I too had a 9800 Pro (it fried on me) and it was a great card! I played Need For Speed Ungerground 1&2 and Doom3 mostly and it handled those games great!
I actually have a 9800 pro in my machine right now, and just got finished playing farcry and unreal 2k4 with absolutely no issues at all. For the money, since it seems you are in need of a card, go for it. Mine hasn't let me down.