What do you think about this Card

[BPetway23]

Right now I have a Radeon 9200. I know I need to Upgrade. Would this card work well?
PowerColor 9800SE at PRO

 

[Maxi]

Don't by SE's, evahr. They are the mx's of the Radeons.

 

[Revisedsoul]

yeah stay away from the se's

but i got a powercolor 9500 and hasnt givin me any problems

 

[FCKaul]

If in uk Overclockers.co.uk are doing the 9800 pro for a real good price rite now, its a much better card and will last so much longer

 

[Asus]

You can see the 9800 Sucky Edition's performance compared to a 9600 Pro or XT here or here
9600XT 150$

 

[ComradeBadger]

Oi

SE's can be softmodded :E

 

[Asus]

If you have experience softmodding, updating bios or something along those lines then go for it.
If you havn't then I wouldn't take the risk and just grab a 9600XT.

 

[gh0st]

If you have experience softmodding, updating bios or something along those lines then go for it.
If you havn't then I wouldn't take the risk and just grab a 9600XT.

if you do softmod
1) realize that some SE's wont softmod (because they have 128 bit memory interface.. or something
2) get the omega drivers and just click the softmod button.

 

[ComradeBadger]

Thats what I did

I have one of the old hercules cards, the guarenteed to softmod ones

 

[Shuzer]

if you do softmod
1) realize that some SE's wont softmod (because they have 128 bit memory interface.. or something
2) get the omega drivers and just click the softmod button.

POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9800SE Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "R98SE-C3" -RETAIL

Ahem He clearly knows that that SE can softmod.. judging by his link, I'd imagine he knows how to softmod/overclock as well