128MB - MPN: 100435012
Strengths: Fast !!! this card runs twice as fast as my older TI4200 little brother in 3D Mark 03
Weakness: Driver...what do I need to say. This card cannot recognize my monitor so I have to spend extra time and load up Pnp driver to force it to work.
this card performs slightly better than 5900XT but I would stick with 5900XT since the driver is more mature and stable. Well so far not much to complain for $190 off my wallet. Hope this card will serve me right.
Bottomline:
NVdia:
crisp text, stable driver, problem free, a bit slower compare to ATI similar model
ATI
present color more accuratly, faster frame rate, less stable driver.
Call ? you decide ^_^
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mudfoot
- Nov 11, 2004
Strengths: Can be flashed to pro speeds
Weakness: Stock fan is weak.
This card can be flashed to 9800 pro specs. But, the stock fan should be upgraded. Heat sinks on the memory chips will make this baby fly. Very impressive FPS increases with these mods.
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ATI RADEON 9800 ultimate Accelerator
Strengths: Performance near 9800PRO and 9800XT for half the price.
Weakness: Have to register to get 3-year warranty? Some odd problem with DVI main monitor at bootup.
I'm not sure if the DVI problem is with my monitor or the video card. The signal is scrambled until the desktop shows up--but only sometimes.
Right now this is the best value in terms of price/performance ratio. Only about 10-15% slower than the Pro and XT cards, for way less money.
I've only run BF:V so far but it runs well. Shame it only does 1280x960--I think that is a DX9 problem and not an ATI problem. This is quite a huge leap from my last card (gf2 gts).
Includes S-Video and Composite video cables.
Only minus: I had to register for a (free) ATI user account to get the 3 year warranty. The warranty was the reason I bought the retail card, but I don't like to jump through hoops to get it.
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