Radeon 9800XT

CurlySue · Oct 21, 2003, 04:34 AM

Hello, I'm new on this forum and it seems like a very good place to learn. I just bought a Radeon 9800XT and let me tell you this card smokes. I traded in my 9800 Pro for it and I went from 58xx scores in 3DMark03 to 66xx scores. The overdrive does noticable increases in games and benchies alike. Many said it would not be worth the extra $150 but I disagree. To say it like Rodney Renolds; this is a "kickass" product. Aslo, I am having no problems with cat 3.8 at all. Looks and runs great

WildChild · Oct 21, 2003, 04:38 AM

I will let ya know how it performs on a 64 bit amd system this weekend...hehehe

My Rig:
AMD 3200+ 64 2.0 GHz
EnerMax 550 Watt PSU
1.0 GB PC4000
GA-K8VNXP
1 200 GB ATA 133 Maxtor
2 120 GB Serial ATA Maxtor Diamond (Raid 0)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
Audigy 2
Logitech Z-640 5.1
TDK Indigo Dual Format DVD Burner
Pioneer DVD Front loader
Planar PL190M 19 Digital

CurlySue · Oct 21, 2003, 04:39 AM

Cool, I'd like to see that. Could you please specify between overdrive on and off, please.

WildChild · Oct 21, 2003, 04:41 AM

From what I have read about it ...I may be wrong but the overdrive is for occin' the card. So I would say turn it on while benchmarking to see if theres a difference.

CurlySue · Oct 21, 2003, 04:45 AM

Actually it lets the card OC itself according to the heat sensors built in. I have it on and it only OCs it a little but is noticable. I think it was a great idea and I hope it becomes a trend. You don't tell it to OC to any specific setting. It does it automatically and safelly. You can go to ATIs site and read about it

dipstick · Oct 21, 2003, 04:57 AM

Glad you like the card, its a great one. Although you're nuts upgrading from a 9800 Pro

Btw, welcome to DH

WildChild · Oct 21, 2003, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CurlySue
Cool, I'd like to see that. Could you please specify between overdrive on and off, please.

Well ya asked on or off...lol...if its off its not gonna occ....

CurlySue · Oct 21, 2003, 05:21 AM

I bought the 9800 Pro on Saturday and exchanged it or the XT today. I knew Best Buy would have them today but wanted a better card for the weekend so I just bought the 9800 Pro untill the XTs came in today. I have patients problem

Warpy · Oct 21, 2003, 05:54 AM

I would also been keen to see some benchies. I have seen 3dmar01 scores with an AMD64 on a 9800 PRo 256MB and the scores hit over 25,000!

We are in for a treat.

Max Powerz · Oct 22, 2003, 02:55 AM

Im hoping someone can hack the drivers so they can edit the temps and speeds so you can make ur own "safe overclocking"

WildChild · Oct 22, 2003, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wildchild
I will let ya know how it performs on a 64 bit amd system this weekend...hehehe

My Rig:
AMD 3200+ 64 2.0 GHz
EnerMax 550 Watt PSU
1.0 GB PC4000
GA-K8VNXP
1 200 GB ATA 133 Maxtor
2 120 GB Serial ATA Maxtor Diamond (Raid 0)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
Audigy 2
Logitech Z-640 5.1
TDK Indigo Dual Format DVD Burner
Pioneer DVD Front loader
Planar PL190M 19 Digital

Funky: Mine will be in tom. by 12:00 picked up and installed by 3:00....benchmarks by 4:00...lol

Warpy · Oct 22, 2003, 02:55 PM

Nice one......... you go for it brother!!

Just dont blow anything up!

Vengeance · Oct 22, 2003, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wildchild
I will let ya know how it performs on a 64 bit amd system this weekend...hehehe

My Rig:
AMD 3200+ 64 2.0 GHz
EnerMax 550 Watt PSU
1.0 GB PC4000
GA-K8VNXP
1 200 GB ATA 133 Maxtor
2 120 GB Serial ATA Maxtor Diamond (Raid 0)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
Audigy 2
Logitech Z-640 5.1
TDK Indigo Dual Format DVD Burner
Pioneer DVD Front loader
Planar PL190M 19 Digital

Getting a new 9800XT eh? Want to trade me your 9800 Pro for my 9700 Pro???

Why are you laughing

It's a good trade!

WildChild · Oct 23, 2003, 04:59 AM

Didnt wanna push it to much .....22389 on 3dmark2001se on stock cooling

3DMark2001se

Markius · Oct 23, 2003, 01:53 PM

NICE scores!!!!
i cant even get to 10000 on my DUNG vid card

i NEED a Raedon 9800pro (getting one soon i hope)......cant wait any longer but i must

couple of months is feeling like a couple of years!!!!!

