$115 Radeon 9600 Pro Good Deal?

[mantisalien27]

I found a Radeon 9600 Pro for $115. Is that a good deal for that kind of card? heres the link

http://www.komusa.com/fcoatira96pr.html


Also how well do you think the card will run on an Asus A7V-VM AMD motherboard with a Athlon-PECM 900 mhz chip?

 

[priyajeet]

wait a couple of weeks and I'll get u a good deal.

<i> <font color=blue>Futile is resistance,</font color=blue><font color=red> assimilate you we will.</font color=red> </i>

 

[mantisalien27]

Eh? What do you mean? Don't steal anything now

 

[Unolocogringo]

Memory Configuration
Major Brand Name- 128MB of double data rate SDRAM Lite Version

Careful this may be a crappy se/le version.

I aint signing nothing!!!

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Actually it's a 'LITE' version which means the core is at R9600Pro speeds but the memory is not (it's at R9600non-pro speeds).

<i>"Major Brand Name- Original Memory 128MB DDR <b>400Mhz</b> memory speed"</i>

That should read either 300mhz or 600mhz for a true PRO depending on what they are reporting (actual/effective). But considering that it says lite the 400mhz matches the 'effective' memory speed.

Considering that the R9600 series is severely memory limited, I wouldn't bother with the lite version, you will never be able to overclock that TSOP memory (looking at the picture alone confirms it's a hobbled card) to anywhere near PRO speeds, let alone beyond that.

While it's not an R9600SE, it's not a pro either. Do not consider this as a true R9600Pro, it's really more of an overclocked R9600non-pro. I wouldn't pay that kind of money for it, unless it was CDN, and even then I would probably sell my R9600Pro for around that amount anyways.

So I don't think it's a good deal, but it really depends on what the price of an R9600Pro and an R9600 are in your area.


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[cefoskey]

Buy a referb card from newegg.

I've bought 3 cards from them refurb and not one had any problem, even with overclocking. Theres a retail gigabyte radeon 9600XT on there right now for $105, even an AIW 9600 Pro for $107.

Its like buying a used car with 100 miles on it, IMO. Just driving it off the lot it went down 50-75%.

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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

But Then you Miss-out on That New CARd Smell!

MMmmm Solvent!


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[cefoskey]

Hahaha, so true.

"Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my drive?"
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[priyajeet]

I will be getting rid of my 9600XT soon, so if anybody wants it...with lots of games...though I ll want a bit more. As for the new smell, I ll throw some petrol on it.

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