Great....ATI 9700 Delayed until some time in Sept

I just called one of the companies offering the 9700 through pricewatch. He told me they were expecting the 9700 next week, but the card is having some major issues. Release is delayed until sep at earliest. He said it "may or may not" include support for dircectx9. Uh Oh, looks like that smoke screen is starting to clear. Can't wait to see REAL specs on this card.

the problem with those mag's is they are 2~3 months behind by the time they get to your doorstep. The truth is you can trust none of them Many companies tend to be off on their shipping dates, and you really don't know untill your walking home with one in your hand.

"What kind of idiot are you?"
"I don't know, what kinds are there?"

Maybe for that company, but I found that many online vendors don't care about technology, they care about running a business. This means they are generally not really on top of things and often give inaccurate answers. ATi's own tech support has been known to say some pretty strange things. One time ATi tech support said the R9700 wouldn't support DirectX 9.

1° of separation between my monopoly and yours. That's business with .NET

Newegg was the first online vendor I know of to have a Matrox Parhelia in stock.

1° of separation between my monopoly and yours. That's business with .NET

LOL! Nothing is happening. The R9700 will not be delayed and they're not taking anything out of it. In fact, the final R9700 will be a bit faster than the beta we saw in previews. Trust me!

<b><i>"A penny saved is a penny earned!"</i></b>

Yep, not until September. Best buy is gonna pre-release sell them online, but they will not ship and be on store shelves until Sept. 15th!

From HardOCP:

"ATI 9700 with 128 MB RAM
BB SKU: 4743228
$399 retail price
It will be in stock on the 15th of September"


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AMD_MAN do you work for ATI, do you have underground knowledge? I think you know just as much as we do...

the worst failure is not trying........so go ahead and TRY to overclock your cpu to 5ghz

Well, I don't work for ATI but I do casually e-mail them and get replies. All I know is that the R9700 isn't delayed. Stores will have access to it by ~August 15. Not will actually start selling it by then however.

BTW, you can always e-mail or call ATI about this stuff and they'll probably reply to you within a day or two. Then you'll have your "insider info".

<b><i>"A penny saved is a penny earned!"</i></b>

Last night, my brother gave me a call and told me that he talked to our cousin's husband who works at ati. He gave me his phone number. I called him last night to get some info on the upcoming release of the 9700. The info I rcv'd is that the release is still set for 8-17. He wrote the drivers for the 9700. He was telling me that the drivers work great, and there are no problems at all with the card. I downloaded some demos of the 9700. OH MY GOD. Amazing. I cannot wait for release.

He was right then, the other guy. September 15 seems about right for many vendors but for quicker vendors who don't need to worry about excessive marketing and product planning I hope they will have them in stock by the end of August at least.

1° of separation between my monopoly and yours. That's business with .NET

INSIDE INFORMATION: I could get killed for spilling this, but its the right thing to do. My half-cousin's girlfriend's pimp's parole officer heard that Nvidia was hiring teamsters to sabotage truck shipments, delaying the release. It's just not safe out there anymore...

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You've got to be kidding me......YES!!! my source just sent me the latest news YES!!!! you initiate listings with juvenile comments then comment hastely about living with my parents and being a trekie. If you are indeed as sofisticated or mature as u believe then comments are not required (unless u can substanciate them).

I say again, please...

ATI does have a superior product that will be out in a couple of weeks. Sit tight. I dont need an insider to tell me that.


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Truce....Yeah I cannot wait for this card to come in. Have you seen the demo of the bear, and the red sportscar? Its awesome. If you go on ati websight, they have a section where you can input your email and they will notify you the day the 9700 ships out to retail. I also have been checking on pricewatch. 3 companies list the 9700. None in stock. I'll let you know if I find it, so you can order also.