ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 256MB 8X AGP - $86

[grandeCC]

Not bad deal w/o rebate. Link

 

[Kipper]

Beware of this retailer. Have heard MANY bad things about them in the past. Returns are virtually impossible.

 

[grandeCC]

Originally posted by: Kipper
Beware of this retailer. Have heard MANY bad things about them in the past. Returns are virtually impossible.

okie!!! Thx!

 

[NicePants42]

I don't mean to threadcrap, but Newegg has several 9600 pros for this price or less. If the link worked, it'd be easier to see which 9600 pro the OP is talking about, as there are several variations with various core/memory clocks.

 

[knightc2]

The link works for me. I am out of the loop on video cards so I can't comment on how good or bad this card is, but here are the specs from the product page:

Brand : ATI
Stock : 486 Items in stock.
Model : A9600 256
Item Code : VG-ATI-0087
Weight : 2.50
Unit of Measure : EACH
Category : VIDEO CARDS
Manufacturer : ATI
CONDITION / WARRANTY: NEW PRODUCT / 7-DAY RETURN
Regular Stock Item: False
Manufacturer Warranty: 0.00
Description
Explore stunning new worlds of cinematic gameplay with the unprecedented combination of power, performance, and Microsoft® DirectX® 9 optimized support featured in RADEON 9600 visual processors. Maximize your long-term entertainment value with its Quad-pipe architecture and high precision cinematic shaders that will upgrade expectations for devoted gamers and casual fans alike - and push the most compelling next-generation games to their limit.

# 4 parallel rendering pipelines
# 2 parallel geometry engines
# 128-bit DDR memory interface (64-bit on Radeon® 9600 SE)
# AGP 8X support

SmartShader? 2.0
# Programmable pixel and vertex shaders
# 16 textures per pass
# Pixel shaders up to 160 instructions with 128-bit floating point precision
# Vertex shaders up to 1024 instructions with flow control
# Multiple render target support
# Shadow volume rendering acceleration
# High precision 10-bit per channel frame buffer support
# Supports DirectX® 9.0 and the latest version of OpenGL®

SmoothVision? 2.1
# 2x/4x/6x full scene anti-aliasing modes o Adaptive algorithm with programmable sample patterns
# 2x/4x/8x/16x anisotropic filtering modes o Adaptive algorithm with bi-linear (performance) and tri-linear (quality) options

* HYPER Z? III+
* Lossless Z-Buffer compression (up to 24:1)
* Fast Z-Buffer Clear
* TruForm? 2.0
* 2nd generation N-Patch higher order surface support
* Discrete and continuous tessellation levels per polygon
* Displacement mapping
* VideoShader?
* Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video
* FullStream? video de-blocking technology
* Noise removal filtering for captured video
* MPEG-2 decoding with motion compensation, iDCT and color space conversion
* All-format DTV/HDTV decoding
* YPrPb component output*
* Adaptive de-interlacing and frame rate conversion
* Dual integrated display controllers
* Dual integrated 10-bit per channel 400 MHz DACs
* Integrated 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI 1.0 compliant)
* Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution
* Optimized for Pentium® 4 SSE2 and AMD Athlon? 3Dnow!
* PC 2002 compliant
* TV/Video Output

 

[mdetz]

I've bought a couple a cases from them, with no problems. I usually stay away unless the deal is significant. if you do want to get something from them tho, imo that 9700 pro for $80 is a much better deal.

 

[leigh6]

I have seen this particular 9600 pro all over ebay selling fairly inexpensively. I still cant figure out the brand...............It has the goofy oriental looking "9600 pro" on the HSF.

I just wouldnt touch this model with a 10 foot pole.

 

[Garlic]

You got to love the 256mb maketing gimmick....

 

[tcsenter]

Dumping Goods sells GOBS of refurbs and pulls, but they generally have good disclosure about that. Stick with new and retail versions instead of OEM or bulk, you should be safe in getting warranty from the manufacturer. *should* being the key word. I've been screwed sideways by Gigabyte on a retail boxed video card with 1 Year warranty that is still sitting in my closet and never worked for even a minute since I purchased it. Bastids!

Also watch the clock speeds, which are not disclosed on this card. Many cheap 'Powered By' ATI cards are clocked lower than a BBA card, including Sapphire's 'value' cards.

ATI Radeon 9600 XT can be had for a little more:

Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600XT 128MB 8X-AGP 500/600 Retail - $101.00 shipped

Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB 8X-AGP 500/600 Retail - $110.00 shipped

 

[k1114]

Don't bother, plenty of 9800 pros have been going for $105-115 both refurbished and new, which will beat the everloving crap out of any of these cards.

 

[BUSTaMOD]

Bad deal - Manufacturer Warranty: 0.00

 

[KristopherKubicki]

Better deals had at better merchants:

http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=316

NewEgg to the rescue.

Kristopher

 

[49erinnc]

256MB 9600Pro is slower than the 128MB 9600Pro if I'm not mistaken....totally pointless amount of memory for that card in my opinion. Waste of money IMO.

 

[daveybrat]

256MB 9600Pro is slower than the 128MB 9600Pro if I'm not mistaken....

Noooo.....you're wrong! Twice the memory = twice as fast!



..........j/k

Poor suckers who fall into the marketing trap.

 

[unclebud]

"NewEgg to the rescue."
??? the link says "$76.00 at ChiefValue"?
way to crab on the man...

 

[KDKPSJ]

Originally posted by: unclebud
"NewEgg to the rescue."
??? the link says "$76.00 at ChiefValue"?
way to crab on the man...

Um.. because Chief Value = Newegg?