5900 vs. 9800pro

OverLoadOverLoad
edited February 2004 in Hardware
Ok heres how it goes. im getting ready to build me a new comp and i want a good card. gnome mentioned to me that the 5900 he has rocks. now ive known him for years and trust his advice- but i want some more opinions. i would have liked to have gotten the 9800 xt but thats just to much!

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited February 2004
    No one in their right mind would use a 5900 over a 9800 Pro. The 9800 Pro smokes the 5900 in DX8, and it's not even a contest in DX9.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    I NEVER said that it was better than the 9800 pro d00d! you asked between 9600xt and the 5900! thats a no brainer! Ive had both and the 5900 kick the 9600xt;s butt in everything

    Get facts straight d00d
  • madmatmadmat
    edited February 2004
    I guess I'm not in my right mind then.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    You never were. heh.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited February 2004
    Madmat, not when it comes to video cards, no. :D;)

    The 5900 Ultra is a fine card. I like nVidia's UDA much better from an installation standpoint than the catalysts, but the cats have a better ui. The 9800 Pro is much faster than the 5900 Ultra, though. There's nothing wrong with the 5900, it's just not as good as the ATi card.
  • madmatmadmat
    edited February 2004
    The new dets pretty much even the score and a healthy wc oc doesn't hurt either.
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