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Reply #15 - Aug 18^th, 2004 at 11:38am

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If not, and the shop I bought this card at doesn't have any answers tomorrow, it's going back and I am writing off ati forever and buying a comparable nvidia. I've had bad exeriences with ati beofre like 3 different 64ddr radeon cards frying on me. Never had a problem though with either of the nvidia cards I've owned nor have out of date drivers ever adversely hanpered anything i've run using them. At this point, ati $ucks in my book.

Just for some persepective here..... I had the exact opposite experience with two Nvidea cards. Nothing but problems after problems with two brand new 256 M NVidea cards... and the tech support folks being NO help at all.... full of excuses ...... and then finally one guy getting frustrated and telling me there was a design problem with that particular card at that point.

That's how I ended up with first an ATI 9600 Pro...and then a 9800XT (the 9600 wasn't cutting ti with fs2004).

Happy as a clam with the 9800XT. But I need to upgrade the main computer again to get the results I want.... but that is another story. Wink

Fs2004 is certainly a bear.

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Reply #16 - Aug 21^st, 2004 at 11:19pm

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You're asking your 9600SE too much. It can't handle FS2004, especially if settings are maxed out.

My first VC was a FX5200 128mb. What a disappointment. Then tried a Powercolor 9200 256 mb. Same answer. Began going over the overclocking sites to learn what was out there.

Buy a 9800PRO 128mb. Flash the BIOS to an XT. You'll be happy with the results. If you have decent cooling, over-clock it pass XT stock settings. Then you'll be really happy. That's what I did.

My third error? Buying the 128mb instead of the 256mb...

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Reply #17 - Aug 22^nd, 2004 at 9:13am

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and be carfeul there are also 9800pros which work at different bandwidth speeds. There are 128bit and 256bit. Make sure you get a 256bit one. The best option would be the 256ddr ram / 256bit one.

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Reply #18 - Aug 22^nd, 2004 at 10:19am

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and be carfeul there are also 9800pros which work at different bandwidth speeds. There are 128bit and 256bit. Make sure you get a 256bit one. The best option would be the 256ddr ram / 256bit one.

erm, arn't you getting your bits & RAM's confused a bit here eh?

An ati 9600 will happily handle FS9 - Hell if my FX5600 can then the considerably quicker ATi can!

Via Chipsets are a damn cheap alternative to Intel's chipset , you will find the same with SIS Chipsets. - I have an Asus P4S800D Mobo, it outperforms its Intel equivalent yet cost a third of the price. Wink

Intel Motherboards use some Via chips anyway! Tongue

A little knowledge can waste a lot of money!

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Reply #19 - Aug 22^nd, 2004 at 12:10pm

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Nope not gettin mixed up at all, maybe wording it a bit funny Wink

. There are 128bit cards out there and 256bit cards. Here is a 128ddr / 128bit card :

http://secure.newegg.com/app/CustratingReview.asp?DEPA=0&item=14-102-369

It wont work as efficiently as a 256bit card, i.e. 128ddr / 256bit. Most of todays 9800pros are 256bit luckily I am just warning as if you see a cheaper 9800pro it may be as its only 128bit as opposed to 256bit.

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