hows this vid card?

[culkid]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-233&depa=1

its a 9800 so it must be half way decent

[dscytherulez]

A Radeon 9800 for $177? Id be wary of that...

[culkid]

ya but read everything. and it is from a trusted site.. why do u think so cheap? the speed looks pretty good

[dscytherulez]

I guess technically everything looks to be in order, but a Radeon 9800 for $177? I still wouldnt trust it...MSRP on a non pro is like $250-$300 I do believe.

Edit: I looked around and the ONLY 9800's i can find, even near that price range are SE's. Which means they are probably the lowest level 9800 there is. You are probably just better off getting a 9600XT

[Ait'al]

POWERCOLOR RADEON 9800SE Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "XR98SE-C3L" -RETAIL

SE is saphire right or does that mean special edition in this case? its only 128 and not a 256 that accounts for some of it. It is retail??

Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: RADEON 9800SE/380MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/600MHz
BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)+TV-Out(S-Video Out)+DVI connector
Support 3D API: DirectX�9, OpenGL�2.0
Cable/Accessories: 3 Cables, Composite via S-Video Adapter, VGA via DVI Adapter, 5 CD,Manual
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz
Retail Box (See pics for details)

Check the company website for more info. They should have more info for you??? cause i dont hve time to check 8\

Maybe they jsut released a special low price 128 9800 do push hte 9800s? its not even a pro so its not that big of a thing. Try it for that price! Oh its not ATI either its powercolour. Isnt all of there stuff that cheap?

Edit: See they just made a cheaper basic version of the card. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?DEPA=1&submit=manufactory&catalog=48&manufactory=1419&description=&Order=priceD

The 9600xt is only 2 dollars less 8)

[dscytherulez]

Yes, its a modified ATI, and no all their stuff isnt that cheap ;). I'm telling you, they downgraded a 9800 and called it the 9800SE, hence the cheap price. The 9600XT is pretty much the same price and i can almost garauntee that it is equal or better than the 9800SE, plus it can more than likely be overclocked easier than the 9800SE.

[sandmtrailboss]

Yeah se is no good. However Omega drivers give you an option to soft-mod it into the 9800 Pro.

[Sentrosi]

the 9800SE is a dumbed down version of the 9800. The only two cards I would conceive of getting for under $300 are the 9600XT's or 9800pro's. It's very hard to find a 9800XT 128Mb card also. It only comes with the 256Mb flavor. And for $400+, IMO not worth it.

[NoSurrender]

i would not touch the SE with a 10ft pole. your better off getting a 9600XT for that money

[Rbstr]

the rady 9800 SE is a gimped version of the 9800, it is a ATI reference card (not a mod of any sort)has a 128 bit memry bus and it has only 4 pipelines. I would get the 9600xt or pro.