I would like to buy one of these VGA, suggestions? (considering price and
performance)

Sapphire Atlantis...

Pro Ultimate?...huh?
Is that just some mfgs. "OC'd" Pro or is this actually a faster reference
design? Do you mean the 9800 Pro maybe?
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"I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
- Alceryes

(check out my modded/OC'd system at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/alceryes)



"HALL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ber9b4$6j1a$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I would like to buy one of these VGA, suggestions? (considering price and
> performance)
>
>
>

Guess it depend on your price range.

For $200 less, you can have 8 pipes, 128MB on-card memory (256 is hype),
and overclock the bitch to 9700pro speeds. Your money, not mine.
Deranged reminds me of people that are afraid to buy a new chip or
motherboard, until they are 3yrs old (and outdated), yet at same time they
are suggesting you drop close to $500 on a video card..... Enjoy that
attitude. Not my flavor. Get a 9700np, overclock the bitch, forget about
it..200 bucks. Bleh.

-
HALL stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

> TNX!
> I just might do that.
>
> "Deranged" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Dear Robert,
>>
>> You might prefer to go for the 9800 pro or non-pro since many of the
>> 9700 pro problems, namely wavy lines, etc. have been found to be
>> hardware related i.e. due to defective cards...
>>
>> When the 9800 pros first came out there were many messages claiming
>> that these 9700 / 9500 specific problems have been solved...
>>
>> Hope this helps
>>
>> -deranged
>>
>>
>> "HALL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:<berq9m$7vo1$(E-Mail Removed)>...
>>> No, R9700Pro is VGA without fan, some performances are better, but
>>> it is more expensive (passive cooling
>>> system)http://www.sapphiretech.com/vga/9700proult.asp
>>> The page is ultimately slow
>>>
>>> "Alceryes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Pro Ultimate?...huh?
>>>> Is that just some mfgs. "OC'd" Pro or is this actually a faster
>>>> reference design? Do you mean the 9800 Pro maybe?
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
>>>> - Alceryes
>>>>
>>>> (check out my modded/OC'd system at
>>> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/alceryes)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "HALL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:ber9b4$6j1a$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> I would like to buy one of these VGA, suggestions? (considering
>>>>> price and performance)

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Strontium

"Shortcuts are self-defeating. Mean. If you cannot do it,
clean, you'll never reach your reward..." - 311

Tomorrow is the day... My MBO Abit NF7 nForce2, CPU AMD Athlon 2500+ Barton,
and dual 256 MB PC-400 DDR-3200 will get a brand new ATI VGA.
YP, Sapphire R9500Pro costs 180 ?,
YP, Sapphire R9700 n/pro costs 226 ?,
YP, Sapphire R9700Pro costs 346 ?,
YP, Sapphire R9700Pro ultimate costs 333 ?,
YP, Sapphire R9800Pro costs 453 ?,
but till tomorrow... who knows...

I think that my reality is R9700 n/pro, but my heart goes to R9700 Pro.
Oh, by the way, my wallet is not thinking like this. He's saying to me: Go
for the cheaper one!

So, can you please tell me how can I get better performances with R9700
n/pro?

"Strontium" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:V52cnc7vZ6i4wI-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Guess it depend on your price range.
>
> For $200 less, you can have 8 pipes, 128MB on-card memory (256 is hype),
> and overclock the bitch to 9700pro speeds. Your money, not mine.
> Deranged reminds me of people that are afraid to buy a new chip or
> motherboard, until they are 3yrs old (and outdated), yet at same time they
> are suggesting you drop close to $500 on a video card..... Enjoy that
> attitude. Not my flavor. Get a 9700np, overclock the bitch, forget about
> it..200 bucks. Bleh.

That ? behind the numbers was ment to be Euro(s).

"HALL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:beumbs$cj86$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Tomorrow is the day... My MBO Abit NF7 nForce2, CPU AMD Athlon 2500+
Barton,
> and dual 256 MB PC-400 DDR-3200 will get a brand new ATI VGA.
> YP, Sapphire R9500Pro costs 180 ?,
> YP, Sapphire R9700 n/pro costs 226 ?,
> YP, Sapphire R9700Pro costs 346 ?,
> YP, Sapphire R9700Pro ultimate costs 333 ?,
> YP, Sapphire R9800Pro costs 453 ?,
> but till tomorrow... who knows...
>
> I think that my reality is R9700 n/pro, but my heart goes to R9700 Pro.
> Oh, by the way, my wallet is not thinking like this. He's saying to me: Go
> for the cheaper one!
>
> So, can you please tell me how can I get better performances with R9700
> n/pro?
>
> "Strontium" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:V52cnc7vZ6i4wI-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Guess it depend on your price range.
> >
> > For $200 less, you can have 8 pipes, 128MB on-card memory (256 is hype),
> > and overclock the bitch to 9700pro speeds. Your money, not mine.
> > Deranged reminds me of people that are afraid to buy a new chip or
> > motherboard, until they are 3yrs old (and outdated), yet at same time
they
> > are suggesting you drop close to $500 on a video card..... Enjoy that
> > attitude. Not my flavor. Get a 9700np, overclock the bitch, forget
about
> > it..200 bucks. Bleh.
>
>
>