Which 9700 Pro???

[PClark99]

I am thinking about getting a 9700 Pro, I have narrowed it down to the Tyan or the Hercules. I know I will pay a premium to get either card but I figure if I am gonna drop 3 bills+ might as well go for the gusto.

My question is simple. Does anybody here have either of these cards and how do you like it so far? Any problems?

 

[PhoenixOfWater]

I have been looking at get a 9700 Pro too and i i'm thinking about get the Hercules card..i have hear good thinks about the card and it looks good too

 

[MarkFahey]

Get ready to drop 300 bills plus another 75! for the Hercules card - YIKES! Be smart and go with the Built by ATI at $320 or the Sapphire at $318. In my opinion they are all the same card with the same specs. The only thing the Hercules has over the others is a few more heatsinks.

 

[PClark99]

Originally posted by: MarkFahey
Get ready to drop 300 bills plus another 75! for the Hercules card - YIKES! Be smart and go with the Built by ATI at $320 or the Sapphire at $318. In my opinion they are all the same card with the same specs. The only thing the Hercules has over the others is a few more heatsinks.

Thanks for nothing.

Actually the Tyan can be had for $354 shipped. Whats another $30-40 I figure, plus hardware monitoring would be nice to have I think.

I put myself out of my misery and am getting the Tyan. I am hoping my first ATI experience goes well.

 

[Mucker]

Get an ATI 9700pro AIW from newegg...extra goodies @ $389 shipped...good bargain, same performance. I bought the crucial for $326 shipped. It was a hard decision for me

 

[PClark99]

I thought about the AIW, but I seriously doubt I would use any of the features.

The cooling of either the Hercules or the Tyan seemed to be top notch.

In the end I thought the HW monitoring of the Tyan was nice.

 

[caboob]

So where did you buy your Tyan, after checking resellerratings about some of the resellers in pricewatch, i've been leery about dealing with them. I was hoping the card would show up at newegg.

 

[NesuD]

Just got my tyan card. I was also leery of the listings in pricewatch so i had a friend who owns a local shop try and get it for me. I talked to him about it sat he called tech data yesterday and it arrived today. So far so good.

 

[PClark99]

www.micropro.com


Their resellerratings were better than average, not newegg or googlegear though.

I was tempted to just get the Hercules from newegg though.

I used my AMEX card so I should be protected in the event I get the shaft.

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2020.html

 

[caboob]

I ended up getting the Tyan myself from knowledgemicro.com from ebay. Their reseller rating is above-average and ebay rating is satisfactory for me given some of the negative feedback given from what I judge to be flaky customers. with the volume they move on ebay, it seems that conflicts/mistakes will be impossible to avoid. However, it seems that the 15% restocking fees a sticking point but I hope replacements would go smoother. I'm probably dreaming for sure.

 

[PClark99]

I paid about $12 more than knowlegemicro because I went for 2 day shipping.

If I went with ground it would have been $2 more.

OMG something was actually cheaper on ebay.