DEAD - Radeon 9800NPs back @ NewEgg - $243!

[Metron]

Jacktackle and others,

Let me rephrase... I ordered mine yesterday. I'll post back with the group next week when I receive it.

 

[Blooz1]

Mine just arrived, and lo and behold!

Etron-Tech EMGA9320BI-2.8

(I haven't installed the card yet - just wanted to let you people know what the memory was, as everybody's curious!)

 

[fustercluck]

Ah, i see, sorry Metron.

Looks like mine will be arriving today actually even though it said Monday on the tracker, that's newegg for ya. *crosses fingers*

 

[Metron]

Jacktackle,

No worries man!

I was just so excited to have one on order... I wasn't speaking plainly.

Let us know specifics on what you receive, and I'm curious to see to what speed we can all O/C.

 

[sdaccord01]

I got the black pcb and etrontech 2.8ns memory today in the morning. The fedex guy woke me up. I just got off the phone with newegg and they're doing a full refund for me. I just have to pay for the shipping but it's still okay considering that on the site it says that it's non-refundable. Good newegg service, bad batch of cards. I will still continue to do business with newegg because of this situation.

 

[nero2]

Did you even bother testing the card? Or did you not want to take any chances of it not being fast enough to flash and then having to pay a restocking fee? I've never heard of Etron-Tech chips on 9800s, so could someone please test theirs out to see how far they can overclock, and if it is far enough to flash?

 

[salsa086]

why are you returning the card? What is wrong with etron tech... especially if its @ 2.8ns seems better than the 3.0 or 3.3ns Samsung that people have been able to overclock. Did you try overclocking?

 

[fustercluck]

Yeah, i'd like to see what the Etron-Tech can do as well...i havent seen anyone testing them yet. Though if i get it (which i probably will) i'll probably try and return it too, i'm tired of dealing with sub-par products when i pay for the good stuff. All i want to be able to do is soft mod it to a 9800 pro.

 

[salsa086]

Here are some benchmarks for a 9600 using etron 2.8ns memory quoting the article "very very impressive numbers to say the least"


http://www.vr-zone.com/reviews/Sapphire/9600Pro/page9.htm

Not sure if we should expect comparable overclocking performance in our 9800s or not

 

[salsa086]

Here is another quote regarding the overclocking potential of a 9600 pro with entron 2.8ns memory

Using the included overclocking software, we were able to achieve excellent overclocked frequencies, numbers that will get any enthusiast's attention.

 

[rayon]

Dang ... now I think there is 99% of chance my card will have the black pcb.

Does anyone know if one can run the BIOS mod on these? Has anyone tried?

 

[DoobieOnline]

2.8ns memory is rated at 350MHz isn't it? Why are you guys returning your cards??? Someone PLEASE test their card, cuz mine won't be here until Monday. Thanks!

 

[fustercluck]

I got mine just now, it has a black PCB and EtronTech 2.8 ram. Not surprising since everyone else got the same thing...i thought my odds were good when i ordered it though, but damn. I think will be returning mine as well, no one else seems to have any trouble returning them. Still sucks though :brokenheart:

 

[salsa086]

rayon, the color of the pcb isn't as important as the type of memory. I'll test my entron-tech 2.8 9800np tonight and post the results.....

anyone know where I can get a good bios file?

Thanks!

 

[Corporate Thug]

someone try OCing first, you guys may be pleasantly surprised

 

[DoobieOnline]

I'm dying to know if the card looks exactly like this one: 9600 Pro

It would be interesting if Sapphire just used 9800-rated cores on the 9600 PRO PCB.

 

[rayon]

Yeah, I understand salsa086.

Mine won't be here before Tuesday so I guess I'll just stick around and follow the experiences that you guys will perform with these cards.

Thanks,

 

[salsa086]

Jacktackle, where are you getting your info regarding the performance of entron tech?

 

[salsa086]

doobie, from what I've gathered actually the opposite is true. ATI and its OEM builders use 9800 pcbs for the 9600 series but just change the core...

technically you would be correct in saying they used the 9600 pcb and put a 9800 core on it, but you would also be correct if you said the opposite. I'll post some links when I find the info...

 

[fustercluck]

Originally posted by: DoobieOnline
I'm dying to know if the card looks exactly like this one: 9600 Pro

It would be interesting if Sapphire just used 9800-rated cores on the 9600 PRO PCB.

Actually, i think that's the exact same one...so i guess that's a bad thing.

I suppose i'll wait and see what people can do with the Entron Tech. I havent see any actual result proof, just heard people saying it's crappy. I just don't like the look of the black pcb...

 

[DoobieOnline]

On the first page of this thread there is a link to amdmb forums with some good info on the card. One guy was able to hit 400/360 with it, but stated that at that speed it was a little slower in benchmarks than a red pcb 9800np clocked at 400/330 (I believe those were the numbers he listed). If this info is genuine, this card is probably just an underclocked Sapphire OEM 9800 Pro like the black pcb model Newegg sells for $305 here.

 

[fustercluck]

If i can just get it to pro speed without putting a ton of stress on the card i might be alright. Though i've been struggling with heat problems for a while now alreadly...so even a little more heat would be bad.

 

[waxking1]

Got mine earlier today but I don't know which chips are the memory or how to tell what kind of memory.
It has 4 square flat chips that say Etrontech and another 20 pin chip that says apw1175 aeat6. Their are some more smaller
chips which I can't read as the writing is too small and faint.

 

[sdaccord01]

I just opened and saw black pcb and that was it. I didn't want to risk the restocking fee and just paid a few bucks to get it back to Newegg. I admit I'm a little greedy though, having a $220 open box bba radeon 9800 w/ infineon 3.0ns. I just can't run the damn ram beyond 325mhz but the core gets crazy up to 420 mhz. I'm running the zalman zm80c-hp with the fan so that's probably helping it. no more risking it for me, i should be happy with what I have.

 

[fustercluck]

So has anyone been able to do anything with their EtronTech ram'd 9800s? I either gotta ship it back today by 5 or wait till monday to ship it back i think. It might not be worth the hassle of returning it and buying a new one really.