ATI Radeon Newbie Question

Talon · Apr 8, 2003, 09:11 PM

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Originally posted by CATALYST maker
where are you located Talon?

In New Jersey, Ocean County area. (actually, right NOW I am in Newark at work, but you get the idea

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*CATALYST maker* · Apr 8, 2003, 09:18 PM

ok here is my suggestion. go check out some of the smaller local computer stores and see if they have a 9500Pro in stock. You should be able to get it for less than 200 bucks. Not sure if thats how much you want to spend or not but I would recommend it as the best bang for the buck product.

If you cant try and see if you can find an 8500 (non LE) that would be your second best bang for the buck and I think it should be around 80 bucks these days.

Cheers

Talon · Apr 8, 2003, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CATALYST maker
ok here is my suggestion. go check out some of the smaller local computer stores and see if they have a 9500Pro in stock. You should be able to get it for less than 200 bucks. Not sure if thats how much you want to spend or not but I would recommend it as the best bang for the buck product.

If you cant try and see if you can find an 8500 (non LE) that would be your second best bang for the buck and I think it should be around 80 bucks these days.

Cheers

Yeah, 200 is just way over budget right now. I am trying to find an 8500 (retail, non-LE) online, but they are few and far between, except for the AIW, which is again way to much. I will keep an eye out though. Thanks for the advice.

Talon · Apr 8, 2003, 09:50 PM

What do you think of this deal:

http://www.directron.com/ati9000.html

They have a decent rating at www.reselleratings.com, and the price is right, especially for Retail Box.

Talon

*CATALYST maker* · Apr 8, 2003, 09:54 PM

keep looking I think you can do better

Talon · Apr 8, 2003, 09:58 PM

lol, ok, will do!

Apr 8, 2003, 09:50 PM	Thread Starter #34
Talon DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	What do you think of this deal: http://www.directron.com/ati9000.html They have a decent rating at www.reselleratings.com, and the price is right, especially for Retail Box. Talon __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1533MHz)/EPOX 8KHA+ Motherboard/1024 Crucial DDR 2100 RAM/Seagate 80GB Barracuda HD ATA100 @7200RPMs/GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Video Card/Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1 Sound Card/Antec SX835II Tower with Antec 350W PSU. View it here

Apr 8, 2003, 09:58 PM	Thread Starter #36
Talon DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	lol, ok, will do! __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1533MHz)/EPOX 8KHA+ Motherboard/1024 Crucial DDR 2100 RAM/Seagate 80GB Barracuda HD ATA100 @7200RPMs/GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Video Card/Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1 Sound Card/Antec SX835II Tower with Antec 350W PSU. View it here

Apr 8, 2003, 09:18 PM	#32
CATALYST maker ATI driver guru Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ATI, Canada Posts: 678 Rep Power: 63	ok here is my suggestion. go check out some of the smaller local computer stores and see if they have a 9500Pro in stock. You should be able to get it for less than 200 bucks. Not sure if thats how much you want to spend or not but I would recommend it as the best bang for the buck product. If you cant try and see if you can find an 8500 (non LE) that would be your second best bang for the buck and I think it should be around 80 bucks these days. Cheers

Apr 8, 2003, 09:54 PM	#35
CATALYST maker ATI driver guru Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ATI, Canada Posts: 678 Rep Power: 63	keep looking I think you can do better