Radeon 9800 pro - Page 4

peaz · 9th Apr 2003, 10:14 AM

i'm always been very slow when upgrading GPUs.... i think my gf2ti would last for quite some time till the end of the year...

my prevous card was a premedia 3 create! now imagine that

anyways, what i'm suggesting is this... since u'll be spending Rm1500++ for a GPU, might as well get whats worth for the money at this time. and i can tell u that it's not worth getting the 9700 pro anymore..

might as well get an el-cheapo gf2mx (only Rm100+ i think now..) or use an old GPU wait for another month or two... then get the 9800 and it'll last... seriously, the 9800 is a lot more future proof than the already future proof 9700...

goldfries · 9th Apr 2003, 10:29 AM

all depends on how much cash he wants to spend. if price diff by a little, go for R9800 Pro.

you can't go wrong even with the R9500 Pro, just that it's a bit pricey here. i'd rather pay an extra RM 100 - 200 for the normal R9700 instead of the R9500 Pro and then overclock it.

peaz · 9th Apr 2003, 04:16 PM

well, just restating my original point..

nvr worth spending money for a 6mth old product at the same price 6 mth ago!

show how sick those ATI distributors are....

goldfries · 9th Apr 2003, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peaz

nvr worth spending money for a 6mth old product at the same price 6 mth ago!

my opinion differs. age of the product doesn't matter, as long as it has good price/performance/features ratio and meets your needs and budget. for example, the Ti4200.

Chai · 9th Apr 2003, 05:22 PM

Age of the product matters too much IMO, thanks to nvidia's '6 months cycle', your graphics card will outdate sooner than you think...

All the GF4 TI series are not worth buying anymore, except for Ti4200, which I don't think is such a good buy anymore, it was 6 months ago...

Werne · 10th Apr 2003, 02:46 AM

All of you certainly have some valide points but as i said.....I am building a new rig from scratch......had already bought an nforce2 board, rams, cpu, h/disk n blah blah blah......let's say if i were to wait fer 2 months b4 the 9800 pro will b available in malaysia then all those h/wares which i had bought would b sitting there collecting dust....in a sense....n if tat's the case then i wouldn't mind spending rm1450 to get the r9700 pro now as prices in italy for a 9700 pro is around RM2020......

peaz · 10th Apr 2003, 08:32 AM

oh you are goin to Italy soon??? aisay... then u might as well get ur hardwares either
i) now cos u don't have much choice as prices there differs a lot...
ii) get it from europe IF it's cheaper maybe somewhere around UK or something?? ;D

just a thought.

Chai · 10th Apr 2003, 11:00 AM

UK is extremely expensive! Hercules could be cheaper there. But can never compare with the price here.

ZuePhok · 10th Apr 2003, 11:20 AM

Hercules is my favourite 'flavor'

I like hercules card very much

Werne: or maybe you can try to get it from SLS?

goldfries · 10th Apr 2003, 11:29 AM

the Hercs are good for sound cards even. too bad their video card pricing here is off the mark.

9th Apr 2003, 10:14 AM	#31 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.com/ Posts: 8,595 Reputation: 1673 Rep Power: 32	i'm always been very slow when upgrading GPUs.... i think my gf2ti would last for quite some time till the end of the year... my prevous card was a premedia 3 create! now imagine that anyways, what i'm suggesting is this... since u'll be spending Rm1500++ for a GPU, might as well get whats worth for the money at this time. and i can tell u that it's not worth getting the 9700 pro anymore.. might as well get an el-cheapo gf2mx (only Rm100+ i think now..) or use an old GPU wait for another month or two... then get the 9800 and it'll last... seriously, the 9800 is a lot more future proof than the already future proof 9700... __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Follow me at Twitter Blogs @ http://www.atpeaz.com/

9th Apr 2003, 10:29 AM	#32 (permalink)
goldfries www.goldfries.com Join Date: 22 Jan 2003 Location: KL/PJ Malaysia Posts: 7,966 Reputation: 539 Rep Power: 20	all depends on how much cash he wants to spend. if price diff by a little, go for R9800 Pro. you can't go wrong even with the R9500 Pro, just that it's a bit pricey here. i'd rather pay an extra RM 100 - 200 for the normal R9700 instead of the R9500 Pro and then overclock it. __________________ no computer specs \| no photography gear list \| no userbars \| no quotes

9th Apr 2003, 04:16 PM	#33 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.com/ Posts: 8,595 Reputation: 1673 Rep Power: 32	well, just restating my original point.. nvr worth spending money for a 6mth old product at the same price 6 mth ago! show how sick those ATI distributors are.... __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Follow me at Twitter Blogs @ http://www.atpeaz.com/

9th Apr 2003, 05:22 PM	#35 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,125 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	Age of the product matters too much IMO, thanks to nvidia's '6 months cycle', your graphics card will outdate sooner than you think... All the GF4 TI series are not worth buying anymore, except for Ti4200, which I don't think is such a good buy anymore, it was 6 months ago... __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

10th Apr 2003, 08:32 AM	#37 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.com/ Posts: 8,595 Reputation: 1673 Rep Power: 32	oh you are goin to Italy soon??? aisay... then u might as well get ur hardwares either i) now cos u don't have much choice as prices there differs a lot... ii) get it from europe IF it's cheaper maybe somewhere around UK or something?? ;D just a thought. __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Follow me at Twitter Blogs @ http://www.atpeaz.com/

10th Apr 2003, 02:46 AM	#36 (permalink)
Werne I'm a regular Join Date: 4 Apr 2003 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 271 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 7	All of you certainly have some valide points but as i said.....I am building a new rig from scratch......had already bought an nforce2 board, rams, cpu, h/disk n blah blah blah......let's say if i were to wait fer 2 months b4 the 9800 pro will b available in malaysia then all those h/wares which i had bought would b sitting there collecting dust....in a sense....n if tat's the case then i wouldn't mind spending rm1450 to get the r9700 pro now as prices in italy for a 9700 pro is around RM2020......

10th Apr 2003, 11:00 AM	#38 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,125 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	UK is extremely expensive! Hercules could be cheaper there. But can never compare with the price here. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

10th Apr 2003, 11:20 AM	#39 (permalink)
ZuePhok Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Floating Island Of Mandango Posts: 8,810 Reputation: 3294 Rep Power: 48	Hercules is my favourite 'flavor' I like hercules card very much Werne: or maybe you can try to get it from SLS? __________________ my motto: poison first, think later.

10th Apr 2003, 11:29 AM	#40 (permalink)
goldfries www.goldfries.com Join Date: 22 Jan 2003 Location: KL/PJ Malaysia Posts: 7,966 Reputation: 539 Rep Power: 20	the Hercs are good for sound cards even. too bad their video card pricing here is off the mark. __________________ no computer specs \| no photography gear list \| no userbars \| no quotes