ATI 9700 Pro vs. ATI AIW 9800

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Well I have a ATI 9700 Pro and ATI AIW 9800 and I want to know which is better. I realize that the 9700 might be better because it is a Pro but Im wondering if the 9800 series has any significant improvments/features that should keep me from using it over the 9800. Which is better for my Gaming rig. I dont have any plans to use the All-In-Wonder features of the 9800 Thanks!

Sidenote: which overclocks better...?
 
i am pretty sure the AIW 9800 is also a pro, i was not aware they made a none pro version of it? i have heard that 9700 was more revolutionary and the 9800 did not offer up much improvement from it. performance wise i think the 9800 is a tad better than the 9700, overclockability i have no say because ive never touched a 9700...hope this helps.
 
I thought Outpost had a non-pro version of the 9800AIW on sale a month or so back?
 
If you go by this info (using data for a 9700AIW pro and a regular 9800), they both have the same fill rate of 2,600 MTexels/s. The difference is in the memory speed. The 9700 runs at 310mhz (effectively 620) as opposed to the 9800 running at 290mhz (580 effectively). You'd be gaining a little over 1GB/s in memory bandwidth. Your best bet would be to use ATItool or something of the like to see what speed the core and memory are running at. As far as OC goes, I have a 9800 AIW pro but I haven't really pushed it to its limits yet. Your best bet would be to take a look around and do a search to see how others have done with it.
 
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