Sapphire Radeon 9800 pro

[mmganga]

Hey guys I am on a very tight budget and would like to get a 9800 PRO card, does this look like a good one?

http://makeashorterlink.com/?R28A124DA

I am not trying to plug the site, but they do have this card refurbished for $120 and although it's by Sapphire it seems to be 256-bit, 128 Mb card...

Should I watch out for anything else?

THANKS!

 

[BlueWeasel]

Are you sure that card is 256-bit? I didn't see it anywhere on Newegg's page.

I love my Sapphire 9800NP. I picked it up off the FS/FT forum after it had been flashed to a Pro, and it runs great at 420 core, 380 memory (XT speeds).

 

[mmganga]

Well this is what it says:

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Specifications
Chipset:ATI RADEON 9800 PRO
Memory:128MB DDR memory
Bus:AGP 8X
New SMARTSHADER 2.1 technology allows users to experience complex, movie-quality effects in next-generation 3D games and applications
Supports DirectX® 9.0 and the latest OpenGL® functionality
256-bit memory interface removes hardware performance bottleneck and provides end users with faster 3D graphics
Ports: VGA + DVI + S-Video Out (includes VGA-DVI Adapter, and S-Video-RCA Adapter and cables


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[otispunkmeyer]

its got the ram arranged in a L shape too, thats usually a sign of the 256bit bus. the 128bit bus used ram in a straight line on 128bit cards, but i assume this isnt always the case

 

[ScrewFace]

Yes, it looks good and you should be able to clock it to at least a Radeon 9800XT. YMMV, of course.

 

[Wizard12]

I had a sapphire r9800 pro...burned down after 1.5 years in stock speed, because the fan stopped working.

if you buy it, get a fan for it...don't trust this model supplied fan

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: mmganga
Well this is what it says:

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Specifications
Chipset:ATI RADEON 9800 PRO
Memory:128MB DDR memory
Bus:AGP 8X
New SMARTSHADER 2.1 technology allows users to experience complex, movie-quality effects in next-generation 3D games and applications
Supports DirectX® 9.0 and the latest OpenGL® functionality
256-bit memory interface removes hardware performance bottleneck and provides end users with faster 3D graphics
Ports: VGA + DVI + S-Video Out (includes VGA-DVI Adapter, and S-Video-RCA Adapter and cables


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Doh...I'm an idiot....just completely missed it the first time.