20% off Radeon 9700 Pro (319.99) (and alot more)

[vm]

Gamestop sale

10 hrs left!

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

So so so so so so so so so tempting. Think the price will be lower by Christmas?

 

[vm]

Definately

it always does over time : )

and by that time the NV30 SHOULD be out..

 

[John]

repost

 

[Orbius]

I wouldnt expect the price to be much lower than $299 until the R350 comes out. Figure the Nv30 will be 10%-15% faster than the 9700 and sell for $350-$399 so $299 is the logical price for the 9700 until the .13 R350 comes out late Spring/Early Summer.

Jump on this deal now!

 

[boa]

I cannot find it
Is it over?

 

[tedinde1]

snooze you lose

 

[Supafreak]

cant find it either....i snoze and lost

 

[tedinde1]

this is not a repost, see the (and a lot more) at the end of the title.

 

[Squalish2357]

Although I havn't seen any benchmarks for NV30(those that have would have to kill you if you see them) I saw some marketterese(can't... remember... where... possibly in japanese?) somewhere that showed a graph with a ti4600, a 9700 positioned at about 20% faster than the ti4600, and then nv30 positioned about 250% faster than ti4600. It is a completely new chip design, unlike anything since the orig GF3, or the orig gf256. In addition, it is a die shrink(this appears to be why its taking them so long). This makes the NV30 performance a wildcard.

If my barely comprehensible previous paragraph hasn't convinced you, I say this: At least wait until Nvidia puts out engineering samples, and the inevitable stream of leaks and benchmarks that follow, to buy a 9700. Its still likely to be a good value even then, but if it isn't(If, for example, Nvidia puts out a 4200-equivelent NV30 thats easily overclocked and starts out cheaper than the 9700) then you won't be regretting it. To get in on the Xmas market they have to be taping out at least around now(I give 6 weeks from tapeout to sampling, 6 weeks from sampling to limited retail). In addition, by then you will be able to see some stats for Hammer, and see if you want to save your cash for it.

 

[YeloAggie]

man i snozed too

 

[JDLT1]

Dear GameStop customer,
> In regards to your recent order of the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro AGP we
> are unfortunately unable to fulfill the order. Our accessory promotion
> that ran August 27th through August 28th brought in many more orders than
> anticipated and we have depleted the inventory allocated to us.
> We sincerely apologize for this disappointing news but hope you will
> shop with us again and have provided a $25 coupon that you can use on any
> purchase, excluding video game consoles and bundles, at GameStop.com.


> Thank you,
> GameStop.com
>
> To Redeem Coupon:
> Enter this code into the "REDEEM Coupon" portion of your cart:
> XXXXXXXX
> Click the "REDEEM" coupon button.
> Checkout as normal.
> Terms of coupon usage: Coupon may be used only once and must be used
> in full at time of order. Any remaining balance will be forefetied. May
> not be transferred to other parties. Coupon must be used by September
> 15th, 2002.
>

 

[Nogami]

Mine was cancelled too.

We're currently blasting the hell out of 'em on www.resellerratings.com - feel free to join in if your order got cancelled! I have no time for companies that can't honor their contracts.

 

[BMW330ci]

Originally posted by: Nogami
Mine was cancelled too.

We're currently blasting the hell out of 'em on www.resellerratings.com - feel free to join in if your order got cancelled! I have no time for companies that can't honor their contracts.

Mine was also cancelled however I'm happy with the $25 coupon for StarFrox - GC. =)

 

[biggcoops]

Originally posted by: Squalish2357
Although I havn't seen any benchmarks for NV30(those that have would have to kill you if you see them) I saw some marketterese(can't... remember... where... possibly in japanese?) somewhere that showed a graph with a ti4600, a 9700 positioned at about 20% faster than the ti4600, and then nv30 positioned about 250% faster than ti4600. It is a completely new chip design, unlike anything since the orig GF3, or the orig gf256. In addition, it is a die shrink(this appears to be why its taking them so long). This makes the NV30 performance a wildcard.

If my barely comprehensible previous paragraph hasn't convinced you, I say this: At least wait until Nvidia puts out engineering samples, and the inevitable stream of leaks and benchmarks that follow, to buy a 9700. Its still likely to be a good value even then, but if it isn't(If, for example, Nvidia puts out a 4200-equivelent NV30 thats easily overclocked and starts out cheaper than the 9700) then you won't be regretting it. To get in on the Xmas market they have to be taping out at least around now(I give 6 weeks from tapeout to sampling, 6 weeks from sampling to limited retail). In addition, by then you will be able to see some stats for Hammer, and see if you want to save your cash for it.

What does this have to do with the Radeon 9700 deal? If the Nvidia ends up being better, (and in no way will it be close to the numbers you posted) post a hot deal when the card comes out 6 months from now when it is released. The card is speculated to cost around $500 -- not very hot to me.