Sapphire Radeon 9600 Pro at Newegg + fedex saver $168! Wheeee!

[AlvinKlein]

Originally posted by: IgoByte

Originally posted by: impX
Thanks. I didn't know what the Lite and EZ signified, but the EZ card is rated at 400/400, which actually makes it faster than even the most expensive one there at newegg, the PowerColor Ultra, which is rated at 400/340. I got the PowerColor 9600Pro Ultra card I just mentioned on Friday.

About the 400/400 for the EZ and Lite, the 400 they list for the memory is actually "effective" 400, they are actually at 200-DDR, just like a Non-pro. Your power color would be rated at 680 using the same rating, it's the most expensive because it has the highest memory speed of all the 9600 pro's. So basically the EZ or Lite should perform between a pro and a non-pro.

 

[m1ke101]

If you're willing to take the chance newegg is still sending out softmoddable sapphire 9500np's. Just got mine a couple days ago and it softmods and oc's up to 360/310.

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: AlvinKlein

Originally posted by: IgoByte

Originally posted by: impX
Thanks. I didn't know what the Lite and EZ signified, but the EZ card is rated at 400/400, which actually makes it faster than even the most expensive one there at newegg, the PowerColor Ultra, which is rated at 400/340. I got the PowerColor 9600Pro Ultra card I just mentioned on Friday.

About the 400/400 for the EZ and Lite, the 400 they list for the memory is actually "effective" 400, they are actually at 200-DDR, just like a Non-pro. Your power color would be rated at 680 using the same rating, it's the most expensive because it has the highest memory speed of all the 9600 pro's. So basically the EZ or Lite should perform between a pro and a non-pro.

Oh, what a scam! Why the hell does newegg not do this consistently? They state 340Mhz on the Ultra but 400 on the EZ, when it should be 340 & 200. Sucks! Anyway...I ordered me an ATI-built 9600Pro and am returning the "Ultra." I'm certain the ATI card will easily outdo the PowerColor even though it's not rated as high.

Thanks for the info...

 

[t0mmyb0y]

Originally posted by: IgoByte

Originally posted by: impX
IgoByte -- that's why it is less expensive. The EZ and Lite versions are closer to each other than the real 9600P. Check the vid card forum (where I am getting my sources from).

I've discovered this amidst my price searches for 9600P. There are variations of the card and all of the cheaper ones are Lites or EZs.

Thanks. I didn't know what the Lite and EZ signified, but the EZ card is rated at 400/400, which actually makes it faster than even the most expensive one there at newegg, the PowerColor Ultra, which is rated at 400/340. I got the PowerColor 9600Pro Ultra card I just mentioned on Friday. It was the most expensive that newegg had in stock. I'm very disappointed with it. No. 1, the screen blacks out once in a while at stock speed (400/337.5) and No. 2, this card is a terrible overclocker (as soon as I raise the memory clock above 337.5, I get problems with games and more frequent black-outs. I'm RMA-ing this card on Thursday, and have ordered the Radeon-built 9600 Pro instead, which should be here tomorrow. It seems as if the Radeon-built cards overclock the best.

I think you mean ATI-built or Sapphire-built. Radeon is just the name of the card, kind of like "GeForce" is on all of the nVidia brand cards. 😀


My friend ordered the sapphire card mentioned in this thread and it comes with a full copy of Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Not a bad deal if you haven't picked the game up already. Or if you are just lazy and steal your brother's copy all the time

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