Connect 3d or Sapphire 9800

[The PIT]

Originally posted by VJ
Thanks (I had already looked on their website )

Is the TV-out quality good ?
Also about the tv-out: does it require the first monitor to also revert back to 50 Hz (pal) or 60 Hz (ntsc), ...) ? I read something along those lines in the 9700 manual...


Jörg

Don't use the TV out as I haven't a TV. No room too put one.

[VJ]

Ok thanks...

Otherwise pleased with the card ? (2D quality, drivers, and yes: gaming, ...)


Jörg

[The PIT]

Lot better than my Gigabyte Maya 9700 Pro. The display is clearer as well overall.

[VJ]

Any comparison to Matrox ?
(btw: you probabely should update your sig )


Jörg

[The PIT]

2D not as good as Matrox but closer. 3D wipes the floor with earlier Matrox cards. Can't comment about the P as I haven't got one. Best card I bought since the G400.

So far best displays on my rig go

G550 >> In 2nd PC
G400 >> In work machine.
Sapphire 9800 Pro >> Doing the Biz
Gigabyte 9700 Pro >> Sitting around will I sell. Doesn't like AGP x8 boards so selling maybe a prob.
Radeon 8500 >> Spare card works in all boards so far.

[VJ]

Originally posted by The PIT
2D not as good as Matrox but closer. 3D wipes the floor with earlier Matrox cards. Can't comment about the P as I haven't got one. Best card I bought since the G400.

Great, thanks for the info!
(I'm looking to replace a G450 I bought for temporary use; it will replace a G200 in my secondary system once I upgrade)


Jörg

[bibble]

Pit - is there a known issue with the gigabyte 9700 pro? My budget is tight and i was debating this card. Its £204 on dabs at the mo - i cant afford a 9800 and didnt see areal difference with the others (other than price that is)

I would stick with my G400max but I have fat chance of playing doom 3

[GNEP]

If it's only Doom 3 you want, why not wait until it's out? Then there'll be a RadishForce 100000000 for 50 quid

[The PIT]

Originally posted by bibble
Pit - is there a known issue with the gigabyte 9700 pro? My budget is tight and i was debating this card. Its £204 on dabs at the mo - i cant afford a 9800 and didnt see areal difference with the others (other than price that is)

I would stick with my G400max but I have fat chance of playing doom 3

Not really although the IQ wasn't as good as my Sapphire 9800 Pro. Performance wise there a noteable idfferance between the two. Well I noticed it anyway.
As Gnep says wait for Doom3. Save your pennies as the prices of the cards will drop anyway during this period.

[bibble]

when you say the IQ was not good what sort of thing do you mean?

also the hydravision - in what way does it differ to the matrox version? better worse etc. My other option is some nvidia one but not sure about anything there.

[Dr Mordrid]

Originally posted by VJ
Any comparison to Matrox ?
(btw: you probabely should update your sig )


Jörg

Matrox posted the relative performances of their cards at the bottom of this chart;

http://www.matrox.com/mga/products/comp_chart/gseries_pseries_parhelia.cfm

Basically both Parhelia and the P-750 wipe the floor with the G cards, plus they have both dual and triple display capabilies and lots of options as to how you allocate those resources.

IMO for workstations, especially those for video, the P-750 is a great choice at $235 USD. Here's the new DMN article on it;

http://www.digitalcad.com/cgi-bin/getframeletter.cgi?/2003/07_jul/reviews/matroxp750072.htm

Dr. Mordrid

[The PIT]

Originally posted by bibble
when you say the IQ was not good what sort of thing do you mean?

also the hydravision - in what way does it differ to the matrox version? better worse etc. My other option is some nvidia one but not sure about anything there.

IQ = Image Quality.

I don't use hydravision by the way.

Matrox dual head from what I've seen is way better than ATI's