I have an old EPoX 8K3A+ Mobo that has the Via KT333 chipset on it as is only AGP 4X compliant. I currently run a G-Force 4 t14200 128mb DDR video card in it and all I play is UT and UT2004. My card does very well with both but I have simply always wanted a ATI 9700 Pro and they are cheap now. Real cheap. In looking at these, I have discovered several flavors and upgrades. Now I'm looking at the ATI 9800 Pro both 128mb and the 256mb version and then there are these XT versions as well.
Strange thing is that when I look on pricewatch at these cards, the Pro version is usually cheaper than their standard counterpart version so that is my first question:
Why would the Pro actually be cheaper?
I've read reviews that indicate the 128MB being faster than the 256mb version in cases too.
Why is that?
I can't seem to locate a XT version on pricewatch so I'm stuck with the standard versions of the ATI 9800 and their Pro counterparts. Both come in either 128mb or 256mb options. So the final questions are:
What would you get the Standard 9800 or the PRO? Then which memeory version would you get? 128 or 256? Please explain thoroughly. Thank you in advance.
Last chance for you Nvidia diehards to sway me. Keeping cost in mind, can you name a single Nvidia card around $100 that absolutely outperforms the ATI 9800 Pro XT 256mb? Thanks!
Strange thing is that when I look on pricewatch at these cards, the Pro version is usually cheaper than their standard counterpart version so that is my first question:
Why would the Pro actually be cheaper?
I've read reviews that indicate the 128MB being faster than the 256mb version in cases too.
Why is that?
I can't seem to locate a XT version on pricewatch so I'm stuck with the standard versions of the ATI 9800 and their Pro counterparts. Both come in either 128mb or 256mb options. So the final questions are:
What would you get the Standard 9800 or the PRO? Then which memeory version would you get? 128 or 256? Please explain thoroughly. Thank you in advance.
Last chance for you Nvidia diehards to sway me. Keeping cost in mind, can you name a single Nvidia card around $100 that absolutely outperforms the ATI 9800 Pro XT 256mb? Thanks!