ATI RADEON® 9800 Pro, (128 MB) AGP Video Card

Pros: Good for the its price. Graphics improve. Much faster than older models.
Cons: Over heats. Requires high power source. Clock speed still mid range. FPS drop constantly.

Let me start by giving you my own PC spects. I have 1G of RAM, P4 3.0 basically, the works. Now, the ATI RADEON 9800 PRO, this card is good, but not that good, first of all, it requires a power supply of at least 300 and it over heats a lot, if you wanna ...

Pros: Silky smooth gaming, for only 220 at pricewatch
Cons: could be a little cheaper but hey the best don't come cheap.

Great performance good price if you know where to shop. I had a 9500 pro that died and now my games are running about 50% faster and looking better than ever.

Pros: Solid gaming card
Cons: Price

I bought Crucial Technology's version of the Radeon 9800 Pro video card and I have to say anyone would love one of these as a gift.
The new suite of Radeon cards marks ATI's return to the lead in the video card wars, fought primarily with nVidia. With 128 MB of on-board quad-channel DDR memory, this thing rocks in online gaming. I ended up exceeding 180 frames per second in the original Unreal Tournament - compare that with 30 fps with my original card and 100 with with a 64 MB nVidia.
The card itself is a thing of beauty, with a variable-speed fan and gleaming heat sink. It installed easily and configured itself. I downloaded the latest drivers from ATI after installation and since then have been slaughtering innocents in various online games ever since.

This card needs a fairly beefy PC to function well. It needs so much power that it requires a separate power connection inside the PC case, and the maker recommends a 300-watt power supply. But assuming you have the horsepower, this thing will make a gamer's day, for sure.

Pros: Speed, image quality. Extra features added.
Cons: Expensive.

Fist of all, I am not a gamer. I use the Radeon 9800 Pro for professional video editing and graphics application. I have to say the Radeon Pro is one fast rendering machine, absolutely incredible. It handles nicely any graphic application and improves the rendering time of Windows based video editing. You also get the best of this card if you can connect it to your monitor through DVI connection.

For instance, if you have a good DV editing card and use Adobe Premiere, you may feel very frustrated when you use filters and transitions that are not native to that DV card. The Radeon 9800 Pro fills that gap, rendering at quite fast speeds.

Video reproduction is also outstanding, smoothing angles and artifacts.

Overall, an impresive product.

Pros: Fast Frame after frame need I say more.
Cons: Could be cheaper but your getting the best and it delivers.

Every game I have, I can play with all settings at max. With 8x antistrophic filtering. I can even play GTA 3.

UT2K3 works like a dream compared to my previous geforce2 mx400. Splinter cell runs at 30 fps which is ok for me. The shadows in that game are kinda complex so all cards slow down a lot.

This card is a "Gamer's Dream." If you have this card don't have to worry about the system requirements of the game to much, as long as your close the card will handle the rest.

Guild Wars, runs awesome with this thing. Even the cooling system is advanced.

Pros: Really fast, powerful
Cons: Expensive, power inefficient (just need good power supply, 400+ W)

This product is unbelievable... I definitely do not regret spending the $200 it cost... while it may not be the most efficient card (which most people who have this card are NOT worried about)... requires a decent power supply and generates significant heat... will handle any visual eye candy you desire... I upgraded from a GeForce FX 5200 to this, and tried playing Halo with all max settings... the game looks sooo much better, and absolutely no lag... I tried to make it lag by quickly scanning really large outdoor scenes, etc. and, nothing... works like a charm... if you have the money to invest, I'd say go for it

Pros: Was fast and smooth, very quiet
Cons: Made my whole system very quiet

Trust me. These two pieces of hardware DO NOT get along and it seems that neither company is interested in engineering a fix. After bringing my system to its knees with random lock ups, crashes, crazy artifacting, etc., I have begun the arduous process of getting a refund from Sapphire. Note: I have not overclocked this card, I have kept my system pretty cool with good air flow and average temps on mobo and cpu, I have kept up with uninstalling old drivers and installing new ones, I have tried every fix on every forum I can find, all to no avail. Look into this card very carefully before you buy. Do your research at the vendor's forums and good tech sites.