Radeon 9800XT

[FiNaL_MeTHoD]

Whats the word on these things? I know it has 256mb of Ram on it, not sure if DDR or what. I have a friend who has one in his Server and says he'll sell it to me for $200.00 plus my Ti4200...Good Deal? Thanks!

 

[Warrior]

yes they have DDR (DDR2?) and the deal is ...ok....your definitly getting a better card in terms of your Ti4200 but pluss 200...thats ok...you can pick up these cards on ebay for about 200... i would say its a deal..

 

[FiNaL_MeTHoD]

What kind of performance increase would I be looking at? Thanks for your reply!

 

[ameoba]

$200 + your current card for used 9800XT?

Sounds a bit steep when you consider that $200 will get you a new 6600GT which is going to be a generally faster card.

 

[mulpsmebeauty]

9800XTs were the best of the last generation. They were expensive then and continue to hold their value beyond what their performance deserves against the newer stuff. People paid a lot for them when they were the best (often quite recently) and are usually unwilling to price them realistically now that they are mid-range speed. If it was me, I'd buy a 6800nu and sell the old card to cut the cost down closer to $200.

 

[Stugots]

not worth it by any means...if you want a faster video card, take the 200 your willing to spend on his 9800xt, sell your ti4200 for 50-60$ add it to your 200 and get yourself a 6800nu or at the very least a 6600gt.

 

[BossNoodleKaboodle]

For a little more(the amount you could sell that good old Ti4200 for) +$200 you could get a 6800nu which trounces the 6600GT, which in turn beats the now very outdated for that price 9800XT.

 

[Stugots]

i wouldnt call the 9800xt "very outdated".

 

[BossNoodleKaboodle]

it is when there are cards that cost less money and do more

 

[FiNaL_MeTHoD]

Hmm.. Alright. Thanks for the suggestions guys!