Same core,but checking every review gentle curiosity drives me to find - they are not the same card. The higher power consumption of the 9800 cannot be caused by an improved fan .It must be the fan from hell to eat that wattage , and yes on average it over clocks better , more evidence for the super fan. But I think the pcb and the bits stuck on it are a bit differant .

When the Cons section of the review states 'More expensive than similar systems'???