WildChild · Oct 24, 2003, 05:29 PM

All in time man ...all in time

WildChild · Oct 24, 2003, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vengeance
Getting a new 9800XT eh? Want to trade me your 9800 Pro for my 9700 Pro???

Why are you laughing It's a good trade!

denis111 · Oct 27, 2003, 12:47 PM

Here we are discussing softR9800xt script(in russian): http://radeon2.ru/ubb/Forum5/HTML/001453.html . We've tried it and tried flashing our 9800's to 9800xt and we all got artifacts in 3dmark03 like this:

How it looks on real 9800XT ??

WildChild · Oct 27, 2003, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by denis111
Here we are discussing softR9800xt script(in russian): http://radeon2.ru/ubb/Forum5/HTML/001453.html . We've tried it and tried flashing our 9800's to 9800xt and we all got artifacts in 3dmark03 like this:

How it looks on real 9800XT ??

Really dont think that will work because of how the XT card is made with the built in temperature stuff and all....could be wrong but i doubt flashing or a softmod will work at all

Mazuko · Oct 27, 2003, 06:11 PM

I did some bench marks w/ my 9800XT earlier today w/ 3dmark2k1 and 3dmark2k3 here are the results both with and without overdrive enabled:

3dmark2001:

Overdrive enabled: 13694
Overdrive disabled: 13210

3dmark2003:

Overdrive enabled: 6011
Overdrive disabled: 5995

I am using 1024MB of PC2100 DDR RAM. (That would more than likely attest to the lower scores than on some machines.)

The render of the above screenshot is flawless in the actual 9800XT.

denis111 · Oct 27, 2003, 06:24 PM

Thanks for answers. But no one can unerstand the reason of this artifacts. They appear only in 3dmark03. All games, etc are ok.

Oct 21, 2003, 04:34 AM	#1
CurlySue DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Billings Montana Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Radeon 9800XT Hello, I'm new on this forum and it seems like a very good place to learn. I just bought a Radeon 9800XT and let me tell you this card smokes. I traded in my 9800 Pro for it and I went from 58xx scores in 3DMark03 to 66xx scores. The overdrive does noticable increases in games and benchies alike. Many said it would not be worth the extra $150 but I disagree. To say it like Rodney Renolds; this is a "kickass" product. Aslo, I am having no problems with cat 3.8 at all. Looks and runs great __________________ P4 2.8c (OC 3.4 GHz @ 243 MHz FSB) Zalman CNPS7000-Cu HSF Abit IC7 @ BIOS 1.5 512MB Mushkin DDR400 High Perf, Dual Chanel Mode, Timings @ 2-2-2-5 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R) IBM 61GB 7200 HDD Window XP Pro Sp1 19" Sony Trinitron HMD-A440 Creative Sound Blaster PCI 512 HP CD-Writer 9700 Series Mitsumi FX54 CD Lian-Li 61-USB Logitech Cordless Optical MicroSoft Natural Keyboard Antec 480w PSU

Oct 21, 2003, 04:38 AM	#2
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I will let ya know how it performs on a 64 bit amd system this weekend...hehehe My Rig: AMD 3200+ 64 2.0 GHz EnerMax 550 Watt PSU 1.0 GB PC4000 GA-K8VNXP 1 200 GB ATA 133 Maxtor 2 120 GB Serial ATA Maxtor Diamond (Raid 0) ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB Audigy 2 Logitech Z-640 5.1 TDK Indigo Dual Format DVD Burner Pioneer DVD Front loader Planar PL190M 19 Digital __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening

Oct 21, 2003, 04:39 AM	Thread Starter #3
CurlySue DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Billings Montana Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Great Cool, I'd like to see that. Could you please specify between overdrive on and off, please. __________________ P4 2.8c (OC 3.4 GHz @ 243 MHz FSB) Zalman CNPS7000-Cu HSF Abit IC7 @ BIOS 1.5 512MB Mushkin DDR400 High Perf, Dual Chanel Mode, Timings @ 2-2-2-5 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R) IBM 61GB 7200 HDD Window XP Pro Sp1 19" Sony Trinitron HMD-A440 Creative Sound Blaster PCI 512 HP CD-Writer 9700 Series Mitsumi FX54 CD Lian-Li 61-USB Logitech Cordless Optical MicroSoft Natural Keyboard Antec 480w PSU

Oct 21, 2003, 04:41 AM	#4
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	From what I have read about it ...I may be wrong but the overdrive is for occin' the card. So I would say turn it on while benchmarking to see if theres a difference. __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening

