Is it worth buying the ATI 9800 XT?

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  • The PIT
    Super MURCer
    • Aug 1999
    • 11901

    #16
    With your Proc you'll probably have to run Doom 3 at 800 x 600 if you're going to meduim to high quality settings.

    Doom 3 demands a lot even with an X800 XT PE and P4 3.4gig.
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    • Mehen
      Super Hamburglar
      • May 2002
      • 3395

      #17
      as long as that "Intel 2.4" isnt a celeron, you can do 1024 medium or high, or even 1152 medium or high fine
      I run at 1152 high quality on my rig, and its plenty playable.
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      • Wombat
        Super MURCer
        • Aug 2000
        • 9498

        #18
        With my setup, there isn't that much of a difference in CS with 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768. Adjusting model detail and stuff doesn't help much either. I can't remember if AA did.

        The FPS doesn't vary much. Weird.
        Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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        • mmp121
          MURCer
          • Aug 2001
          • 683

          #19
          Wombat, use the command developer 1 in console and then let us know if ur FPS vary more in CS.
          Go Bunny GO!


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          • Wombat
            Super MURCer
            • Aug 2000
            • 9498

            #20
            I'll give it a shot. But I'm using netgraph 3, so I can see the FPS generally run in the mid-30s to mid-50s. Unless I look at a wall or something, then I'm at 130+

            The only time it ever seems choppy is when the bomb goes off.
            Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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            • mmp121
              MURCer
              • Aug 2001
              • 683

              #21
              All that while running CS on a 9800 Pro ? I play CS on Titan (see sig) from time to time (not CS:S) and I am normally in the 100's, and dip to the 50's when the C4 goes off.
              Go Bunny GO!


              Titan:
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              Mini:
              Shuttle SB51G XPC | Intel P4 2.4Ghz | Matrox G400MAX | 512 MB Crucial DDR333 RAM | CD-RW/DVD-ROM | Seagate 80GB [C:] | Logitech Cordless Elite Duo

              Server:
              Abit BE6-II | Intel PIII 450Mhz | Matrox Millennium II PCI | 256 MB Crucial PC133 RAM | WDC 6GB [C:] | WDC 200GB [E:] | WDC 160GB [F:] | WDC 250GB [G:]

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              • Wombat
                Super MURCer
                • Aug 2000
                • 9498

                #22
                Yeah, I know <I>something</I> is up, but not sure what. RAM, CPU, I'm not sure how to diagnose the issue.

                Part of why I'm saving for x86-64.
                Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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                • mmp121
                  MURCer
                  • Aug 2001
                  • 683

                  #23
                  Are you playing it in OPENGL or DirectX ? I tried it in OpenGL once and the FPS were way lower than in DirectX. So I stuck with DirectX.
                  Go Bunny GO!


                  Titan:
                  MSI NEO2-FISR | Intel P4-3.0C | 1024MB Corsair TWINX1024 3200LLPT RAM | ATI AIW 9700 Pro | Dell P780 @ 1024x768x32 | Turtle Beach Santa Cruz | Sony DRU-500A DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW | WDC 100GB [C:] | WDC 100GB [D:] | Logitech MX-700

                  Mini:
                  Shuttle SB51G XPC | Intel P4 2.4Ghz | Matrox G400MAX | 512 MB Crucial DDR333 RAM | CD-RW/DVD-ROM | Seagate 80GB [C:] | Logitech Cordless Elite Duo

                  Server:
                  Abit BE6-II | Intel PIII 450Mhz | Matrox Millennium II PCI | 256 MB Crucial PC133 RAM | WDC 6GB [C:] | WDC 200GB [E:] | WDC 160GB [F:] | WDC 250GB [G:]

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                  • Wombat
                    Super MURCer
                    • Aug 2000
                    • 9498

                    #24
                    I'm sorry guys, I was talking about CS:Source. My FPS are still low for that.
                    Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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                    • Elie
                      MURC Writer
                      • Aug 1999
                      • 4420

                      #25
                      A quick update, instead of getting a 9800XT, I bought the X700 Pro with 256MB GDDR ram
                      The 9800 XT's are hard to get apperantly



                      Regards,
                      Elie

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