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Originally posted by traxor
Is the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro worth getting?

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That's what i have and i love it

Would have gotten a nVidia one instead but all i could afford was ATI - still it wasn't a bad purchase

I don't really like nVidia cards, I prefer stuff from the ATi Radeon series...

How much is the 9800 Pro and what are the specs of it... I need something that can run the following games really well:

Battlefield 2
Doom 3
Far Cry
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Halo
Half Life 2
Counter-Strike: Sourcer
Warcraft III
Area-51

a 9800 Pro should be fine for those games trax,

Specs from ATI.com

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Originally posted by newegg.com

Model
    Brand: SAPPHIRE
    Model: 100556-RD
Chipset
    GPU: Radeon 9800PRO
    Core clock: 380MHz
Memory
    Memory Clock: 680MHz
    Memory Size: 128MB
    Memory Interface: 256-bit
    Memory Type: DDR
3D API
    DirectX: DirectX 9
    OpenGL: OpenGL 1.4
Interface
    Interface: AGP 4X/8X
Ports
    D-SUB: 1
    DVI: 1
    TV-Out: S-Video/Composite Out
    VIVO: No
General
    Tuner: None
    Max Resolution: 2048x1536@85Hz
    SLI Supported: No
    Operating Systems Supported: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

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SAPPHIRE RADEON 9800SE 128 Radeon 9800SE 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM :: $126.00US (www.newegg.com)

SAPPHIRE 100556-RD Radeon 9800PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM :: $99.00US (www.newegg.com)

Saphire's are good cards to, my step father has one in his PC an hasnt had any problems with it,

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Originally posted by traxor
I don't really like nVidia cards, I prefer stuff from the ATi Radeon series...

How much is the 9800 Pro and what are the specs of it... I need something that can run the following games really well:

Battlefield 2
Doom 3
Far Cry
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Halo
Half Life 2
Counter-Strike: Sourcer
Warcraft III
Area-51

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That would run all the games great...

The intel card that i have runs from those games:

Doom 3
Far Cry
Halo
Half Life 2
CSS
Warcraft III
Area 51

Only chronicles and Battlefield 2 won't run it... and BF2 is my favorite game atm.. until bf2 special forces is released somewhere this motnh.. i think the 22nd.

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Originally posted by traxor
Is the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro worth getting?

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You should get one of the newer cards really, one of the x series (but dont get x1300 because it sucks )

Which of the x series would be the best for a 15 year old with not much money to get... Which runs games like a beast I mean... As in graphics all on extreme etc.

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Originally posted by traxor
not much money to get

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Intel graphics chipset
Major downgrade lol

I just need a graphics card that will run the entire fifa, nfs, cs and ut  series'

Which ATi would be best for me and whats the cost ??

I have the 9800 Pro (like i said before) and i can run nfs and ut all at max settings - never played fifa or cs with it though).