Simviation Forum - Sapphire 9800 Atlantis256MB

Nov 11^th, 2004 at 9:29am

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Hi all as it's my birthday next week the better half as offered to get me a better graphics card, my question is, is the Sapphire 9800 Atlantis256MB any good? I haven't heard of the "Atlantis" before and wondered is it just a standard ati 9800, or like the "SE" a poor perfomer. many thanks in advance, Chris

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Reply #1 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 9:43am

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The ATI 9800, 9800pro and 9800XT are all good cards. Its only the SE varieties that suck!

Might be worth thinking about the new gen cards though too. I cant remember the equivilant of the 9800pro though right now.

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Reply #2 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 9:52am

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Hi Gixer
It has to be a second hand card as money is tight (4 kids and Xmas need I say more) £120 max so the new cards are out of reach for a while, I've not heard of the Atlantis before and wondered if it was an other way of selling the "SE"

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Reply #3 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 12:17pm

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Hi Gixer
It has to be a second hand card as money is tight (4 kids and Xmas need I say more) £120 max so the new cards are out of reach for a while, I've not heard of the Atlantis before and wondered if it was an other way of selling the "SE"

www.overclockers.co.uk are selling the 9700Pro for under £100 ! http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/9700_to_9800_Series.html but, for my money, I'd got for the Nvidia 6800LE its 128MB rather than 256MB but its performance is certainly a match for the ATI 97/9800 series, and from the discussion at Overclockers forums, it seems to be the card most users would opt for for that sort of budget (alas, approx £150, but worth the extra.....) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/GeForce_6800.html

Ultimately, it depends on the rest of your system specs zeberdee, the 6800 series cards seem to perform best with high end (3.0ghz+) cpu's.

Hope this helps.

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Reply #4 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 12:27pm

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I just noticed your avatar 4Series. Is that Elite? Looks like it to me. I had that very one on my BBC B micro!

4Series is right on the price too £120 is way to much second hand! I use Overclockers site for my PC bits too usually.

6800LE is £150 as said

ATI 9800pro is £140

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Reply #5 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 4:59pm

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The 9800 atlantis is not an se. Atlantis is a Sapphire brand, and they are known to be very reliable for labelling their cards truthfully.

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