Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

The early 9800SE 256 bit cards had 4 or the 8 pipelines turned off in the BIOS. You used to be able to get a software patcht hat turned the 4 closed pipelines back on adn made it perform as good as a 9800pro for alot less money.

Now that this ability has become well known all the card manufacturers have revised the cards so this ability is disabled so I would not worry about it anymore.

Also it was only on the 9800SE that this applied to. Your 9800Pro should have all the pipelines on.

My choices now for a new card would be minimum of 9800SE, 9800Pro, 9800XT, or Geforce FX 5700, 5900.

9800SE still out performs most of the 9600 line. but since prices have dropped a bit the difference isnt as great anymore.

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

why the hell did you change your name? guess who made it up.......... i did.

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

???


And dont forget you can always overclock your Radeon 9800 Pro to the equivalent of an XT.

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

o, chris changed his name to 42 and i made it up.

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

Ok I have decided to get a 9800pro but I am unsure which one I should get. Its a toss up between a Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB or a Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB. If I was to get a 256mb version I would ship it from USA as a 256mb costs the same as a 128mb version in UK. But people seem to think the 256mb has poor quality ram.

These test scores are interesting:

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/gra...charts-04.html

The 256mb version gets a lower fps than the 128mb version.

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

So, Tommy. Still the Italian fanatic you have always been?

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

pretty much. Fh devs teased me for two long years of having them in game, not gonna happen it seems.

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

I think Bg42 will have them before FH, wich I find pretty ironic...

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

You're American, not Italian. Get over it.

Re: Need some advice on getting a new Video card.
 

use atitool...it allows you to overclock your core/memory speeds.