| Author | Message | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Grok | Should I spend $280 on an ATI Radeon 9800? | November 30, 2003, 7:51 AM |
| Paul | Not the Pro? ??? Go all out! Buy the 9800 Pro! | November 30, 2003, 7:56 AM |
| Yoni | If you're going to play Doom 3, sure... | November 30, 2003, 11:26 AM |
| j0k3r | [quote author=Grok link=board=3;threadid=3960;start=0#msg32583 date=1070178682] Should I spend $280 on an ATI Radeon 9800? [/quote] What in the hell? It's twice that price at a store near my house... The 9800 is just faster than the 9700, 9600 and 9500. If you know how to overclock I'd recommend going with the 9600 or if you know how to overclock without lighting anything on fire, go with the 9500. Other than that, go for it that's a great price. | November 30, 2003, 12:51 PM |
| Adron | If that was the price for a Radeon 9800 Pro here, I'd go for it without hesitation. Unfortunately, that's approximately the price of a Radeon 9600 Pro here. | November 30, 2003, 1:08 PM |
| Mitosis | [quote author=j0k3r link=board=3;threadid=3960;start=0#msg32606 date=1070196668] [quote author=Grok link=board=3;threadid=3960;start=0#msg32583 date=1070178682] Should I spend $280 on an ATI Radeon 9800? [/quote] What in the hell? It's twice that price at a store near my house... The 9800 is just faster than the 9700, 9600 and 9500. If you know how to overclock I'd recommend going with the 9600 or if you know how to overclock without lighting anything on fire, go with the 9500. Other than that, go for it that's a great price. [/quote] We are Canadian remember. Americans dollar is stronger than ours. Damn those Americans! ;) | November 30, 2003, 1:10 PM |
| j0k3r | But by a factor of 2? I don't think so. | November 30, 2003, 1:39 PM |
| Mitosis | It wont be exactly "double". If its 280 AM it might be 420 or something I dunno. | November 30, 2003, 1:57 PM |
| iago | USD$1.00 =~ CDN$1.33 Give or take. But its' about .7 now, I think. | November 30, 2003, 2:11 PM |
| Grok | http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=5/ut=403557e14c63c332 [code] Radeon 9800 XT 256MB $ 455 Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB $ 280 Radeon 9600 XT 128MB $ 179 Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB $ 143 [/code] Bah, the $280 is a 'used - very good' price. The best new and retail (non OEM) price appears to be about $329. | November 30, 2003, 5:07 PM |
| Naem | ack, used hardware. beware... | November 30, 2003, 6:03 PM |
| j0k3r | Radeon 9800 at BestBuy at my house is ~$550. | November 30, 2003, 6:09 PM |
| Hitmen | [quote author=j0k3r link=board=3;threadid=3960;start=0#msg32662 date=1070215743] Radeon 9800 at BestBuy at my house is ~$550. [/quote] You have a BestBuy at your house? | November 30, 2003, 6:11 PM |
| Stealth | Best Buy is not a place to buy computer hardware, unless it's got great rebates on it. No, NewEgg is probably the best place to get hardware. My entire computer is built from parts from that store, they ship promptly and at low cost (often free) and I've never had a problem with anything they've sent me except a crappy $40 ChainTech motherboard that failed 6 months after installation. That's what I get for buying $40 motherboards, I suppose. NewEgg actually has a 9800SE (I'm not sure as to the difference between SE, Pro and nothing), OEM, listed at $145 -- 128MB, TV out, 2x CRT connectors. $179 will get you a retail-boxed 9800SE and $310 will get you a retail Radeon 9800 PRO with all the goodies. Try 'em out, all the ones I mentioned have free shipping on 'em as well. | November 30, 2003, 6:30 PM |
| j0k3r | [quote author=Stealth link=board=3;threadid=3960;start=0#msg32668 date=1070217054] Best Buy is not a place to buy computer hardware, unless it's got great rebates on it. No, NewEgg is probably the best place to get hardware. My entire computer is built from parts from that store, they ship promptly and at low cost (often free) and I've never had a problem with anything they've sent me except a crappy $40 ChainTech motherboard that failed 6 months after installation. That's what I get for buying $40 motherboards, I suppose. NewEgg actually has a 9800SE (I'm not sure as to the difference between SE, Pro and nothing), OEM, listed at $145 -- 128MB, TV out, 2x CRT connectors. $179 will get you a retail-boxed 9800SE and $310 will get you a retail Radeon 9800 PRO with all the goodies. Try 'em out, all the ones I mentioned have free shipping on 'em as well. [/quote] OMG WHERE WERE YOU ON JULY 28th??? I would've ordered from them... | November 30, 2003, 7:23 PM |
| Mitosis | I have to travel 30-60 mins to get to a mall or a place to buy stuff. The only thing thats decent in my town is a Wal-Mart, and thats sad. | December 1, 2003, 1:44 PM |
| Stealth | It's too bad you're Canadian -- NewEgg isn't an option for you. They deliver nearly anywhere through FedEx. ;) | December 1, 2003, 10:24 PM |
| Mitosis | Damn.. | December 1, 2003, 10:25 PM |