Hercules or Club3D?

Messy · Jul 30, 2003, 11:38 AM

Before i'll ask my question i want to say:

Sorry if this question was discussed before, but im a serious n00b with this stuff but i really need an answer ^^;

I've recently been trying to buy an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 mb.
Altho i have the money to do it, i want to first make sure im doing the right thing.

The "128 or 256" question to the side, i want to ask u whether it's wise to buy the (cheaper) Club3d version of this card, even tho there's the same card by Hercules, for a higher price.

Is there any difference in quality of the card (warranty shudnt be much of a problem i think ^^

?
Should i buy the Hercules instead? Or am i only paying more money because it sounds cooler when u have a Hercules 3d Prophet, than when u have a Club3d card.

I really hope some1 can help me with this, as i can hardly wait to finally order and install this card ^^;

***Veridian3*** · Jul 30, 2003, 12:09 PM

Seems to me that you want to have a read at two of our reviews

hercules 9800 pro

and

Built By ATI 256mb 9800 Pro

(Club 3d, connect3d, HIS, Sapphire, Crucial etc all come from the same factory so are the same card...just occasionally a different heatsink etc...).

Oh, and welcome to the forum.

Stu

Messy · Jul 30, 2003, 12:21 PM

So performance-wise they're supposed to be the same?

Meh as long as ill only miss out on some software and the led on top of the GPU... :o

..I can live with it

Thx for the help \o/

Jul 30, 2003, 11:38 AM	#1
Messy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Hercules or Club3D? Before i'll ask my question i want to say: Sorry if this question was discussed before, but im a serious n00b with this stuff but i really need an answer ^^; I've recently been trying to buy an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 mb. Altho i have the money to do it, i want to first make sure im doing the right thing. The "128 or 256" question to the side, i want to ask u whether it's wise to buy the (cheaper) Club3d version of this card, even tho there's the same card by Hercules, for a higher price. Is there any difference in quality of the card (warranty shudnt be much of a problem i think ^^? Should i buy the Hercules instead? Or am i only paying more money because it sounds cooler when u have a Hercules 3d Prophet, than when u have a Club3d card. I really hope some1 can help me with this, as i can hardly wait to finally order and install this card ^^;

Jul 30, 2003, 12:09 PM	#2
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,028 Rep Power: 181	Seems to me that you want to have a read at two of our reviews hercules 9800 pro and Built By ATI 256mb 9800 Pro (Club 3d, connect3d, HIS, Sapphire, Crucial etc all come from the same factory so are the same card...just occasionally a different heatsink etc...). Oh, and welcome to the forum. Stu

Jul 30, 2003, 12:21 PM	Thread Starter #3
Messy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	So performance-wise they're supposed to be the same? Meh as long as ill only miss out on some software and the led on top of the GPU... :o ..I can live with it Thx for the help \o/