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ATI 9800XT cards for $158, well almost, #139582 03/10/04 09:22 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 62 Bucho OP LoD SB Empire
OP Bucho LoD SB Empire Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 62	Guys awesome deal going through. Buy a ATI PowerColor 9800SE card. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-236&depa=0 Download and run the RivaTuner http://www.digital-daily.com/video/ati-radeon9800se/ unlock the 4 extra pipelines. Now you have a ATI 9800XT card a $400 value for only $159! Read the reviews of unlocking the card to see the performance difference. Well worth the buy. You are getting a top of the line video card for the price of a low to mid range card.

Wow, thanks. NT Bucho #139583 03/10/04 09:35 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,644 [LoD]Black Jack Lord of Gambling
[LoD]Black Jack Lord of Gambling Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,644	NT

Re: ATI 9800XT cards for $158, well almost, Bucho #139584 03/10/04 10:07 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	just bought a new geforce, but thats an awesome deal. If i wasnt piss broke id buy it :-/

Re: ATI 9800XT cards for $158, well almost, Bucho #139585 03/10/04 10:18 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Ok just double checked it and its not going to be nearly as great as a XT. The 9800 XT does run at a higher clock rate and has an extra 128 megs of RAM, but no game oin earth uses 128 now or even 256 I beleive. If you dont overclock the card it is pound for pound a 9800 Pro.

Re: ATI 9800XT cards for $158, well almost, Bucho #139586 03/13/04 01:43 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 62 Bucho OP LoD SB Empire
OP Bucho LoD SB Empire Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 62	Just got my card unlocked. 3Dmark03 Scores Ati Radeon 9600 3313 Power Color Radeon 9800SE 256 bit 4x1 3684 Power Color Radeon 9800SE 256 bit 8x1 5332 Not to bad.

Re: ATI 9800XT cards for $158, well almost, Bucho #139587 03/13/04 02:05 AM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,283 North California Mini Maj The Shit
Mini Maj The Shit Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,283 North California	I don't have the money <img src="/~stretch/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Is there anything you can do to up the performance of a radeon 9600? ps I don't want to fry my card, just something to up the performance mebbe?

did you run benchmarks before Bucho #139588 03/13/04 03:35 AM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 681 [LoD]Pearl RETIRED
[LoD]Pearl RETIRED Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 681	"unlocking" it? just for comparison sake...

Re: did you run benchmarks before [LoD]Pearl #139589 03/13/04 05:06 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,125 Foragex
Foragex Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,125	9 out of 10 video card manufactures dupe ppl into buying 256 meg cards when all that does for you is put you into a lower quality card with butt slow ram. Check the specs sometime, 256 meg video card using 3.8-4.4 NS ram 128 meg cards running strong @ 3.0-3.6 The PCB is even known to be 4-6 layer instead of 8, No game on the market can use 128 meg no reason to move to a 256. Sometimes you can get high end ram on a 256 meg card but the usual is low dollar slow memory.

Re: ATI 9800XT cards for $158, well almost, Mini Maj #139590 03/13/04 08:56 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 62 Bucho OP LoD SB Empire
OP Bucho LoD SB Empire Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 62	Mini Maj nah you cant unlock anything for a 9600. Sorry, Here is a good website to check which cards are unlockable. Plus the site has the drivers you need to unlock the cards. http://softmod.ocfaq.com/faq.php Last edited by Bucho; 03/13/04 08:56 PM.

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