Radeon 9800 128Mb cards - best deals ? HELP !

[NuTTeR]

Time to replace my Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2 Ultra with a spanking Radeon 9800 128Mb ready for HL-2/Doom III/S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

I want to order this card next week and have trawled the net looking for deals, so far I've found these;

£179.00 - Watford.co.uk - Gigacube GC-R9800-C3 Radeon 9800 128MB AGP 8X DDR + DVI + TV
£179.00 - Watford.co.uk - Connect 3D 6032 Radeon 9800 128MB DDR + DVI + TV
£234.20 - Watford.co.uk - Gigacube_GC-R9800PRO-C3 Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb AGP 8X DDR TV Out DVI
£238.00 - Watford.co.uk - Connect 3D 6033 Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR + DVI + TV
£239.95 - Scan.co.uk - ATI Radeon 9800 Pro DVI/TV DDR Retail 128Mb
£242.99 - Crucial.com/uk - Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb
£253.00 - Scan.co.uk - GigaByte ATI Radeon 9800-Pro Retail DVI/TV DDR Retail 128Mb
£253.50 - Scan.co.uk - Hercules 3D Prophet ATI Radeon 9800-Pro Retail DVI/TV DDR Retail 128Mb
£260.41 - Gameloaded - Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 Pro AGP Graphics Card
£263.42 - Watford.co.uk - Gigabyte_GV-R98P128D ATI R9800 Pro 128Mb
£269.00 - Watford.co.uk - Sapphire 21016-00-10 128Mb Radeon 9800 Pro DDR DVI TVO Retail

Theres only £90 difference between the cheapest and dearest, I'm not fussed about having loads of software extras with the card, but signal breakout boxes/cables are always handy, to help me decide;

1) Does anyone know of any writeup's in terms of package contents of various manufacturers ?

and

2) Anyone better these prices ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

(Needless to say I'm looking for a UK supplier)

Cheers,

NuTTeR

 

[ShinRa]

Sapphire or retail are the best built and cheapest cards. I'd go with either of those companies, noone else.

 

[Buckaroo Banzai]

I second that Sapphire recommendation. I got one from Newegg a month ago for $260 shipped. Best deal for the money. Not to mention the best card there is except the Pro version.

 

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Oh, I almost forgot. Stay away from the SE version. It's a sub-par performance. It's like a MX version of the 9800. Only half the pipeline. It's only about $20 cheaper than a regular 9800 but with a substantial degrade in performance.

 

[NuTTeR]

Great, thanks for the heads up, I'm reading up on the Sapphire range. Anybody had experience of the Hercules ?

 

[NuTTeR]

For those that are interested and looking to buy a UK sourced Radeon 9800, here's an update to prices I've found so far;

UK Cost Website Description
£179.00 - Watford.co.uk - Gigacube GC-R9800-C3 Radeon 9800 128MB AGP 8X DDR + DVI + TV
£179.00 - Watford.co.uk - Connect 3D 6032 Radeon 9800 128MB DDR + DVI + TV
£182.00 Tekheads.co.uk - Sapphire Radeon 9800 Atlantis 128MB DDR TV/DVI - Retail
£185.00 overclockers.co.uk - Connect3D ATI Radeon 9800 128MB - Retail (GX-014-CO)
£186.38 gladiatorcomputers - Connect 3D ATi Radeon 9800 128MB Retail Boxed
£186.38 gladiatorcomputers - Sapphire ATi Radeon 9800 Atlantis 128 MB DDR, DVI, TV Out Retail Boxed
£188.50 overclockers.co.uk - Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 128MB TV-Out/DVI - Retail (GX-030-SP)
£195.00 overclockers.co.uk - PowerColor Radeon 9800 128MB - Retail (GX-009-PC)
£230.95 overclockers.co.uk - PowerColor Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB - Retail (GX-006-PC)
£234.20 - Watford.co.uk - Gigacube_GC-R9800PRO-C3 Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb AGP 8X DDR TV Out DVI
£237.45 gladiatorcomputers - Sapphire ATi Radeon 9800 Atlantis PRO 128 MB DDR, DVI, TV Out Retail Boxed
£238.00 - Watford.co.uk - Connect 3D 6033 Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR + DVI + TV
£239.95 - Scan.co.uk - ATI Radeon 9800 Pro DVI/TV DDR Retail 128Mb
£240.00 Tekheads.co.uk - Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis 128MB DDR - Retail
£240.95 overclockers.co.uk - Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB TV-Out/DVI - Retail (GX-017-SP)
£242.99 - Crucial.com/uk - Crucial Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb
£244.95 overclockers.co.uk - Connect3D ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB - Retail (GX-005-CO)
£245.96 gladiatorcomputers - Hercules 3D Prophet ATI Radeon 9800-Pro Retail DVI/TV DDR Retail 128Mb
£248.00 Tekheads.co.uk - Hercules 3D Prophet 9800 Pro 128MB DDR - Retail
£253.00 - Scan.co.uk - GigaByte ATI Radeon 9800-Pro Retail DVI/TV DDR Retail 128Mb
£253.50 - Scan.co.uk - Hercules 3D Prophet ATI Radeon 9800-Pro Retail DVI/TV DDR Retail 128Mb
£260.41 - Gameloaded - Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 Pro AGP Graphics Card
£263.42 - Watford.co.uk - Gigabyte_GV-R98P128D ATI R9800 Pro 128Mb
£269.00 - Watford.co.uk - Sapphire 21016-00-10 128Mb Radeon 9800 Pro DDR DVI TVO Retail
£299.00 overclockers.co.uk - Connect3D ATI Radeon 9800 Pro All-in-Wonder 128MB - Retail (GX-015-CO)

I'm not responsible for the accuracy of the above, you part with cash at your own risk, I don't endorse any of the above sites, blah blah

 

[Sir Lancelot]

VIVO seems not so important to me.

I'd like radeon 9500pro and 9800se

 

[Sir Lancelot]

they are nuch cheaper

 

[NuTTeR]

Sorry what is VIVO ?

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