View Full Version : 9800NP should i save the 50 bucks and flash the bios to pro? or just buy 9800pro.
guys i need another card i can get the 9800NP for 249 and its a ATI retail package. how easy is this mod to make it a PRO and is it a mod that every one has good luck with? i know there is risks with any mod but just figured id ask cause if i can save 50 bucks and get the NP and just flash the bios great otherwise please tell me whats involved. i wanted to pick this card up this week end or possibly today depending on what you guys say about it.
thx perc,
ok ive been doing some reading and it seems its a rather easy mod to do but its really hard to find cards with good memory chips,. i always thought that if you bought the ati retail pack youd get the top line samsung memory chips but i gues they too have gone to the cheaper memory chips making it not worth the mod.. i think im just going to buy the pro.. thx anyways guys...
peace perc,
Sovereignty
11-27-2003, 05:46 PM
Some of the newer ATI np's use infineon crap. My 9800np came with samsung 3.3 chips which actually o/c just as good as the 2.86's. 370+ unmodded so far and artifact free in any bench/game. There's some 9800np's on ebay that guarantee samsung chips and you can pick them up pretty cheap. Like $210-220ish, plus $40 shipping (stupid but it's still a damn cheap card).
Some of the newer ATI np's use infineon crap
yeah thats what ive been reading i gues it was just way too easy to mod these cards plus the money they could save on using the less quality chips. im just going to pick up a pro and not chance it. i could see if it was still the 100 or so we were saving by doing this 9800np thing but its only 50 bucks diff... for a all in one 9800pro i can get for 299 at compusa so i may as well just grab it before they sell out of them... well thx for your reply but after reading all day yesterday ive learned that i should of been doing this a few months ago when the memory was still good on the NP's....
peace perc,