Anyone get a new MSI 9800 pro 128MB? (SP)

[lsman]

http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=RX9800PRO-TD128SP&class=vga

The RX9800PRO-TD128SP (MSI Part No: MS-8956-005)
look like other OEM ATi card: red pcb, silver heat sink fan
core 378, mem 338
games are different:
URU, XIII, Prince of Persia 3D
and
1. Praetorians
2. YAGER
3. Heaven & Hell
4. Divine Divinity
5. Etherlords2
6. IL-2 Sturmovik
7. Splinter Cell
8. Black Hawk Down
9. Joint Operations Typhoon Rising
10. Comanche 4
11. American Conquest
12. Commandos 3 Destination Berlin
13. Beach Life
14. Deus EX Invisible War

While the old TD128 ( MSI Part No: MS-8956-030)
has same code and mem speed (but different layout)
has Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
The Elder Scrolls III:Morowind,
Duke Nukem:Manhattan Project and
trial game:
- The Sum of All Fears
- IL-2 Sturmovik
- Serious Sam 2 lite
- Rally Trophy
- Beam Breakers
- Zax: The Alien Hunter
- Oni

The new one look good on paper but is the core change? any chance it go back to r350 from r360?

 

[GMcDougal]

i tell you onething...the heatsink is MUCH smaller than the one i got on my msi 9800 pro i got a week ago....id bet for sure it doesnt overclock as well,and who knows,maybe they did change core...i like the game bundel better tho.

 

[Renesis]

I got mine at the end of July so I will have to see which one it is but it runs fine. I have not tried OC'ing it yet however.

Kirk

 

[lsman]

Strange. only the US web site (msicomputer.com) has the new "SP" version. all msi.com.tw has no such product list?

 

[Liam]

That looks like the ATi reference design... maybe they gave up on using their own fancy cooler and own pcb, and made up for it with an improved bundle.