Ok, so I'm at newegg looking at 9800's, they no longer sell the Saphire Non-pros
. (I'm staying the hell away from 5900's, the thought entered my mind for a nanosecond, then I remembered that I actually want to PLAY HL2, Max Payne2, Doom 3 and Sims 2, not watch a slideshow) I now look at 9800 Pros, and I come accros a $306 saphire card. Upon further inspection it looks to be on 9700 PCB, it even uses the same freaking power connector as the 9700!!! Well, this is the cheapest 9800 Pro I've ever seen but I wonder if its just a remarked 9700 Pro. After all, after some researched I noticed that the 9800 SE with RAM in a straight line is really just a remarked 9500 Pro. Well heres a link to a few pics of it.
http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage....102-304-01.JPG
and scroll down one and you'll see a listing of it on newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...2C8X%2CAGP%2CB
No reviews on it yet, so I don't wanna take a chance and end up getting a 9700 Pro thats OC'ed AND renamed a 9800 Pro. Just need to know if my suspisions are anywhere near right on on this. If this is a true 9800 Pro, then I'm gonna jump right on it, if its not, then I'll just get the Tyan for $325 or, IF I can hold down the anticipation for a new card, wait for the Radeon 9800 XT wich comes with a game I was gonna buy anyway, so for $25 more I get a kick arse card. Eh, now Im just thinking too much, I've got the cold and , ok, I'm going to bed, good night guys
Peace out