Posted on Tuesday, December 23 2003 @ 20:42:02 CET by LSDsmurf
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."
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