got a new card

[gunbounder]

I was just wondering what the best price is out there now for a ATI 9800pro 128mb... Would pricewatch be the most accurate way to find the cheapest card?

 

[NetGuySC]

I would just stick to buying a card from NewEgg or Mwave or ZipZoomFly

It may seem like you are saving money when you look at the PriceWatch prices .. but you sometimes end up getting more than you bargained for .. like poor service .. bloated shipping cost etc.

Good Luck

 

[Rogodin2]

newegg.com has them for $292.

If you'd been able to pick up the sapphire 9800np (redpcb) you'd be able to oc to above pro speeds and in my case above XT speeds (I'm running one @ 450/411 with stock cooling for $240).

rogo

 

[gunbounder]

I was able to get one for $250... good deal, no?

 

[DurocShark]

If you wait till Feb/March you'll probably be able to get it for around $200... Worth thinking about.

 

[gunbounder]

I was wondering how the 9800pro compares against the 9600XT... personal opinions and past advice/experience are welcome. The reason I ask this is b/c i'm starting to think that I may not need such a new card as the 9800pro

 

[Corporate Thug]

newegg has the retail for under $300 shipped

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: gunbounder
I was wondering how the 9800pro compares against the 9600XT... personal opinions and past advice/experience are welcome. The reason I ask this is b/c i'm starting to think that I may not need such a new card as the 9800pro

The 9800 pro is quite a bit faster than a 9600xt. It depends what kind of settings you like to run your games at though.

 

[gunbounder]

the 9800pro i got for $250 was also retail

 

[Andy22]

Originally posted by: gunbounder
the 9800pro i got for $250 was also retail

Well don't keep us in suspense...where's you get it?

 

[sugarkang]

the ati tradeup program? or do they just send the card in that deal?

 

[gunbounder]

i actually got it from a friend who works at bestbuy, and he used his employee discount =X it's great to have connections =D

another q... if i were to hook up my PS2 to my computer, what would i need?

 

[modedepe]

Either a video card with vivo or a tv capture card.

 

[gunbounder]

how much do those run?