Palit & XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ Reviews

• Benchmark Reviews: Palit GeForce 9800 GTX+ Video Card NE/98TX+XT352:
  
  

  "With all the testing and charts and writing behind me, I'm left with a solid performing mid/high level graphics card and one glaring question still in my mind... Why? Why go to the trouble to design a whole new PCB, heatsink/fan, etc. when in the end it's just another 9800 GTX+? It's nearly identical to the specs and performance of any other GTX+ and it's the same price. Is it the noise? I'm not sure how loud the reference design heatsin/fan is, maybe it's louder? Couldn't they have done a redesign on just a cooler? Don't get me wrong, I like the card it performs flawlessly just as it should, but it doesn't appear to stand out from the crowd (other than looks). It just seems to be a lot of work to produce something like this to only have it get in line with the others. "

  
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• XSReviews: XFX 9800 GTX + Black Edition:
  
  

  "The 9800GTX+ Black is a pretty impressive card for the rather modest fee of £160. On some of the tests, it pulls level with the 4870 x2 and beats it a couple of times on certain settings, which is excellent for a card that costs around half of what the 4870 does. It's not the best looking card around but it's ok and it's pretty quiet; while it doesn't stand out as anything ground breaking, it definitely ticks most of the boxes. Hell, you get a copy of Far Cry 2 as well. If you're looking for a card around the £160 range, this is the one for you."

  
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