Upgraded to Radeon 9600 pro...rox!

[Lithium381]

they warned me but i figured there'd be SOMETHING more in the package than the card and the bubble-wrap =-o no biggie

Radeon 9600pro......get to put it in tomorrow yay!

3dmark score as of yesterday: 1460

EDIT -
3dmark score as of 9/24: 9235

Oh My GOODNESS!!!!!! This is running DX8.1 and only on 4x AGP

 

[raftman]

yeah - same here. i ordered a radeon 8500 and it came with literally just the card in bubble wrap. since most of these are returns, ymmv on what comes with the card.

hope it works out for you - if not i hear their rma process is painless.

 

[Corporate Thug]

yeah, newegg has great RMA

 

[Lithium381]

Hah, not to gloat or anything, but this card ROCKS!!! Just put it in 20 minutes ago and WHEEEEEEE

3d mark score of 1460 with old card, got 9235 with my new one to bad i'm only running at 4x agp, it goes to 8x geuss that'll save me a bit of upgrade room down the road!

 

[Corporate Thug]

8X performance is gonna be nearly identical

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: Lithium381
they warned me but i figured there'd be SOMETHING more in the package than the card and the bubble-wrap =-o no biggie

Radeon 9600pro......get to put it in tomorrow yay!

3dmark score as of yesterday: 1460

EDIT -
3dmark score as of 9/24: 9235

Oh My GOODNESS!!!!!! This is running DX8.1 and only on 4x AGP

That's the best feeling (video card wise) - when you've been living down in the dumps for years behind the trend and you buy a high-end card that plays everything great. Good luck with the card, and don't forget to overclock the hell out of it!

 

[jiffylube1024]

Internet lag = double post.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: shady06
8X performance is gonna be nearly identical

Yup... 8X on my FX5900 was almost identical... when I first put it in I forgot to enable 8X AGP... scored 5300 in 2k3, then 5400 with 8X AGP enabled.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: shady06
yeah, newegg has great RMA

Yes, look at the "Latest Computer Trauma" in my signature. They are the best, totally. Period.

-Por

 

[Glitchny]

just OC it, the 9600's are supposed ot be able to OC very well on just stock cooling

 

[sman789]

i'm reachin 13000-14000s with mine
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6970528

 

[Pete]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: shady06
yeah, newegg has great RMA

Yes, look at the "Latest Computer Trauma" in my signature. They are the best, totally. Period.

-Por

I fail to equate getting a new 9700 for the price of a used one with a "trauma."

 

[Regs]

1200 to 9800 Holy moly man that's the biggist difference I've seen posted on ATOT yet! You went from unplayable to blazing in one day, congrads.

 

[bjc112]

9K?

What CPU do you have pushing that?

 

[bjc112]

Dude you have a 1700+, even if it's an "A" you have 2ghz in there..

Another stick of 512 or 256 will net you a score of 4 thousane points. A BIG difference.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: bjc112
Dude you have a 1700+, even if it's an "A" you have 2ghz in there..

Another stick of 512 or 256 will net you a score of 4 thousane points. A BIG difference.

His bus speed is a bit lacking. But that's a whole other upgrade.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: bjc112
Dude you have a 1700+, even if it's an "A" you have 2ghz in there..

Another stick of 512 or 256 will net you a score of 4 thousane points. A BIG difference.

His bus speed is a bit lacking. But that's a whole other upgrade.

That's not hindering him from overclocking though.

He has a bunch of options.

 

[Quixfire]

I'm currently running a 7500 AIW and I am looking forward to upgrading to a 9600 Pro.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: bjc112

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: bjc112
Dude you have a 1700+, even if it's an "A" you have 2ghz in there..

Another stick of 512 or 256 will net you a score of 4 thousane points. A BIG difference.

His bus speed is a bit lacking. But that's a whole other upgrade.

That's not hindering him from overclocking though.

He has a bunch of options.

He has pc2100 ram. He isn't going to get much out of that. He can change the multiplyer to 12.5 if he wants, but his real dis-advantage is his 266 Bus.