think the 9800 can run the game smoothly. 256ram or 128 ram

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:08 pm

tntjboy wrote:Im going to build another system soon. I just want it to be able to run doom3 smoothly. do you think the 9800 can run the game smoothly. 256ram or 128 ram

My home system is still using a 9800 pro 256 megger, I run the game at 1280x1024 with high details. Runs fine. 1.5 gigs of system RAM, Pentium 4 2.6C overclocked to 3.38.

Honestly if I were to build a new system today, I'd probably get a 6800 GT, or if on a tighter budget, the vanilla 6800. Read my post I just made on GamePC's writeup on the 6800.

I'd not purchase last years card if building a system today, even todays generation mid weight cards such as the 6800 are better than last years heavyweights.

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:32 pm

GeForce 6800 GT how much is this?? 256ram?

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Mon Aug 09, 2004 9:08 pm

do a search on newegg for "sapphire 9800" they have a pro on there that is only 200 bucks. Thats what i got, it runs doom perfectly fine with 1024 high detail and with 2x AA on. i guess it oc's like crazy too, havn't gotten into doing that yet since its running so good!

I hit between 40-60 FPS in doom....

Personllly i can't see spending more than 300 dollars on a video card. THey will be down in price in a couple months....

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:34 am

40-60fps is not a whole lot =0

ssjDoh · Post by **ssjDoh** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:38 am

tntjboy wrote:40-60fps is not a whole lot =0

For Doom 3 it is

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:10 pm

JBKM wrote:do a search on newegg for "sapphire 9800" they have a pro on there that is only 200 bucks. Thats what i got, it runs doom perfectly fine with 1024 high detail and with 2x AA on. i guess it oc's like crazy too, havn't gotten into doing that yet since its running so good! I hit between 40-60 FPS in doom....

Personllly i can't see spending more than 300 dollars on a video card. THey will be down in price in a couple months....

can't beat it for the price.

mine will not oc AT ALL. but it's stable at stock, so I can't complain.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:08 pm

If on a budget though, I'd get a vanilla 6800. Barely pocket change more than a 9800 pro, and womps it.

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:17 pm

What is vanilla 6800 =0. can someone link to a good deal

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:22 pm

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductde ... 35&DEPA=0\

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 193&depa=0

https://www.speedguide.net/forums/ ... ost1384164

Superscalar 16-pipe GPU Architecture
Delivers 8x the shading power of previous generation products for screaming gaming performance.

that's a LOT of power for the price. yummy!

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:10 pm

only 128 ram?? i dont need 256?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:51 pm

tntjboy wrote:only 128 ram?? i dont need 256?

No, the 6800 at 128 would be better in the long run than the 9800 with 256, the 6800 has the latest technology. The 6800 cards are looking very good.

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:57 pm

no im talking about the 6800. I should only buy 128ram instead of 256 ram? will i need 256 anytime soon

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:16 pm

tntjboy wrote:no im talking about the 6800. I should only buy 128ram instead of 256 ram? will i need 256 anytime soon

That's up to your budget. Currently you don't "NEED" 256 megs, and currently I know of only 2x games that benefit from the extra 128 megs on a 256 meg card....Far Cry, and CoD. And the performance difference isn't really much anyways.

Read the two articles here: 3D Performance with Doom 3, read parts 1 and 2.

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/

Also read this article,
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content ... 800&page=1

tntjboy · Post by **tntjboy** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:30 pm

cool cool. thanks everyone for their posts

DAVE · Post by **DAVE** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:34 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:My home system is still using a 9800 pro 256 megger, I run the game at 1280x1024 with high details. Runs fine. 1.5 gigs of system RAM, Pentium 4 2.6C overclocked to 3.38.

Honestly if I were to build a new system today, I'd probably get a 6800 GT, or if on a tighter budget, the vanilla 6800. Read my post I just made on GamePC's writeup on the 6800.

I'd not purchase last years card if building a system today, even todays generation mid weight cards such as the 6800 are better than last years heavyweights.

how about the BFG 6800 with it lifetime warranty ?

when do you think the price of the 6800 series will fall ?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:59 pm

DAVE wrote:how about the BFG 6800 with it lifetime warranty ?

when do you think the price of the 6800 series will fall ?

It will be a while, there is a VERY high demand now.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 3:17 pm

DAVE wrote:when do you think the price of the 6800 series will fall ?

Prices will barely start to lower in the short term, you won't see a real drop in price until this fall, when the "revisions" of the spring generation cards come out....models like "Ultra" versions, the slightly tweaked "version 2" cards.