Paid $129 for a 9600SE got a 9600PRO at BB

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michal1980

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how about a better selling point, upgrade over the ledendary and wide spread ti4200 with 64mb of ram?
 
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I got in on this deal. Best Buy in Franklin/Brentwood, TN had 5 with serial numbers starting with either 180336 or 180339. Mine was a 180339. I haven't installed it yet, but the card has a Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB sticker on it. It will be a nice upgrade from my Geforce3 Ti200.

Thanks, OP. :)
 
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I was at my local BBY as well... all the ATI Radeon 9600s (NP & Pro) were $149 AR except the AIW 9600Pro.
I think may just wait for something to pop up this holiday season. My puter needs a processor upgrade almost more than a vidcard.
 
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Shaotai

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The Tukwilla BB and CompUSA didn't have 18033xxxx cards at all either... I've checked 3 places today and all didn't have any... Anyone know about the Bellevue, WA BB??
 
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you know what, i think this thing is going back. I dont really need a 9600 pro with my system (1.2 Ghz T bird) and would prefer to spend the same amount on an even better video card when i upgrade the entire thing.
 
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Can the video card realy run at 9600 Pro clock speed ?

I am wondering if the stick really mean anything.

 
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batmanuel

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Originally posted by: VictorLazlo
If you don't want to take your chances, you can always get a 9600 PRO directly from ATI through their trade-up program for $149. Only problem is, there is no way to know if you will get the HL2 coupon, or not. Porbably not.
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Thanks for the heads up on the trade-in program. I have an old GF2MX sitting on the shelf that I can't sell for much because it has a weird glitch in the video output (looks fine with the drivers loaded, has artifacts without drivers loaded) - not to mention the fact that it is a MX.

 
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Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder
Would a 9600 Pro be an upgrade over a Gef4 ti 4600?
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Depends, you get DX9 support, if 2.0 shaders are important then I would say yes.


 
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So at BB they dont even EXPECT a HL2coupon to be in there?
So if it would be a 9600 pro but i'd return it anyway (because i might be dissapointed with the upgrade from ti4200), i could keep the HL2coupon, because it wasn't supposed to be in there in the first place?

DrEvilEvil
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you suggest you can get 200 back for it at ATI???
 
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I was just at my local Best Buy and was looking on the package for the 180336-9xxxx number and couldn't find it. All I could see was a #100-437009 just above the UPC.

Is the serial number on the card itself or is it on the box?
 
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Originally posted by: Quixfire
I was just at my local Best Buy and was looking on the package for the 180336-9xxxx number and couldn't find it. All I could see was a #100-437009 just above the UPC.

Is the serial number on the card itself or is it on the box?
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if the box is upright, it should be on the top from what ive seen. small white sticker that say S/N: xxxxxxxxx with a barcode on top of the number.

 
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Originally posted by: Grimace
Originally posted by: Quixfire
I was just at my local Best Buy and was looking on the package for the 180336-9xxxx number and couldn't find it. All I could see was a #100-437009 just above the UPC.

Is the serial number on the card itself or is it on the box?
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if the box is upright, it should be on the top from what ive seen. small white sticker that say S/N: xxxxxxxxx with a barcode on top of the number.
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None of these boxes had that label on it. Should I ask to see the serial number before I buy it?

 
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Originally posted by: Zonder
So at BB they dont even EXPECT a HL2coupon to be in there?
So if it would be a 9600 pro but i'd return it anyway (because i might be dissapointed with the upgrade from ti4200), i could keep the HL2coupon, because it wasn't supposed to be in there in the first place?
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thief
 
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stockjock

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I think I know the answer to this...would this be a big upgrade to my 128mb Ti4200 Golden Sample?
 
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TrentSteel

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I haven't been keeping up with ATI lately. Would the 9600 Pro be an improvement on a ti 4200 w/64 MB RAM?
 
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stockjock

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I haven't been keeping up with ATI lately. Would the 9600 Pro be an improvement on a ti 4200 w/64 MB RAM?
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Too funny that we posted almost the same question at the same time!!:cool:
 
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Originally posted by: Zonder
So at BB they dont even EXPECT a HL2coupon to be in there?
So if it would be a 9600 pro but i'd return it anyway (because i might be dissapointed with the upgrade from ti4200), i could keep the HL2coupon, because it wasn't supposed to be in there in the first place?


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Pothead said:


thief


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i didn't say i just did it i was just wondering if it was possible.
Furthermore, how could i be a thief taking something that isn't in there?
 
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