Radeon 9800 vs Geforce FX 5900 128MB

InfinityAudioLXi · 11-09-2003, 08:08 AM

lol, so im on the same problem that u are at but i think that i'm gonna go with the eVGA nVIDIA FX5900. i am currently running the eVGA nVidia GeForce 4 Ti-4200 64meg card and i love it. i have actually just overclocked it (within the last week) with the core at 330 Mhz and the memory at 600 mhz, runs perfect. My friend has the MSI ti-4200 128meg card and we got the same score on 3DMark 2001 (before mine was overclocked). my other friend JUST got the radeon 9800 128 card and it works great but no benchmarks yet. AA up to 6x and anisotropic at 16x and still runs awesome on Allied Assault. Tomorrow i'm gonna get 3DMark 2001 and test it . But i always follow my guy feeling and it is saying the fx5900 and hey i found it for $257 at http://shop.store.yahoo.com/e-datatek/evgefx12ddrt.html w/ FREE S&H

harrack52 · 11-09-2003, 12:45 PM

I suggest you get a Sapphire 9800np 128mb.
Chances are you'll have Samsung memory on it

So you'll be able to flash the bios with a 9800 pro bios so you'll end up with a 9800 pro that cost you only $249 at newegg. It'll be noticeably faster than a FX5900.

But it has to be a Sapphire since it seems they all have Samsung memory on it. (the 9800nps that is).

harrack52 · 18-09-2003, 01:27 AM

Hey, hope you didn't buy that FX just yet.

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthre...eadid=33711543

You should read this, this is one of the countless threads about the 5900 Ultra being slower than the 9800 Pro for DX 9 games, and this one comes from the man itself, so I think we should believe him.

That, and add tthe fact that ATI is cheaper, I don't see why you'd go the nvidia route.

I'm not a fan boy, but right now I'm really happy I didn't spend my hard-earned money on a FX.

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11-09-2003, 08:08 AM	#16 (permalink) Top
InfinityAudioLXi Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 26 Posts: 1 Status: Offline	lol, so im on the same problem that u are at but i think that i'm gonna go with the eVGA nVIDIA FX5900. i am currently running the eVGA nVidia GeForce 4 Ti-4200 64meg card and i love it. i have actually just overclocked it (within the last week) with the core at 330 Mhz and the memory at 600 mhz, runs perfect. My friend has the MSI ti-4200 128meg card and we got the same score on 3DMark 2001 (before mine was overclocked). my other friend JUST got the radeon 9800 128 card and it works great but no benchmarks yet. AA up to 6x and anisotropic at 16x and still runs awesome on Allied Assault. Tomorrow i'm gonna get 3DMark 2001 and test it . But i always follow my guy feeling and it is saying the fx5900 and hey i found it for $257 at http://shop.store.yahoo.com/e-datatek/evgefx12ddrt.html w/ FREE S&H

11-09-2003, 12:45 PM	#17 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	I suggest you get a Sapphire 9800np 128mb. Chances are you'll have Samsung memory on it So you'll be able to flash the bios with a 9800 pro bios so you'll end up with a 9800 pro that cost you only $249 at newegg. It'll be noticeably faster than a FX5900. But it has to be a Sapphire since it seems they all have Samsung memory on it. (the 9800nps that is).

18-09-2003, 01:27 AM	#18 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	Hey, hope you didn't buy that FX just yet. http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthre...eadid=33711543 You should read this, this is one of the countless threads about the 5900 Ultra being slower than the 9800 Pro for DX 9 games, and this one comes from the man itself, so I think we should believe him. That, and add tthe fact that ATI is cheaper, I don't see why you'd go the nvidia route. I'm not a fan boy, but right now I'm really happy I didn't spend my hard-earned money on a FX.

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