Radeon 9700pro $75 at geeks

[lzpoof]

Link


unknown name but best budget card for buck.

10% slower than 9800 pro

 

[jahanzeb]

very cool price man!!! i already own a 9700 pro from fic and i got mine for $ 220 a couple of years back - has been worth it though

 

[BadThad]

Features/Specifications:
ATi Radeon 9700P 128 MB AGP Video Card


General Features:
ATi Radeon 9700P GPU
AGP interface
128 MB DDR memory
64-bit memory interface
2048 x 1536 @ 60 Hz resolutions
SmartShader 2.0
SmoothVision 2.1
Supportes DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL


Connectors:
15-pin VGA
DVI-out
TV-out


Regulatory Approvals:
UL

 

[boyRacer]

64-bit memory interface

 

[lzpoof]

Originally posted by: bR

64-bit memory interface

strangely their site says different :

http://alastor.info/9700pro.htm

but yeah either way bleh ... as it's supposed to be 256 bit... my bad.

 

[IlllI]

you can tell that its a non-pro version, b/c the memory alignment is not in an 'L' configuration

 

[mordantmonkey]

64bit mem makes this deal definately not hot.
nice try though

 

[Flatbroke]

And it also appears to be clocked slower than other 9700pro's, instead of 325/620, manufacturer web site says 300/540.

EDIT: fixed link

Alastor

 

[tcsenter]

Notice also Geeks is careful not to describe it as 9700 Pro, but rather 9700P. Plausible deniability, as "P" could mean "Poop".

 

[jlee]

Didn't Crucial have a R9800 Pro refurb for $89.99? Might be a little better..

 

[cooliodealio]

Very disgusting they would add the "P" to the name in order to mislead people. Horrible business practice and they should be boycotted for it.

 

[Morpheux]

Please change OP as this is not a "pro" card and not such a hot deal.

 

[jitspoe]

If by "hot" you mean the temperature the card runs at...

I got a 9700pro when it first came out, and I've had nothing but problems with it. Maybe you'll get lucky, but I'd steer clear of it and get a 9800 or an nVidia card instead.

 

[Macgyversite]

This card Suxors.

64bit mem bus.

Yuk.

Stay away.

Not a hot deal.

A 9600XT will blow this card away.

 

[cooliodealio]

Originally posted by: jitspoe
If by "hot" you mean the temperature the card runs at...

I got a 9700pro when it first came out, and I've had nothing but problems with it. Maybe you'll get lucky, but I'd steer clear of it and get a 9800 or an nVidia card instead.

I agree. The 9700 was notorious for its issues. ATI isn't very good at making graphics cards. That's probably why they are on the verge of bankruptcy.

 

[nomadh]

Wasn't it just a yr ago ATI owned the world and we were all wondering if nvidia would ever make a comeback? Ain't the free market grand

 

[kwo]

Originally posted by: cooliodealio

Originally posted by: jitspoe
If by "hot" you mean the temperature the card runs at...

I got a 9700pro when it first came out, and I've had nothing but problems with it. Maybe you'll get lucky, but I'd steer clear of it and get a 9800 or an nVidia card instead.

I agree. The 9700 was notorious for its issues. ATI isn't very good at making graphics cards. That's probably why they are on the verge of bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy? ATI?

 

[Johnbear007]

Originally posted by: kwo

Originally posted by: cooliodealio

Originally posted by: jitspoe
If by "hot" you mean the temperature the card runs at...

I got a 9700pro when it first came out, and I've had nothing but problems with it. Maybe you'll get lucky, but I'd steer clear of it and get a 9800 or an nVidia card instead.

I agree. The 9700 was notorious for its issues. ATI isn't very good at making graphics cards. That's probably why they are on the verge of bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy? ATI?

lol....


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