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Is there is significant difference between these two cards? I mean pipeline wise and that sort of thing. I ask because my 9800XT burnt up (litterally, lol) and I RMA'd it, and today a new x800 Pro arrived in it's place :-D. I had a feeling that was going to happen, as the 9800XTs aren't made anymore (or are they???)

BIG difference. More pipelines and bigger memory pathway.

I've gone from a 9800 Pro to an x800 Pro and it was like night and day.

You might find this chart useful: http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/02/ ... age21.html

They don't list the 9800XT but use the x700 Pro which is equivalent in performance.

And the discussion in this thread: http://www.pcabusers.com/forums/showthr ... adid=43247

That is what they sent me, an AGP

SWEET. I'm suprised they sent you an x800 Pro. They could have sent you an x800 GT which is a crippled x800 Pro.

Bottom line: you won't see much difference at 1024x768 except you can crank up the eye candy. However if your monitor is capable of a higher resolution you'll be able to go to a higher res and maintain the same performance you had a 1024x768 with the 9800.

Enjoy.

Awesome.... gotta love a free upgrade!

oh, and just out of curiosity, how many pipelines did I have vs what I have now, I used to be big into this stuff.... but got busy, lol, and thanks for the info!

The x800 Pro has 12 pipelines and the 9800XT has 8.

Cool, thanks again man!