Cant decide on a video card

[DemiGhost]

k well my dad will help me pay for a comp, and i was debating between the gforce fx 5900 or a radeon 9800 pro. wich is the best bang for the buck?

 

[WQ87]

Do you kow the prices of both cards?

 

[DemiGhost]

yes 9800 pro 128 mb is 193
gforce fx 5900 128 is 170

the main question is wich is better?

 

[WQ87]

9800 Pro

 

[DemiGhost]

do u know a site to a comparison chart? or can u tell me why its better.

 

[WQ87]

The 9800 Pro is better because it performs better (stating the obvious). It's performance in DirectX 9 is superior compared to the 5900. The actual pipelines in the 5900 is 4x2, compared to the 9800 Pro's 8x1 pipelines. Although the 5900's pipelines are 4x2, it still acts as a 4x1 pipeline card, thus it's performance and image quality is not as great compared to the 9800 Pro.

Although the 5900 is cheaper, the 9800 Pro has a better price/performance ratio.

 

[Sly]

go with the 9800 pro, better by far

 

[WQ87]

Here is a comparison... just look for the 5900 and 9800 pro:
http://www.pcvsconsole.com/features/video/

Benchmarking:
http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/vga-charts-03.html#unreal_tournament_2003

Both cards have their ups and downs; 9800 Pro is better at DirectX9 games while 5900 seems to own in OpenGL games. But the 5900 suffers in image quality though.

 

[aphextwin]

i'd go for all in wonder if your interested in doing any video editing job

 

[l33t 0n3]

You really dont need that good of a vid card, I'd say a Geforce 3 will go cheap and last another 7 years before its outdated. if you insist, the 9800 is probably the better one.

 

[amthx]

Radeon 9800 Pro no competition hands down winner.

Nvidia Geforce FX = GARBAGE.

Here's a comparison which includes 9800 xt, 9800 pro, 5950, 5900, etc.

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/

Do NOT Get Geforce FX.

 

[icastbigspells]

if gaming for hard core stuff try and get 256mb

 

[Korittke]

i got a passive-cooled 256ram 9800 pro, its awesome

 

[DemiGhost]

i ant afford the 256mb one lol, are then any softcore mods u can do to a 9800 pro 128 to make its better?

 

[ChrisH36]

I own an ATI R9600 Pro at 128 MB. You are better off with just 128 MB. It wont be like 4-5 years before games require it as a minimum requirement

 

[icastbigspells]

theres one for 256mb at 264$

 

[Above_70Percent]

9800 xt, has bigger ddr ram, and ati has always prided themselves on creating one of the most clockable vid cards aorund.

 

[Di3t_C0ke]

right now no games needs more then a 64mb vid card even HL2 will only need a 64mb GC, people who buy 256, 512, graphic cards are either doing CAD, MAJOR video editing, or are buying a card and waitin to but its power to teh test in a few years when there card will be outdated and be able to support newer games.

go wit a 128mb card. yes the 9800 pro is wut u should go wit.