Which is better

[CatBOne]

Okay so which is better, the ati radeon 9800 or ati radeon x700 or ATI Radeon 9600?

Kepping in mind that I'm on a low budget and my PC specs are
1.4 GHz Pentium 4
512 MB RAM
Widows xp

Also what is their price?

Thanks.

 

[Dynasty]

ull generally get the 9800pro cheaper i believe. but dont get ati, get sapphire or connect3d.

ive never seen the x700's performance, but the 9800pro has more than enough in its locker for the latest games, and upcoming releases for the next few years.

in the uk you can get the 9800pro for around £110. dont know about us prices though....

also help us out by giving us your pc specs if you can. we can then tell you which card to get...or if you cant get either lol.

 

[CatBOne]

ull generally get the 9800pro cheaper i believe. but dont get ati, get sapphire or connect3d.

ive never seen the x700's performance, but the 9800pro has more than enough in its locker for the latest games, and upcoming releases for the next few years.

in the uk you can get the 9800pro for around £110. dont know about us prices though....

also help us out by giving us your pc specs if you can. we can then tell you which card to get...or if you cant get either lol.

Thanks, Ive updated my post... :thumbs:

 

[Ecthe|ioN]

ull generally get the 9800pro cheaper i believe. but dont get ati, get sapphire or connect3d.

They're all ATI. ATI makes the chips. (Not potato chips)

 

[Kristafon]

I think your processor might bottelneck those vid cards

 

[CatBOne]

I think your processor might bottelneck those vid cards

What do u mean by that?

 

[CatBOne]

Sorry, I got it wrong, I have a Pentium 4 1.80 GHz

 

[lePobz]

Isn't the X700 a PCI-E only card till like december?

Get a 9800 - it'll do the job perfectly and it's cheap.

Ignore people talking about bottlenecks, they don't understand that 90% of systems are bottlenecked anyway by one component or another, and that its really not a problem - the better the gfx card you have the faster it'll run, bottleneck or not.

 

[CatBOne]

Isn't the X700 a PCI-E only card till like december?

Get a 9800 - it'll do the job perfectly and it's cheap.

Ignore people talking about bottlenecks, they don't understand that 90% of systems are bottlenecked anyway by one component or another, and that its really not a problem - the better the gfx card you have the faster it'll run, bottleneck or not.

Thanks a lot, that is the best, and most straightforward answer I've heard so for on this forum. :E

How much are 9800 at the leading stores, also how do I put one in...
Thanx

 

[poseyjmac]

Isn't the X700 a PCI-E only card till like december?

Get a 9800 - it'll do the job perfectly and it's cheap.

Ignore people talking about bottlenecks, they don't understand that 90% of systems are bottlenecked anyway by one component or another, and that its really not a problem - the better the gfx card you have the faster it'll run, bottleneck or not.

dude, stop spreading misinformation. you have no clue what you're talking about. bottlenecks ARE real. when you get an awesome video card with a cpu like a 1.4ghz, what will happen is EVERY resolution will give you the same bad framerate. thats when you know you have a bottleneck.

please don't speak about things you don't know about, it only causes people to make bad buying decisions.

 

[leitmotif]

you got served!

 

[CatBOne]

you got served!

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Can someone answer my last question please. :frog:

 

[bryanf445]

around 200 dollars

 

[CatBOne]

In sterling.

 

[Mitch2891]

A quick check puts the 9800 PRO in the £140 range (www.overclockers.co.uk)

Oh and the X700 is a 9600 but with a PCI-E interface. So the 9800 PRO will kill it in everything.

 

[CatBOne]

A quick check puts the 9800 PRO in the £140 range (www.overclockers.co.uk)

Oh and the X700 is a 9600 but with a PCI-E interface. So the 9800 PRO will kill it in everything.

Thanks