Sapphire 9500 Pro OEM or ATi 9500 Pro retail box?????

Chaos · Mar 14, 2003, 04:40 PM

Ok which one should I get.... I am going to jump ship to ATi

Sapphire 9500 Pro OEM or ATi 9500 Pro retail box?????

$45 difference in price?

Dom · Mar 14, 2003, 05:31 PM

I'd go with the OEM, why pay for a shiny box?

Necrosis · Mar 14, 2003, 05:57 PM

OEM and make sure it comes with the DV-I adaptor.

Chaos · Mar 14, 2003, 07:29 PM

I went with the Sapphire 9500 Atlantis Pro, I purchased it as an OEM product wholesale but it came in a retail type box. No after market Sapphire orb type gpu cooler, just the stock ATi one. It has 128 Meg DDR and DV-I and TV out. I just installed the drivers that came with the card and scored 2311 in 3DMark03 with nothing tweaked or overclocked. What driver set does everyone reccomend..... Cat 3.2 or 3.1?

~~Asuka~~ · Mar 14, 2003, 07:54 PM

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Originally posted by Chaos
I went with the Sapphire 9500 Atlantis Pro, I purchased it as an OEM product wholesale but it came in a retail type box. No after market Sapphire orb type gpu cooler, just the stock ATi one. It has 128 Meg DDR and DV-I and TV out. I just installed the drivers that came with the card and scored 2311 in 3DMark03 with nothing tweaked or overclocked. What driver set does everyone reccomend..... Cat 3.2 or 3.1?

How much did you pay for the card? (final price, including IVA)
It would be nice if you also posted your system stats - just the score alone doesn't say much.
I'd recommend you to use the 3.2 catalyst.

Chaos · Mar 14, 2003, 08:45 PM

Ok I knew something had to be wrong. I did a complete manual uninstall and reinstall of the 7.83 drivers and posted a much more reasonable 3416 in 3DMark03.

As for specs here they are:

AthlonXP 1800+/Volcano 7+
MSI 6712 (VIA KT400)
XP Pro SP1
512 Megs PC2700
Sapphire 9500 Pro
Audigy Gamer
Linksys LNE 100TX 10/100 nic
Cambridge Soundworks 4.1 Speakers

Chaos · Mar 14, 2003, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Asuka
How much did you pay for the card? (final price, including IVA)
It would be nice if you also posted your system stats - just the score alone doesn't say much.
I'd recommend you to use the 3.2 catalyst.

$242 plus HST total = $278.30 Canadian

WarGun · Mar 15, 2003, 05:29 AM

Whats your warranty on the OEM? Cause That shiny box gives you a 3 year warranty. man i wish id a had at least a 2 year warranty on my last card, PowerColor GF2-MX.. darn thing died 1 year and 18 days later with a one year warranty.

~~Asuka~~ · Mar 16, 2003, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by Chaos
$242 plus HST total = $278.30 Canadian

Over here, the cheapest retailer got it listed (including tax) around 193€ (which is C$311.39/US$211.43), and there's still additional 10€ (C$16.17/US$10.98) for shipping

Besides that, it's still impossible to get a 9500 Pro over here, and no retailer has got any clue when they will get some...

Chaos · Mar 23, 2003, 10:25 PM

That suxx dude. I have been able to get the Sapphire line whenever I have needed one. I got my friend an AIW Sapphire 9700 Pro for $560 CAD plus 15% HST which I thought was a great deal since that was back in January.

Mar 14, 2003, 04:40 PM	#1
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Sapphire 9500 Pro OEM or ATi 9500 Pro retail box????? Ok which one should I get.... I am going to jump ship to ATi Sapphire 9500 Pro OEM or ATi 9500 Pro retail box????? $45 difference in price? __________________

Mar 14, 2003, 07:29 PM	Thread Starter #4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I went with the Sapphire 9500 Atlantis Pro, I purchased it as an OEM product wholesale but it came in a retail type box. No after market Sapphire orb type gpu cooler, just the stock ATi one. It has 128 Meg DDR and DV-I and TV out. I just installed the drivers that came with the card and scored 2311 in 3DMark03 with nothing tweaked or overclocked. What driver set does everyone reccomend..... Cat 3.2 or 3.1? __________________

Mar 14, 2003, 08:45 PM	Thread Starter #6
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Ok I knew something had to be wrong. I did a complete manual uninstall and reinstall of the 7.83 drivers and posted a much more reasonable 3416 in 3DMark03. As for specs here they are: AthlonXP 1800+/Volcano 7+ MSI 6712 (VIA KT400) XP Pro SP1 512 Megs PC2700 Sapphire 9500 Pro Audigy Gamer Linksys LNE 100TX 10/100 nic Cambridge Soundworks 4.1 Speakers __________________

Mar 23, 2003, 10:25 PM	Thread Starter #10
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	That suxx dude. I have been able to get the Sapphire line whenever I have needed one. I got my friend an AIW Sapphire 9700 Pro for $560 CAD plus 15% HST which I thought was a great deal since that was back in January. __________________

Mar 14, 2003, 05:31 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I'd go with the OEM, why pay for a shiny box?

Mar 14, 2003, 05:57 PM	#3
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	OEM and make sure it comes with the DV-I adaptor.

Mar 15, 2003, 05:29 AM	#8
WarGun DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	Whats your warranty on the OEM? Cause That shiny box gives you a 3 year warranty. man i wish id a had at least a 2 year warranty on my last card, PowerColor GF2-MX.. darn thing died 1 year and 18 days later with a one year warranty.

Mar 16, 2003, 06:08 PM	#9
~~Asuka~~ BANNED Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 579 Rep Power: 0	Originally posted by Chaos $242 plus HST total = $278.30 Canadian Over here, the cheapest retailer got it listed (including tax) around 193€ (which is C$311.39/US$211.43), and there's still additional 10€ (C$16.17/US$10.98) for shipping Besides that, it's still impossible to get a 9500 Pro over here, and no retailer has got any clue when they will get some...