Gigabyte Maya II Radeon 9800 Pro Review

Dom · Jul 14, 2003, 07:14 AM

Over the past 2 years, ATI has been the underdog when it has comes to the 3D scene. While having fast products at a reasonable price, ATI were never able to take out the top spot. This all changed, however, when ATI first released a brief on the R300 core.
From this point, speculation and rumors kept the new R300 hype to the limit. On release of the R300 core, named the Radeon 9700 Pro, ATI had an instant 3D monster. ATI’s Radeon 9700 from the start was able to kill the Geforce4 video cards. While having an issue with AGP 8x in the first series, ATI refined the core and fixed the teething errors that usually come with first line products.

ATI’s R300 core was revolutionized to be the best of the best. Designed on a 0.15um die for fastest clock speeds, along with the new FC-BGA connection for reduced heat, ATI set out to take the top 3D crown away from nVidia, which has been accomplished. ATI’s push towards improvements of its drivers and optimizations has put them towards the top of the line, and so far, ATI hasn’t faltered.

Head over to TweakTown.com for the full review

WaltC · Jul 14, 2003, 12:14 PM

Ga--I wish people with little knowledge on these subjects wouldn't write articles. I bought my 9700P in September of '02, an AGP x8 nf2 chipset board in December, and never had a problem with AGP x8 whatsoever. The problems people had were with early revision AGP x8 motherboards, principally VIAs. This was one of those "problems" that never was.

Jul 14, 2003, 07:14 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,942 Rep Power: 0	Gigabyte Maya II Radeon 9800 Pro Review Over the past 2 years, ATI has been the underdog when it has comes to the 3D scene. While having fast products at a reasonable price, ATI were never able to take out the top spot. This all changed, however, when ATI first released a brief on the R300 core. From this point, speculation and rumors kept the new R300 hype to the limit. On release of the R300 core, named the Radeon 9700 Pro, ATI had an instant 3D monster. ATI’s Radeon 9700 from the start was able to kill the Geforce4 video cards. While having an issue with AGP 8x in the first series, ATI refined the core and fixed the teething errors that usually come with first line products. ATI’s R300 core was revolutionized to be the best of the best. Designed on a 0.15um die for fastest clock speeds, along with the new FC-BGA connection for reduced heat, ATI set out to take the top 3D crown away from nVidia, which has been accomplished. ATI’s push towards improvements of its drivers and optimizations has put them towards the top of the line, and so far, ATI hasn’t faltered. Head over to TweakTown.com for the full review

Jul 14, 2003, 12:14 PM	#2
WaltC DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Deep in Martian soil where it's warm and the air is good Posts: 250 Rep Power: 0	Ga--I wish people with little knowledge on these subjects wouldn't write articles. I bought my 9700P in September of '02, an AGP x8 nf2 chipset board in December, and never had a problem with AGP x8 whatsoever. The problems people had were with early revision AGP x8 motherboards, principally VIAs. This was one of those "problems" that never was.