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  1. 06-16-2005, 03:58 PM #1
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    Saphire or ATI 9800Pro

    I'm looking at buying a Radeon 9800Pro. The Saphire brand is about $50 cheaper than the ATI. Has anyone had any experience with either? Which one is better? Is it worth it to spend the extra $50 if the ATI is better, or save it and buy Battlefield 2?
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  2. 06-16-2005, 04:25 PM #2
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    Sapphire manufactures ATi's cards. That pretty much means they're the same.
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  3. 06-16-2005, 05:47 PM #3
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    Originally posted by Plaster
    Sapphire manufactures ATi's cards. That pretty much means they're the same.
    So Saphire actually builds the cards that are sold under ATi' name? I s that what you mean?
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  4. 06-16-2005, 06:40 PM #4
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    That's what I mean.
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    Originally posted by kpm547
    So Saphire actually builds the cards that are sold under ATi' name? I s that what you mean?
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    Seems like a no brainer then, I should get the cheaper Saphire. Thanks for your help.
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  7. 06-17-2005, 01:46 PM #7
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    Another question for every one. I was able to find a Geforce 6600GT for about the same price as the Radeon 9800. Which card is better and which will last me longer?

    I want to play HL2, Doom3, BF2, etc on fairly high settings. I've got an AMD64 3200, 1Gig RAM.

    Which company produces a better, less buggy driver?
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  8. 06-17-2005, 02:28 PM #8
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    The 6600gt is alot faster then a 9800pro even though they look about the same in ram size and so on the 6600gt is a newer core and has ddr3 ram. I had a 9800pro that I upgraded to a 6600gt and it is allmost twice as fast in benchmarks.
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