My new Sapphire R9800 Pro

Ignition · Jul 10, 2004, 05:48 AM

I got it today from newegg. It came with Hyrix 2.8ns RAM and one of the bigger HSF over the R360 core. I have flashed it to R9800XT and overclocked it to 435Mhz/385Mhz. Good stuff so far, scored 6193 on 3DMark03 and 18730 on 3DMark01 w/my CPU at 2.3Ghz (200Mhz FSB).

I like it so far!!!

ledzep · Jul 10, 2004, 09:29 AM

how much you paid for it?

No_Style · Jul 10, 2004, 05:56 PM

Kinda low? I got my R9800 PRO (Pre-flashed to XT since it came from MSI) and I hit 65XX with only an OC of 398/357 with a P4 2.4B @ 3.24 GHz. My 01 score is 18.5 K

3Dmark03 is a video card dependent benchmark so.. CPU speed has little effect on it.

Ignition · Jul 10, 2004, 07:18 PM

I paid $209 for it. My low score could have been becuase I didn't format after installing the card, just re-installed the Cat drivers on Win2000Pro and ran the benchmarks. I am about to install WinXP Pro soon, so I'll let you know and maybe post a compare link

tedy · Jul 10, 2004, 07:56 PM

No_Style

you got P4 2.4B @ 3.24 GHz he got CPU at 2.3Ghz ...there's the difference...

Judas · Jul 10, 2004, 09:20 PM

the CPU has little to zero impact on the 3Dmark03 score.... and for 3dmark01se.... having a Barton @ 200FSB and 2.4ghz and a intel at 3.2, there shouldn't be much of a different at all preformance wise.... actually.. i think the barton overclocked as high as he has it.. he should be outpreforming the intel...

inet · Jul 11, 2004, 04:49 AM

Raw mhz speed makes little difference in 3d03 scores, however higher fsb will make a difference. I wonder what fsb he's running at. I do believe intel cpus have higher fsbs.

No_Style · Jul 11, 2004, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
the CPU has little to zero impact on the 3Dmark03 score.... and for 3dmark01se.... having a Barton @ 200FSB and 2.4ghz and a intel at 3.2, there shouldn't be much of a different at all preformance wise.... actually.. i think the barton overclocked as high as he has it.. he should be outpreforming the intel...

Exactly.

No_Style · Jul 11, 2004, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by inet
Raw mhz speed makes little difference in 3d03 scores, however higher fsb will make a difference. I wonder what fsb he's running at. I do believe intel cpus have higher fsbs.

I believe that's 3DMark01 you're refering to.. FSB makes a big difference there. My FSB is 180 MHz.. and quad pumped to 720 MHz. I've always believed that 3DMark03 as a benchmark which focuses more on the video card than any other aspect.

Ignition · Jul 11, 2004, 06:08 AM

Well I Installed WinXP Pro and about the same results as I got with Win2kpro. However I am getting the SAME results with Call Of Duty from my R9800NP that was at 400/325. I get these same annoying slow downs and stutter every now and then, but when I don't i get a constent 90fps.

ledzep · Jul 11, 2004, 10:33 AM

you just answered a question i was having regarding the diff between winXP to the win2k-pro in games/benches , i assumed there isn't any change so good to know thats the case (not replacing my rock stable win2k for nothing)
i didnt have that luck with the r9800pro i got it about 5 months ago in bestbuy and its with the r350 but still an excellent card and i can oc it up to 425/365 on stock cooling with no artifacts in games but i notch it down to 400-410/350 to not overstress it.
not sure what my avarage fps in cod but i guess around the 100+- much higher at peaks.
hitman3 gets can get to the 150s+ easily.
my next move is to flash it to the giga-cube bios below:
http://www.ocfaq.com/softmod/bios/G...128.Samsung.bin
this bios enables default clockspeeds of 398/351 stock, also should give better ram overclocking.

btw good to know some flightsimmers are in here , im an il2 fanatic playing it online with a squad with trackIR , did you ever try it?
my avarage fps for il2 online is usualy around the 40fps with high settings and AAX6/AFX16 on 1024*786@32bit75hz.
flightsims are tough on the fps, especially il2.

cheers , ledzep.

Jul 10, 2004, 05:48 AM	#1
Ignition DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 162 Rep Power: 0	My new Sapphire R9800 Pro I got it today from newegg. It came with Hyrix 2.8ns RAM and one of the bigger HSF over the R360 core. I have flashed it to R9800XT and overclocked it to 435Mhz/385Mhz. Good stuff so far, scored 6193 on 3DMark03 and 18730 on 3DMark01 w/my CPU at 2.3Ghz (200Mhz FSB). I like it so far!!! __________________ [color=#dddddd][color=darkorange].:\|:. Thermaltake Xaser II A5000A Case[/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Antec TruePower 430W PSU [/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Chaintech VNF3-250 nForce3 250 [/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. AMD64 3000+ 2.0Ghz @ 2250Mhz[/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Kingston HyperX PC3000 1024MB @ 225Mhz FSB [/color] [color=darkred][/color][/color]

