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whens the best time to buy 9800Pro AIW?

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TheMASK   10-30-2003 at 08:11:31 PM

if i were to buy a 9800 PRO AIW in the US, when wud be the best time to buy one? Nov? Dec?

ATI AIW 9800PRO 128MB is up for grabs at <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=14-102-309&refer=pr1c3watch" target="_new"> NEWEGG </A> for US$361. is there any chance of the price coming down in 3-4 weeks' time?

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TheMASK   10-30-2003 at 08:17:59 PM
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and what other good places - both stores and websites - wud u suggest to buy the card from? my friend is getting me a card and he lives in Florida.

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scamtrOn   10-30-2003 at 09:59:14 PM
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silverpig   10-31-2003 at 03:20:11 AM
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I just got mine about a month ago for $420 cdn. The AIW was only like $15 more expensive than the non-AIW so I figured that was a pretty good deal. Great card. I'd say go for it now. Why wait? Sure, it might come down $20 in the next 4 weeks, but then you're basically giving up a month for $20. Or put it this way, if you buy now, you're paying $20 to have it now instead of in a month.

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silverpig   10-31-2003 at 08:15:00 AM
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Price out a Radeon 9800 AIW Pro vs an Audigy2 + R9800 XT + seperate TV capture card and then tell me.

Besides, I'd much rather have an nForce APU with it's ac3 encoding. It just sounds so much better on my HT system then PCM.

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TheMASK   10-31-2003 at 08:49:04 PM
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tnx a lot man. I guess i'll ask my friend to buy whenever he feels its OK.

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TheMASK   10-31-2003 at 08:49:19 PM
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oh, the dream list goes on.... :wink:

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TheMASK   11-01-2003 at 07:59:20 PM
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Hey silver. the RAM on the AIW 9800PRO is it DDR1 or DDR2? i check the specs at <A HREF="http://apps.ati.com/ATIcompare/" target="_new">the ATI product comparision page</A> and it says the RAM on the AIW 9800PRO is DDR2 type. it also doesn't say anything about Dual Monitor support. u have any idea?

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silverpig   11-01-2003 at 09:46:56 PM
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No problem.

I really should know this, but I couldn't tell you about the DDRI/DDRII thing. I can't see anything on the chips saying one way or the other.

No dual monitor support. You have just a DVI out and an S-Video out and that's it (there is a DVI to VGA converter that comes with the card so you can hook it up to a CRT for sure).

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TheMASK   11-02-2003 at 09:40:02 AM
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tnx man, anyways, i dont think i will ever use DUAL Monitor. but i can use VGA and TV-OUT at the same time right?

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silverpig   11-02-2003 at 08:12:48 PM
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I don't think so. Check the ATI site to be sure. I never had occasion to try (don't even have a TV hooked up to it).

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TheMASK   11-02-2003 at 08:57:52 PM
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hmm... i think i'll ask in the Graphics Card forum.

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TheMASK   11-03-2003 at 06:57:48 PM
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ha ha haa... if i were buying the card 2 years earlier, i wud let them convince me into buying the green box. not anymore. :wink:

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TheMASK   11-03-2003 at 07:41:32 PM
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ROFL...

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