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Quiet, Good For My Needs
- Pros: Well, I bought this card for my own reasons:
My ATI HD3850 had just died, and I was in the market for a new card that would provide better performance and MUCH lower noise at the <$100 price point. Happy to say, I found it in this card!
First off, the fan is quiet. My case is nothing special in terms of acoustics- very thin steel. But, no noise from this fan, even during the 3rd hour or so of TF2.
Speaking of TF2, I get FANTASTIC performance in TF2, L4D, World In Conflict, Mount and Blade, and even Fallout 3. In TF2 and Left 4 Dead, I have settings maxed at 1680 x 1050, smooth as silk. I'm going to try overclocking the card a little. It can definitely handle it.
The card is also ridiculously cool. Mine idles around 30c. At the 3rd hour, it's not gone above 50c. Considering my 3850 idled at 50c and load temps were around 90c-110c, this is an awesome improvement for me.
This is with only two 5v fans pulling air in through a real thick filter- this thing is all
- Cons: Well, it is underclocked 50 core speed from the original 9800GT, and without a 6-pin connector, overclocking is limited. But you knew that already, anyways.
- Other Thoughts: A very nice card. But my favorite part? The drivers!
I think this was just a fluke of my card, but the drivers past 8.6 CCC never worked as well. With this, I downloaded latest nVidia driver from their website and installed it right away. I don't know if you HAVE to use the CD on a new installation- I didn't even touch mine.
But yes, here are some benchmarks (VSync disabled, Of Course!)
System: 2.625Ghz AMD X2 4000+
2x1Gb DDR2 800 (874)
400CX Corsair PSU
TF2 with 3850: Max out at 97, avg 32, min 12
TF2 with 9800gt: Max out at 11, avg 63, min 24
Left 4 Dead with 3850: Max out at 75, avg 36, min 18
Left 4 Dead with 9800GT: Max out at 128, avg 71, min 30
But, the best part of these results? The 3850 is with no AA, no AF, and shaders on low. The 9800GT is with everything maxed. This card was a huge jump- although the lack of heat and less power was big enough itself.
Cery pleased
- Pros: Good price, great performance and stability. Needs no external power, runs right off the slot. Short in length and this was a prime selling point for me as the heat sink on my CPU blocked installation of long cards having a full length fan shroud. Very quiet at idle.
- Cons: None so far. Definitely meets my needs.
s'okay
- Pros: Fairly inexpensive for the chipset and performance.
About as good as the two 6800s it replaced.
Doesn't need supplemental power.
Have yet to run into any issues with my games.
Don't be put off by the long list of cons, it's a great workhorse card. If you're on a budget, but still want decent performance, this is the card for you.
- Cons: It's not *better* than two 6800s and a single 8800 is supposed to be better than two 6800s. One would think even a low-range 9800 would demonstrate clear superiority over cards that are so old.
It's not a quiet card, and the fan revs up for even moderate tasks.
The fan sticks out so far, I'm wondering if SLI is even possible. Just "eyeballing" it during installation, but it looks wider than "double-wide". I'd probably would have to remove my sound card to make room. Luckily, I have every intention of getting a whole new rig before making any more incremental upgrades to the old rig.
It vents into the case, instead of out the back through the blocked slot.
- Other Thoughts: I have a "toolless" Silverstone Temjin case. The metal bar along the top of the card interfered with the spring-loaded expansion card locks. But that's a case-specific issue.
| Model |
| Brand |
ECS |
| Model |
N9800GTE-512MX-F |
| Interface |
| Interface |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Chipset |
| Chipset Manufacturer |
NVIDIA |
| GPU |
GeForce 9800 GT |
| Core Clock |
550MHz |
| Stream Processors |
112 |
| Memory |
| Effective Memory Clock |
1800MHz |
| Memory Size |
512MB |
| Memory Interface |
256-bit |
| Memory Type |
GDDR3 |
| 3D API |
| DirectX |
DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL |
OpenGL 2.1 |
| Ports |
| DVI |
2 x DVI |
| TV-Out |
HDTV / S-Video Out |
| General |
| Max Resolution |
2560 x 1600 |
| SLI Support |
SLI Ready |
| Cooler |
With Fan |
| Dual-Link DVI Supported |
Yes |
| HDCP Ready |
Yes |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
3 years limited |
| Labor |
2 years limited |
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Reviewed By: Max on 10/2/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
