Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro

Company: Sapphire
Product: Atlantis 9800 Pro
Street Price: ~$405
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2003
Reviewed By: Joey Chao

Bundled Features:

All of the necessary cables come with the Sapphire Atlantis 9800 Pro. As you can see from the above picture, you get an S-Video cable, RCA cable, DVI to VGA adapter, S-Video to RCA adapter, and the cable to hook the card's 4-pin Molex to the power supply. The power cable is split so you can still power another device off of the same cable.

The most interesting part of this bundle is the software and utilities included with the video card. There is a drivers CD and a hardcopy of the manual but it's the other stuff that makes this bundle very attractive. First, let's start with the Redline tweaking/overclocking utility. The utility very closely resembles Rage3D Tweaker which the enthusiasts are probably already familiar with. The program allows users to tweak the card's performance settings as well as provide overclocking option in an easy to use interface. Like the Atlantis 9600 Pro, Power DVD from Cyberlink is also included.

There are two full version games included with the 9800 Pro. The first is Soldier Of Fortune II: Double Helix, which is a very popular first person shooter. The second is the best selling Return to Castle Wolfenstein, which is also a first person shooter. Keep in mind, both games are the full versions and not just demos. The games are both really popular and can cost around $30 a piece. Including them in this bundle tops almost any other 9800 Pro we have seen so far. Many people are interested to see what games are included in a package and Sapphire has chosen to use some of the top sellers in their bundle.