Jul 10, 2004, 09:29 AM	#2
ledzep DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 260 Rep Power: 0	how much you paid for it? __________________ [color=limegreen]P4 2.4C@3.2ghz \| 4xGeil 256MB PC3200@2.5,4,4,8 \| Thermaltake silent purepower 480W \| ATI 9800 Pro 128mb (r350) + ATI Silencer #1 max@440/370 \| Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 \| SB Realtech AC97 Audio onboard \| 2IBM (120+80GB, 8mb Buffer)@7200rpm \| WinXP Pro SP-1\| DX 9.0c & UniAN 5.6\| LG Flatron 775ft (17")@1024768\|[/color] [color=palegreen]aquamark03-> 52,306 \| 6,561<-3dmark03[/color] [color=yellow]3Dprof - try it![/color]

Jul 10, 2004, 05:56 PM	#3
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Isn't that.. Kinda low? I got my R9800 PRO (Pre-flashed to XT since it came from MSI) and I hit 65XX with only an OC of 398/357 with a P4 2.4B @ 3.24 GHz. My 01 score is 18.5 K 3Dmark03 is a video card dependent benchmark so.. CPU speed has little effect on it. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jul 10, 2004, 07:18 PM	Thread Starter #4
Ignition DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 162 Rep Power: 0	I paid $209 for it. My low score could have been becuase I didn't format after installing the card, just re-installed the Cat drivers on Win2000Pro and ran the benchmarks. I am about to install WinXP Pro soon, so I'll let you know and maybe post a compare link __________________ [color=#dddddd][color=darkorange].:\|:. Thermaltake Xaser II A5000A Case[/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Antec TruePower 430W PSU [/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Chaintech VNF3-250 nForce3 250 [/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. AMD64 3000+ 2.0Ghz @ 2250Mhz[/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Kingston HyperX PC3000 1024MB @ 225Mhz FSB [/color] [color=darkred][/color][/color]

Jul 11, 2004, 06:08 AM	Thread Starter #10
Ignition DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 162 Rep Power: 0	Well I Installed WinXP Pro and about the same results as I got with Win2kpro. However I am getting the SAME results with Call Of Duty from my R9800NP that was at 400/325. I get these same annoying slow downs and stutter every now and then, but when I don't i get a constent 90fps. __________________ [color=#dddddd][color=darkorange].:\|:. Thermaltake Xaser II A5000A Case[/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Antec TruePower 430W PSU [/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Chaintech VNF3-250 nForce3 250 [/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. AMD64 3000+ 2.0Ghz @ 2250Mhz[/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Kingston HyperX PC3000 1024MB @ 225Mhz FSB [/color] [color=darkred][/color][/color]

Jul 10, 2004, 07:56 PM	#5
tedy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	No_Style you got P4 2.4B @ 3.24 GHz he got CPU at 2.3Ghz ...there's the difference...

Jul 11, 2004, 04:49 AM	#7
inet DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 109 Rep Power: 0	Raw mhz speed makes little difference in 3d03 scores, however higher fsb will make a difference. I wonder what fsb he's running at. I do believe intel cpus have higher fsbs.

Jul 11, 2004, 10:33 AM	#11
ledzep DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 260 Rep Power: 0	you just answered a question i was having regarding the diff between winXP to the win2k-pro in games/benches , i assumed there isn't any change so good to know thats the case (not replacing my rock stable win2k for nothing) i didnt have that luck with the r9800pro i got it about 5 months ago in bestbuy and its with the r350 but still an excellent card and i can oc it up to 425/365 on stock cooling with no artifacts in games but i notch it down to 400-410/350 to not overstress it. not sure what my avarage fps in cod but i guess around the 100+- much higher at peaks. hitman3 gets can get to the 150s+ easily. my next move is to flash it to the giga-cube bios below: http://www.ocfaq.com/softmod/bios/G...128.Samsung.bin this bios enables default clockspeeds of 398/351 stock, also should give better ram overclocking. btw good to know some flightsimmers are in here , im an il2 fanatic playing it online with a squad with trackIR , did you ever try it? my avarage fps for il2 online is usualy around the 40fps with high settings and AAX6/AFX16 on 1024786@32bit75hz. flightsims are tough on the fps, especially il2. cheers , ledzep. __________________ [color=limegreen]P4 2.4C@3.2ghz \| 4xGeil 256MB PC3200@2.5,4,4,8 \| Thermaltake silent purepower 480W \| ATI 9800 Pro 128mb (r350) + ATI Silencer #1 max@440/370 \| Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 \| SB Realtech AC97 Audio onboard \| 2IBM (120+80GB, 8mb Buffer)@7200rpm \| WinXP Pro SP-1\| DX 9.0c & UniAN 5.6\| LG Flatron 775ft (17")@1024768\|[/color] [color=palegreen]aquamark03->* 52,306 \| 6,561<-3dmark03[/color] [color=yellow]3Dprof - try it![/color] Last edited by ledzep; Jul 11, 2004 at 10:38 AM.