Radeon 9700 PRO 128mb UPGRADE to 9800 PRO 128mb?

Caspar · 22-04-2004, 10:36

as title, is it worth it?

Bifta · 22-04-2004, 10:40

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Originally Posted by Caspar

as title, is it worth it?

I upgraded from a 9700 pro to a 9800 pro, but I sold the original 9700 pro on Ebay and ended up only having to pay around 10-20 quid extra for the 9800 pro as it was on special on Aria.co.uk. Can't honestly say I've noticed a huge difference in frame rates though.

downquark1 · 22-04-2004, 10:42

Personally, I'd wait a while longer.
http://www20.tomshardware.com/graphi...800pro-23.html

Caspar · 22-04-2004, 10:44

Thanks guys

I'll keep it for now, I think I'm spending enough as it is!

Defiant · 22-04-2004, 11:56

From what I've read wot you have is really easy to overclock and isn't that hot either

Bifta · 22-04-2004, 12:16

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Originally Posted by Defiant

From what I've read wot you have is really easy to overclock and isn't that hot either

9700 pro's are among some of the hottest running cards available and as for overclocking, most models won't do it, certainly the Gigabyte Maya II was impossible.

Richard M · 22-04-2004, 13:03

I'm running a 9600XT at the moment but I'm going to wait until the new generation of cards are out before upgrading to a 9800 Pro/XT because the prices will fall shortly after the launch of the R4xx/GeForce 6800.