Is this a real Radeon 9500 Pro?

[smoothdragon]

I just ordered a Radeon 9500 at mwave.com for $155. It states that it is a OEM Powered By ATi Radeon 9500 with 128MB RAM. According to the product information page:

http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/SpecA/AA19810.html

It states that this card has eight pixel pipelines, thus indicating that it is a Radeon 9500 Pro, and not the 4 pixel pipeline NP. I shot an e-mail to mwave to confirm or deny this, and I have yet to hear from them. I'm hoping it is a real Radeon 9500 Pro, because if it isn't I'm going to send it back due to misinformation in the product information page.

 

[Corporate Thug]

the box says 9500 but it always doesnt match the product, the description also says 9500...

 

[smoothdragon]

I can't find the edit button so I'm just going to add another point. The manufacturer part number listed in the product information page matches the Radeon 9500 Pro listed at ATi's site. I'm about 70% sure it's the real thing, but I want to make sure from people who've bought it before.

 

[soogiebro]

So how did it turn out? Did mwave reply to your email?

 

[Viper96720]

It's not a pro. If it was it would cost more than the 9600Pro not less. Even if it was an oem model. The 9500Pros are around $190

 

[waylman]

@155 I would say Non-Pro.

 

[smoothdragon]

Mwave failed to reply to my e-mail, and shipped out the video card. I'm planning on running 3Dmark2k1 on it when I get my hands on it to see if the fill rate is any where near the 2K as would be expected from a Radeon 9500 Pro. I heard from a HardOCP user that the one he got was a Pro, so I'm hopeful that it is. If not, I have valid grounds to RMA it because it is false advertising to say it has eight pixel pipelines and use a Pro manufacturer number when it is a non-Pro. I'll keep you updated .

 

[soogiebro]

Originally posted by: smoothdragon
Mwave failed to reply to my e-mail, and shipped out the video card. I'm planning on running 3Dmark2k1 on it when I get my hands on it to see if the fill rate is any where near the 2K as would be expected from a Radeon 9500 Pro. I heard from a HardOCP user that the one he got was a Pro, so I'm hopeful that it is. If not, I have valid grounds to RMA it because it is false advertising to say it has eight pixel pipelines and use a Pro manufacturer number when it is a non-Pro. I'll keep you updated .

haha I'm eagerly awaiting the results here