Which 9800pro?

[oshta]

Im looking for a graphics card to compleate this below system, and was looking at a ati 9800pro

Athlon XP 2600+ (2.08Ghz)
Abit NF7-S Ver2
x2 256mb TwinMOS PC3200

I have a mate selling this one (used) linky (Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Ultimate - 128mb DDR AGP DVI/TV-Out Retail)

The heatsink is a deffonate plus as i would be swaping that for a zalman if it had a fan (although i alreadly have one anyway)
- But i just remember somthing about the later 9800's not being so good, and im not sure what this one is?


Daniel

[Kezzer]

Wrong forum - this is General Discussion, not hardstuff

[iMc]

unless your overclocking it won't really matter and I wouldn't recommend ocing on a passive heatsink anyway.

just get the cheapest one you can find is my advice...

[BEANFro Elite]

Ebay is your best friend oshta as most if not all AGP based cards are now obsolete, you'd especially be hard pressed to find a 9800pro in any generic e-shop although I'd imagine one can still relatively easily find a 9800pro All-In-Wonder

You should be able to nab a respectable (Sapphire) brand of the card on there for between £60 - £130; prices vary, the more standard 9800pros cost towards the £60 mark and the All-In-Wonder varients cost towards the £130 mark...Good hunting...

[oshta]

Fair enough.

So how much should i be looking to offrer him for it, seeing as its used, and i have little come-back if it doesnt work. (i dont know him that well, he just s freind of a freind of someone at uni)

Is £80 fair?


Daniel

[steve threlfall]

Fair enough.

So how much should i be looking to offrer him for it, seeing as its used, and i have little come-back if it doesnt work. (i dont know him that well, he just s freind of a freind of someone at uni)

Is £80 fair?


Daniel

Thats sounds fair to me. Make sure the 9800 pro has a 256bit memory interface (the ones with 128bit memory interface are the rubbish ones) Note this has nothing to do with the card being 128mb

[oshta]

Thats sounds fair to me. Make sure the 9800 pro has a 256bit memory interface (the ones with 128bit memory interface are the rubbish ones) Note this has nothing to do with the card being 128mb

Right, ok.

How do i know the, if the fact its a 128mb card means nothing?


Daniel

[oshta]

EDIT
i just found out it is the one with the 256bit memory interface