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9800 PRO is it dead

not at all, can still play just about everything out there at respectable settings
 
I'm still using my 9700-pro and loving it. I wouldn't recomend buying a 9800-pro now days, but they still work just fine.
 
The problem with the 9800 pro is that the standard price, not getting a good deal on it is $249. Last week you could get a 6800nu for that at Best Buy. The standard price really should be $200.

I think by standard price I meant MSRP.
 
It is a great card, even now.

My brother has a 9700 pro, and it can handle doom 3 quite nicely.

If you absolutely have to get a card now, its either that or an x700 pci-e.

But for 200 bucks, 9800 pro is a great AGP option.
 
The 9800pro is still a great card and it can be a great deal if you watch for sales. I've seen them as low as $149 (BBA retail box) in the last couple of weeks - that's a top performance-for-price deal in my opinion.
 
Half Life 2 is literally just weeks away from release - when people see The Source engine running on one of the new generation cards, it'll be game over.

There will be no turning back.

Don't buy a 9800 pro unless your CPU is on its last legs. Effectively, the 9800 pro is dead. Sure, it'll play the great games of today, but tomorrow is actually just two weeks away.

Within days of HL2's release, another Source title called Bloodlines will be released. And then the dominoes will begin to fall. This is an incredibly exciting time for gamers. We're seeing new engines and new graphics technology being released at the same time.

Personally, I would never buy a 9800 pro - just look at the benchmarks; those new cards just blow the 9800 out of the water.

Ding dong, the witch is dead...
 
Michael Younger said:
Half Life 2 is literally just weeks away from release - when people see The Source engine running on one of the new generation cards, it'll be game over.

There will be no turning back.

Don't buy a 9800 pro unless your CPU is on its last legs. Effectively, the 9800 pro is dead. Sure, it'll play the great games of today, but tomorrow is actually just two weeks away.

Within days of HL2's release, another Source title called Bloodlines will be released. And then the dominoes will begin to fall. This is an incredibly exciting time for gamers. We're seeing new engines and new graphics technology being released at the same time.

Personally, I would never buy a 9800 pro - just look at the benchmarks; those new cards just blow the 9800 out of the water.

Ding dong, the witch is dead...
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But then again, saving 200 bucks is kind of nice too.
 
Michael Younger said:
Half Life 2 is literally just weeks away from release - when people see The Source engine running on one of the new generation cards, it'll be game over.

There will be no turning back.

Don't buy a 9800 pro unless your CPU is on its last legs. Effectively, the 9800 pro is dead. Sure, it'll play the great games of today, but tomorrow is actually just two weeks away.

Within days of HL2's release, another Source title called Bloodlines will be released. And then the dominoes will begin to fall. This is an incredibly exciting time for gamers. We're seeing new engines and new graphics technology being released at the same time.

Personally, I would never buy a 9800 pro - just look at the benchmarks; those new cards just blow the 9800 out of the water.

Ding dong, the witch is dead...
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you forget that the source engine was built upon the performance of the r300 series, and it wont be quite as demanding as even doom3. by this time, the source engine is HIGHLY optimised, and it will run great on a 9700/9800 class card.

just becuase its not the greatest buy right now (6600GT comin out, and the 6800nu kicking its ass) @150-180, its a great buy, and if you already have one, its still a strong card
 
id consider a 9800pro to be mainstream now. and the 9600 would be budget.
 
acascianelli said:
id consider a 9800pro to be mainstream now. and the 9600 would be budget.
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Yup. the 9800 Pro will be a relevent card for the next few years, the same way a ti4600 was a relevent card for years, and is only just now not able to handle modern games.
 
SocketA said:
The 9800pro still has alot of life in it yet.
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it better....i just built my system in july and i am not about to spend $400 on another video card.
 
KingPariah777 said:
Yup. the 9800 Pro will be a relevent card for the next few years, the same way a ti4600 was a relevent card for years, and is only just now not able to handle modern games.
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good analysis :)
 
lithium726 said:
you forget that the source engine was built upon the performance of the r300 series, and it wont be quite as demanding as even doom3. by this time, the source engine is HIGHLY optimised, and it will run great on a 9700/9800 class card.

just becuase its not the greatest buy right now (6600GT comin out, and the 6800nu kicking its ass) @150-180, its a great buy, and if you already have one, its still a strong card
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I've no doubt that the 9800 class will handle the Source engine just fine - and yet, from having read that article in PC Gamer, the facts are the facts, and the fact is that Half-Life 2 will push system hardware to the limits - you name it, if you've got it, Half-Life 2 will take advantage of it.

I think that gamers are good at going forward... but lousy at going back. I can still remember going over to my friend's house in the early nineties when he bought a Soundblaster sound card. I was completely blown away by the fact that a computer game could actually generate real-life noises - and music! When I returned home, and had to play a game that made sounds through the PC speaker, I was totally bummed out.

I just think that if you see Half Life 2 and the like, running on, say, a 6800 GT card, you'll wish you had spent just a little bit more money, instead of having bought the 9800 from ATI.

Seeing is believing in my book.
 
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