We got our grubby hands on a 9800 XT overe here at Neoseeker and we put it through the paces against the 9700/9800 Pro as well as the 5950. Something that's interesting to note is that the 9800 XT is quite a bit louder than its breathren and surprisingly it is as loud as the 5950 reference card we have. Benchmarks are not too surprising with the 9800 XT flexing its muscles through most of the tests with the exception of Jedi Academy where it gets cut down by the big green lightsaber.

"Late in the holiday season, the jolly man from Fedex filled our stockings not with coal but with packing foam, today's equivalent of coal. As we were about to lay it into him (and permanently cement ourselves on the other fat man's naughty list) we noticed that the package had something else, a blistering 9800 XT courtesy of ATI. As shown in non-scientific studies from major non-accredited universities, Christmas shopping at the last minute makes you more of a man. We figure the same principle applies to reviews that come out late in the holiday season."



Link: Neoseeker