Hey guys,

I was wondering why the asus was more expensive here, other than that it has GDDR3 against DDR3 for the XFX? Or is that simply the reason? Coz the XFX is faster...
I'll probably get the asus anyway, was just wondering:



Amplid

Yah that's what I thought as well But 10 euros for the GDDR3 instead of DDR3 could be realistic, no? But I don't think I should get the XFX, do you. Like I siad it is faster, but the ASUS is better with energy with the GDDR3...

Amplid

You should look at the Asus 9800GT Ultimate.

Same specs as the GTX and cheaper. I got one after a day of comparison and am very happy.

Newegg.com - ASUS EN9800GT ULTIMATE/HTDP/512M GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

There ya go...

Originally Posted by amplid

Yah that's what I thought as well But 10 euros for the GDDR3 instead of DDR3 could be realistic, no? But I don't think I should get the XFX, do you. Like I siad it is faster, but the ASUS is better with energy with the GDDR3...

Amplid

It still most likely is GDDR3 on the XFX, it's just saying DDR3. If it was actual DDR3 RAM, I think the price would be considerably higher...

Darn Belgian pc shops!! Why can't we have a newegg lookalike that shows correct sepcs...! You lucky americans...
Thanks for the link joel, I'll see if I can find it elsewhere coz my regular shop doesn't have an ultimate...

Thanks for replies, guys

Amplid

That ridiculous right...

Here in Belgium the cheapest 9800X2 costs 270 euros (362 dollars).

Anyways thanks for clearing that up

Amplid

Originally Posted by skunksmash

yet the crappy PALIT version from the same site with only 2 years warranty & no step up is gong for over $400



SK

Palit actually make some decent cards. My old 7 series cards were Palit with decent clock speeds, higher than a lot of others. Just the coolers don't look that great, and most people's theory is crap cooler = crap card.