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Whats the difference between them, and is it worth the $100 difference? :O
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The difference is more RAM 
You won't see a boost in performance in games (in general), the extra RAM will help processor higher resolution textures. VALVe has an update planned for HL2 in which they will release hi-res textures that'll take advantage of 256MB cards.
In short: No, it's not worth the extra $100, seeing as how that pushes the card up to $300 (give or take), and you can get a better card for that price (X800 SE [when it comes out], 9800XT [assuming the price drops sometime soon], etc)
You won't see a boost in performance in games (in general), the extra RAM will help processor higher resolution textures. VALVe has an update planned for HL2 in which they will release hi-res textures that'll take advantage of 256MB cards.
In short: No, it's not worth the extra $100, seeing as how that pushes the card up to $300 (give or take), and you can get a better card for that price (X800 SE [when it comes out], 9800XT [assuming the price drops sometime soon], etc)
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Well, the difference is more ram but the ram is also _slower_. I run a 9800 pro 256 DDR-II and I've had really great performance out of it. Granted I don't play alot of high end games (I've demo'ed max payne 2, frycry and had them run great). The only difference between you and me is that, I bought my card when the 9800 pro 256 was the top card to buy. Now that you have the option of buying the 9800XT or the X800, I would wait for the X800 to come out and the XT's price to drope. I was even considering selling my 9800 pro 256 so I could get a X800... Dunno if I'll do that though.
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the higher-res textures aren't worth $100, imo. but that's all the extra ram does...so it's up to you
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you should not buy the 128-bit 9800p...or the 9600xt. do it right and get a 256-bit 128meg 9800p...such a steal at $200
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sig's from here: http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgsmenu.html
i think it's #3 or #4...and i guess you'd probably die of thirst before starving...lol
newegg.com has the 9800p's for $206-7
personally i'm going to get the MSI card.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-127&depa=1
it's only $5 or 6 more and it's the retail version...and it has a sweet heatsink that covers not only the GPU but the RAM as well.
incidentally, this is the first 128 meg 9800xt i've seen...
http://www.imagestore.us/product.asp?pf_id=HY-9800XT128
still isn't worth the extra money...since you can put the 9800xt bios on the 9800pro and overclock to xt speeds...i bet the MSI card overclocks well...though i haven't been able to find a review :\
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why not just spend $3 more and get the MSI card?...free games...retail box...looks cooler...probably OC's well with that nice heatsink/fan...MSI = quality.
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Uumm...because the one I'm looking at has 256-Bit, has a faster refresh rate with 85Hz, supports OpenGL®2.0, and has a faster memory speed with 680 MHz and a faster clock speed with 380 MHz. So, in comparison with the MSI, the one I am getting is much better.Maskirovka said:
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i wouldn't say "much" better...
the MSI card is 256-bit
does your monitor support 2048X1536? i hope 1600 x 1200 85Hz is good enough
the clock difference is like 3 Mhz...and i bet it overclocks better...
the opengl 1.5 vs 2.0 isn't that big of a deal...
though all these 3 differences together does make me think twice...and i don't need the bundle at all.
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The Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB is $ 349.99 CDN.
The Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB pushed the Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB to 349.99 $ CDN.
The Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB pushed the Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB to 349.99 $ CDN.
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http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=RX9800PRO-TD128&class=vga
msi's website says it's 256-bit...hmm...i saw it there first and then just went to newegg for a price...didn't actually read that part of the description...
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lol i have no idea
i dunno...i think i want to try to softmod mine with the XT bios and OC it to XT speeds...and i read that the sapphire model in question now uses the R360 core and the XT PCB, and people are having lots of success with the bios/oc
also, they have a refurbished version of it at newegg for $170 shipped...the $40 savings is attractive since i just shelled out $320+ to fix my car :\\\\
i'll think about it a bit more...i posted on a few forums to see if anyone else has or knows much abou the MSI card...if nobody bites i'll just get the sapphire.
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