Reviews: Hercules 3D Prophet 9800 PRO 128MB

Dom · May 31, 2003, 03:42 PM

First of all, today we will test two Hercules cards: the weakest one in 3D among the cards of this company, and the strongest one. After that we will try to look into the problem around FutureMark 3DMark03.

Almost the strongest ATI's accelerator, RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB, has already reached our market. Why almost? The RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB DDR-2 is considered to be and it actually is the most powerful accelerator today. The first samples are also available already, and soon such pilot balloons will be tested in our lab.

The RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB is very pricey, it starts from $450. Well, not so long ago people turned up their noises at such prices for GeForce2 Ultra, and those cards were selling with great difficulty. Today High-End 3D accelerators nicely live in the price range over $400. I hope it won't last forever: some time ago the RADEON 9700 PRO was priced at $420-450, and today you can find it at $260.

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rockandchelle · May 31, 2003, 05:20 PM

I am kinda wondering if I should have waiting to get this one instead of the Built-By ATI one, oh well...mine is doing just fine.

May 31, 2003, 03:42 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Review: Hercules 3D Prophet 9800 PRO 128MB First of all, today we will test two Hercules cards: the weakest one in 3D among the cards of this company, and the strongest one. After that we will try to look into the problem around FutureMark 3DMark03. Almost the strongest ATI's accelerator, RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB, has already reached our market. Why almost? The RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB DDR-2 is considered to be and it actually is the most powerful accelerator today. The first samples are also available already, and soon such pilot balloons will be tested in our lab. The RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB is very pricey, it starts from $450. Well, not so long ago people turned up their noises at such prices for GeForce2 Ultra, and those cards were selling with great difficulty. Today High-End 3D accelerators nicely live in the price range over $400. I hope it won't last forever: some time ago the RADEON 9700 PRO was priced at $420-450, and today you can find it at $260. Read more at Digit-Life.com

May 31, 2003, 05:20 PM	#2
rockandchelle DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 106 Rep Power: 0	I am kinda wondering if I should have waiting to get this one instead of the Built-By ATI one, oh well...mine is doing just fine. __________________ \| AMD XP 2500+ (O/C 2185) \| ASUS A7N8X Deluxe \| 512 mb Crucial PC2700 (sync @ 190) \| ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 mb \| \| 40 GB Maxtor HardDrive 7200 \| 30 GB WD HardDrive 7200 \| Lian-Li PC60 Modded Case \| ANTEC True430 \| \| SK6 Heatsink \| Cox Cable \| Gentoo Linux 1.4 \| XP Home SP1 \|