Computers The Mighty Radeon 9800 with DDR-II is out

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  1. SaberJ2X

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    Well the long awaited Radeon 9800PRO with DDR2 memory has finally come out...

    but it's only 10Mhz faster than the DDR one, and the DDR2 memory latencies are higher... and runs a hell of a lot hotter

    so from 9800pro to 9800pro with DDR2... you will notice AT MOST 2 fps of diference...

    in other words... not worth the additional 100$

    see for yourself
    http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030604/index.html
     
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    SaberJ2X, Jun 5, 2003
  2. Snake

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    wow
    kick asss
    my friend recently got one of the new FX gfx cards and guess wat happened the next day......
    the fan was spinning so fast it caught fire, now it's in for repairs again
    i got a radeon 9000, does the job :D
    loosk like nVIDIA and ATI are really givin it all they got to get the better gfx card, hehe

    over and out
     
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    Snake, Jun 5, 2003
  3. Shen

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    Muwahahahaha!!!!!! I got that, it blows you sky high, it's a fantastic graphics card, a MUST for anyone who is really a PC gamer.
     
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    Shen, Jun 9, 2003
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    i dont have the money for a real good vid card, so im runnin an old gforce 2, laugh all you want. but thats why i got a job. who laughing now eh. well, im not so it doesnt matter
     
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    Alucard666, Jun 19, 2003
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    If you do get a graphics card I'd recommend only Nvidia GeForce Series and ATi Radeon series. Currently the GeForce 5800 is pretty good but some reports suggest the earlier released Radeon 9800 is better. I would look out for the new ATi card coming out... I'll give you more info if I can find some.
     
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    Shen, Jun 21, 2003
  6. Snake

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    the Radeon 9800 bets the FX 5800
    nVIDIA is releasing a FX 5900 which is gonna try to compete with the 9800
    i'm not sure on details but i'll hceck through my pc mags

    over and out
     
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    Snake, Jun 22, 2003
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