Is it worth the $25 extra for the 9600Pro "Ultra"

[The Sauce]

Anyone have information on this. I presume it's just a pre-overclocked 9600Pro. Any evidence that the Ultra's o/c better than the non-ultra's?

 

[Corporate Thug]

the 9600 pro i have goes to 520/375, cant ask for a better OC

 

[The Sauce]

So that's the non-ultra version? The ultra version comes with the core clocked to ~440. (I think)

 

[bluemax]

Never heard of an Ultra before... who sells it? PowerColor? :frown:

 

[Lyfer]

Spend the extra $20 and get yourself a Radeon 9700 OEM from mwave.com for $199.

 

[Intelman07]

What is this Ultra i see it on pricewatch?

 

[The Sauce]

Lyfer - from what I have heard an overclocked 9600Pro is comparable to the 9700Pro, so why would I spend more for the 9700 non-pro?

Intelman - I just saw it today too. It just seems to be a pre-overclocked version of the 9600Pro. I am not sure if this means that they are hand-picked to overclock better or what. That's what I'm trying (unsuccessfully thus far) to find out here.

 

[Celeryman]

Well if you look at current prices, $25 extra dollars on top of what the 9600 Pro's cost are almost the same as a 9700 np. Then you could OC the 9700 np just a bit and hit 9700 pro speeds or more.