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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:49 pm
Post subject: ATI 9700pro broke, wait till nextgen card? When do they come out?
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I have had my 9700 pro break, I need to purchase a card, pricewatch
lists 9800pro's (oem's) for 220 bux, most with 1 year warranty.
Just curious when ATI is going to release a new GFX card, Would be
pretty bad spending 220+ bux when ATI releases new models 2 months
from now. Of course, i need a GFX card now, and the 9800pro(OEM) looks
nice for 220 bux (pricewatch).
I'm limping along with a fx 5200/128meg, the thing is dog slow, smoke
in CS makes it pause, and cant run with AA/AF as well as my 9700pro.
Was thinking of getting a 9600 for 130 bux, but thats little much.
Just wish I knew when ATI was going to release its nextgen GPU. Maybe
the 9800pro for 220 bux is the best bet. Its a great price and card,
and I would feel burnt if ATI released a new card next month, and
prices drop.
What do you guys/gals think? Wait or buy? Or look at a different
model?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 2:50 am
Post subject: Re: ATI 9700pro broke, wait till nextgen card? When do they come out? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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The next ATI card is due out no later than June. Possibly sooner.
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DaveW
"Brook Harty" <harty RemoveThis @ironwolve.com> wrote in message
news:f8896dac.0402061349.131af4ba@posting.google.com...
> I have had my 9700 pro break, I need to purchase a card, pricewatch
> lists 9800pro's (oem's) for 220 bux, most with 1 year warranty.
>
> Just curious when ATI is going to release a new GFX card, Would be
> pretty bad spending 220+ bux when ATI releases new models 2 months
> from now. Of course, i need a GFX card now, and the 9800pro(OEM) looks
> nice for 220 bux (pricewatch).
>
> I'm limping along with a fx 5200/128meg, the thing is dog slow, smoke
> in CS makes it pause, and cant run with AA/AF as well as my 9700pro.
> Was thinking of getting a 9600 for 130 bux, but thats little much.
>
> Just wish I knew when ATI was going to release its nextgen GPU. Maybe
> the 9800pro for 220 bux is the best bet. Its a great price and card,
> and I would feel burnt if ATI released a new card next month, and
> prices drop.
>
> What do you guys/gals think? Wait or buy? Or look at a different
> model?
>
> -Brook<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 2:50 am
Post subject: Re: ATI 9700pro broke, wait till nextgen card? When do they come out? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Does it not have a 3 year warranty? Or did you break it yourself and
voided the
warranty?
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"DaveW" <none RemoveThis @zero.org> wrote in message
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> The next ATI card is due out no later than June. Possibly sooner.
>
> --
> DaveW
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> "Brook Harty" <harty RemoveThis @ironwolve.com> wrote in message
> news:f8896dac.0402061349.131af4ba@posting.google.com...
> > I have had my 9700 pro break, I need to purchase a card, pricewatch
> > lists 9800pro's (oem's) for 220 bux, most with 1 year warranty.
> >
> > Just curious when ATI is going to release a new GFX card, Would be
> > pretty bad spending 220+ bux when ATI releases new models 2 months
> > from now. Of course, i need a GFX card now, and the 9800pro(OEM) looks
> > nice for 220 bux (pricewatch).
> >
> > I'm limping along with a fx 5200/128meg, the thing is dog slow, smoke
> > in CS makes it pause, and cant run with AA/AF as well as my 9700pro.
> > Was thinking of getting a 9600 for 130 bux, but thats little much.
> >
> > Just wish I knew when ATI was going to release its nextgen GPU. Maybe
> > the 9800pro for 220 bux is the best bet. Its a great price and card,
> > and I would feel burnt if ATI released a new card next month, and
> > prices drop.
> >
> > What do you guys/gals think? Wait or buy? Or look at a different
> > model?
> >
> > -Brook
>
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 11:21 pm
Post subject: Re: ATI 9700pro broke, wait till nextgen card? When do they come out? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On 6 Feb 2004 13:49:51 -0800, harty RemoveThis @ironwolve.com (Brook Harty) wrote:
||I have had my 9700 pro break, I need to purchase a card, pricewatch
||lists 9800pro's (oem's) for 220 bux, most with 1 year warranty.
||
||Just curious when ATI is going to release a new GFX card, Would be
||pretty bad spending 220+ bux when ATI releases new models 2 months
||from now. Of course, i need a GFX card now, and the 9800pro(OEM) looks
||nice for 220 bux (pricewatch).
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||I'm limping along with a fx 5200/128meg, the thing is dog slow, smoke
||in CS makes it pause, and cant run with AA/AF as well as my 9700pro.
||Was thinking of getting a 9600 for 130 bux, but thats little much.
||
||Just wish I knew when ATI was going to release its nextgen GPU. Maybe
||the 9800pro for 220 bux is the best bet. Its a great price and card,
||and I would feel burnt if ATI released a new card next month, and
||prices drop.
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||What do you guys/gals think? Wait or buy? Or look at a different
||model?
||
||-Brook
Boy thats a tough call.. the next gen are supposed to be a pretty big
leap in performace over the 9800. Like twice to three times faster. I
couldn't go 3 months without a good video card so I would get the 9800
pro for the $220 now. Keep in mind the new cards will be expensive all
over again.. $299 $399 $499 etc.. You certainly won't get the new ones
for $220. I'd also keep an eye out for a cheap another 9700 PRO on
ebay or something. If you can find one for $150 it would be worth it
to just get you by until the next generation hit later this summer.
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