gompertz wrote on 2020-08-30, 03:38:

Hi all, just curious... are Radeon 9800 XT's very hard to find? I've had alerts set on eBay for nearly two months with no luck.

Currently have a 9800 Pro but looking to snipe an XT. If anyone on here is selling one I'd be interested.

I believe Radeon 9700 and 9800 card variants have a tendency, AFAIK, to commit suicide by overheating due to inadequate factory installed cooling solutions and the shim issue . This, combined with the fact that the highest end cards were sold in lower numbers to begin with, probably explains the rarity .

Post an ad on local classifieds and Facebook groups that you are looking for a 9800XT (and ask for detailed photos of the functioning card, scammers love "looking for..." ads).

Miphee wrote on 2020-08-30, 05:07:

Post an ad on local classifieds and Facebook groups that you are looking for a 9800XT (and ask for detailed photos of the functioning card, scammers love "looking for..." ads).

Be careful as defective (with display artifacts) are quite common . I bought 2 Radeon 9800s (can't remember whether Pro or XT ) along with a couple of other cards from a PC recycling place and both were defective (bad BGA solder joints, confirmed by artifacts disappearing when applying physical pressure on one of the RAM chips ) . Every other card bought at that time worked fine .

darry wrote on 2020-08-30, 05:38:

Be careful as defective (with display artifacts) are quite common . I bought 2 Radeon 9800s (can't remember whether Pro or XT ) along with a couple of other cards from a PC recycling place and both were defective (bad BGA solder joints, confirmed by artifacts disappearing when applying physical pressure on one of the RAM chips ) . Every other card bought at that time worked fine .

I just bought a 9600 GT with the same problem. Seller claimed it was removed from a working computer but it's artifacting and the heatsink was clearly tampered with at some point. He obviously knew it was bad, tried to repair it and sold it as "untested" when he failed.
It's also my fault, I fell for the "untested" scam again even though I know most of these are faulty and the seller just wants to get rid of them.

Radeon 9800 Pro is not that rare but a working 9800 XT is. Not sure where you live but by doing a quick search I could find at least 2 for sale:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ATI-Radeon-9800-XT/402381740750?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ATI-Radeon-9800XT-25 … DR/154040912940?

I threw one in a pc a while ago. Looked brand new, not sure where I even got it. Fancy big hsf. Think it was in a rdram P4 pc I put together.

You should stick with the Radeon 9800 Pro. There really isn't any reason to also buy an XT, unless you are an avid collector. 😀

It should be noted that some 9800XT were actually sold as Radeon 9800 Pro. They use the same PCB and updated R360 chip, but typical 9800 Pro coolers and may or may not have 256Mb of RAM - http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/digest3d/0704/i … 800pro-256.html

Apparently manufacturers were disposing of their old stocks that way.

gompertz wrote on 2020-08-30, 03:38:

Hi all, just curious... are Radeon 9800 XT's very hard to find? I've had alerts set on eBay for nearly two months with no luck.

Currently have a 9800 Pro but looking to snipe an XT. If anyone on here is selling one I'd be interested.

Vogons is not a marketplace! Do not ask for sales nor do offer them. Thanks

pretty sure the Green PCB MSI 9800 Pro is a underclocked XT

Medion 9800XXL? Yes and no. It does use R360, but has only 128 Mb memory which is rated at 2.8ns. PCB quality is somewhat questionable and not on par with reference deisgn.

Yeah I have a Medion 9800XXL ( I had two but sold one to a complete idiot on AMIBAY who messed me around for two entire months ) and, after benchmarking, the performance was higher than my stock Crucial 9800Pro but still slightly lower than a true 9800XT. The cooling solution is decent, but it makes the Medion really heavy and they are not the best looking card. Still an XT though, for all intents and purposes. You'd be welcome to the other if you're still looking for an XT.