Visiontek 128mb 9800 Pro $299-AR

[stoicchris]

Originally posted by: unclebud
thought this was interesting

Sounds like a lot of hype

 

[davidos]

Looks yummy to me.... wish I had $300 right now. Do you think they will be cheaper by mid-Nov? (when HL-2 comes out)...

 

[unclebud]

Originally posted by: stoicchris

Originally posted by: unclebud
thought this was interesting

Sounds like a lot of hype

"PS. Expect VisionTek?s rivals from NVIDIA camp to offer the same kind of campaign sometime in the future."

 

[DestruyaUR]

Originally posted by: davidos
Looks yummy to me.... wish I had $300 right now. Do you think they will be cheaper by mid-Nov? (when HL-2 comes out)...

By the time HL2 comes out the Radeon 9900 Pro will have been at least *announced* - details are still fuzzy on when it's actually going to be "released."

But as I said before, the 9900 is the R360, which is just a higher-clocked version of the R350 (9800-series), which is a higher-clocked better-fabbed version of the R300 (9700-series). I don't see how they could call the eventual R400 anything BUT the Radeon 10000 - unless they ditch the numbers.

So to put it succinctly, I'd say this is about the price you'll see on 128MB 9800 Pros WITHOUT a rebate by the time HL2 comes out. So if you need a card now, this is a decent deal.

 

[edplayer]

Originally posted by: DestruyaUR
But as I said before, the 9900 is the R360, which is just a higher-clocked version of the R350 (9800-series), which is a higher-clocked better-fabbed version of the R300 (9700-series).

That is speculation (the R360 being "just" higher-clocked)

The 9800 is more than just a higher-clocked Radeon 9700. There are hundreds of reviews online. Check them out.

 

[DestruyaUR]

Originally posted by: edplayer


That is speculation (the R360 being "just" higher-clocked)

The 9800 is more than just a higher-clocked Radeon 9700. There are hundreds of reviews online. Check them out.

Yes, I'm fully aware of that, but the 9800 is, in essence, a revision of the R300 core. The fact that the R360 still has an R3xx designation means it will still be the same .15mu core design, just boosted more.

 

[axskkyline]

Originally posted by: edplayer

Originally posted by: DestruyaUR
But as I said before, the 9900 is the R360, which is just a higher-clocked version of the R350 (9800-series), which is a higher-clocked better-fabbed version of the R300 (9700-series).

That is speculation (the R360 being "just" higher-clocked)

The 9800 is more than just a higher-clocked Radeon 9700. There are hundreds of reviews online. Check them out.

ya if u do some googling, u can find that they are actually different

 

[davidos]

Looks like you can get a new 9800 Pro from ebay for around $300 so you won't have to deal with the rebate... I am pretty tempted. Just search "Radeon 9800 Pro".