Sapphire atlantis?

[Dynasty]

soz about starting a new thread but...wtf is the difference between the Sapphire radeon 9800pro and the Sapphire atlantis radeon 9800pro???? if there is a difference that is....they're almost the same price :S

 

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Me need linky.

 

[Dynasty]

kk

sapphire 9800pro: http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=5824&GroupID=0

atlantis 9800pro:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47511

the atlantis is more popular in terms of reviews on the internet, and the non atlantis is hard to find a review on...

 

[blahblahblah]

Go with this one

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=47511

This one has the 256 bit memory interface. The other one uses a 128 bit memory interface which means its performance is on the same level as a 9600 Pro.

 

[Dynasty]

kk thanks m8

 

[SidewinderX]

The Atlantis version (w/o the pro) is a 128bit card.

 

[Dynasty]

lol yeah i just realised, but ill get the atlantis as its more popular

 

[NJD2003]

No, do not do that. The atlantis performs like shit. Do not do that! I will kill you if you do.

 

[bosox188]

Sapphire doesn't call the 128-bit one the pro anymore. It's just the 9800 Atlantis. If it says "pro," it's fine.

 

[Dynasty]

just called the ati support line and they said my powercolor had corrupt memory on it ive been told from within the forums that there is no real difference between the atlantis and normal sapphire 9800pro...so looks like its my funeral NJD2003 lol.

 

[lans]

Sapphire doesn't call the 128-bit one the pro anymore. It's just the 9800 Atlantis. If it says "pro," it's fine.

EDIT: never mind.

 

[pingu]

so is the Saphire atlantis pro a card that will run all the top games in high detail no problem when combined with an Athlon XP 2800+

 

[RABIES]

so is the Saphire atlantis pro a card that will run all the top games in high detail no problem when combined with an Athlon XP 2800+

Yes in fact, I constantly run mine maxed out both in windows settings (ATi control panel) and in games. My combination is 3200Barton with Atlantis 9800Pro, even the lower models do the same, a friend of mine has an Atlantis 9700Pro running beside a 2500Barton, he too runs everything maxed out. I would expect any other ATi card to do the same, not just the Sapphire ones. The only difference you get is software, and sometimes better OC stability. IIRC some have different RAM types?

One thing I noticed too, is that we both were unable to use ATi's stock drivers, stabily, when we switched to sapphires drivers we noticed alot of our problems dissapeared. Beats me, but it works...

 

[bosox188]

Yeah if you get a 3rd party card like sapphire you should really use their drivers. But I think Sapphire's drivers aren't as new, they still have cat 4.5's I think as their newest.

 

[RABIES]

Yeah if you get a 3rd party card like sapphire you should really use their drivers. But I think Sapphire's drivers aren't as new, they still have cat 4.5's I think as their newest.

Exactly, I even want to say that they are "revised" becuase the problems listed with the ATi stock drivers never showed up in my applications on the "older" sapphire drivers which had the same revision number. Honestly I don't mind too much about out of date or delayed drivers, just stability.