Oct 21, 2003, 04:45 AM	Thread Starter #5
CurlySue DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Billings Montana Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Actually it lets the card OC itself according to the heat sensors built in. I have it on and it only OCs it a little but is noticable. I think it was a great idea and I hope it becomes a trend. You don't tell it to OC to any specific setting. It does it automatically and safelly. You can go to ATIs site and read about it __________________ P4 2.8c (OC 3.4 GHz @ 243 MHz FSB) Zalman CNPS7000-Cu HSF Abit IC7 @ BIOS 1.5 512MB Mushkin DDR400 High Perf, Dual Chanel Mode, Timings @ 2-2-2-5 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R) IBM 61GB 7200 HDD Window XP Pro Sp1 19" Sony Trinitron HMD-A440 Creative Sound Blaster PCI 512 HP CD-Writer 9700 Series Mitsumi FX54 CD Lian-Li 61-USB Logitech Cordless Optical MicroSoft Natural Keyboard Antec 480w PSU

Oct 21, 2003, 04:57 AM	#6
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Glad you like the card, its a great one. Although you're nuts upgrading from a 9800 Pro Btw, welcome to DH

Oct 21, 2003, 05:21 AM	Thread Starter #8
CurlySue DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Billings Montana Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	I bought the 9800 Pro on Saturday and exchanged it or the XT today. I knew Best Buy would have them today but wanted a better card for the weekend so I just bought the 9800 Pro untill the XTs came in today. I have patients problem __________________ P4 2.8c (OC 3.4 GHz @ 243 MHz FSB) Zalman CNPS7000-Cu HSF Abit IC7 @ BIOS 1.5 512MB Mushkin DDR400 High Perf, Dual Chanel Mode, Timings @ 2-2-2-5 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R) IBM 61GB 7200 HDD Window XP Pro Sp1 19" Sony Trinitron HMD-A440 Creative Sound Blaster PCI 512 HP CD-Writer 9700 Series Mitsumi FX54 CD Lian-Li 61-USB Logitech Cordless Optical MicroSoft Natural Keyboard Antec 480w PSU

Oct 21, 2003, 05:54 AM	#9
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	I would also been keen to see some benchies. I have seen 3dmar01 scores with an AMD64 on a 9800 PRo 256MB and the scores hit over 25,000! We are in for a treat. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Oct 22, 2003, 02:55 AM	#10
Max Powerz DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 650 Rep Power: 0	Im hoping someone can hack the drivers so they can edit the temps and speeds so you can make ur own "safe overclocking"

Oct 22, 2003, 02:55 PM	#12
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Nice one......... you go for it brother!! Just dont blow anything up! __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Oct 23, 2003, 04:59 AM	#14
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Didnt wanna push it to much .....22389 on 3dmark2001se on stock cooling 3DMark2001se __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening

Oct 23, 2003, 01:53 PM	#15
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	NICE scores!!!! i cant even get to 10000 on my DUNG vid card i NEED a Raedon 9800pro (getting one soon i hope)......cant wait any longer but i must couple of months is feeling like a couple of years!!!!! __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Oct 24, 2003, 05:29 PM	#16
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	All in time man ...all in time __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening

Oct 27, 2003, 12:47 PM	#18
denis111 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moscow Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	Here we are discussing softR9800xt script(in russian): http://radeon2.ru/ubb/Forum5/HTML/001453.html . We've tried it and tried flashing our 9800's to 9800xt and we all got artifacts in 3dmark03 like this: How it looks on real 9800XT ?? __________________ P4(willamette (0.18)) 1.7@2ghz(fsb 118); Asus P4P800(i865PE); 512mb DDR333 SEC (single-channel); Radeon 9800 non-pro @ 402/370; SB Audigy

Oct 27, 2003, 06:11 PM	#20
Mazuko DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I did some bench marks w/ my 9800XT earlier today w/ 3dmark2k1 and 3dmark2k3 here are the results both with and without overdrive enabled: 3dmark2001: Overdrive enabled: 13694 Overdrive disabled: 13210 3dmark2003: Overdrive enabled: 6011 Overdrive disabled: 5995 I am using 1024MB of PC2100 DDR RAM. (That would more than likely attest to the lower scores than on some machines.) The render of the above screenshot is flawless in the actual 9800XT. __________________ E-bay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:ME:UFS

Oct 27, 2003, 06:24 PM	#21
denis111 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moscow Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for answers. But no one can unerstand the reason of this artifacts. They appear only in 3dmark03. All games, etc are ok. __________________ P4(willamette (0.18)) 1.7@2ghz(fsb 118); Asus P4P800(i865PE); 512mb DDR333 SEC (single-channel); Radeon 9800 non-pro @ 402/370; SB Audigy