Originally posted by: Nacelle
I just got around to filling out the rebate form, to send it in. The upc on the box doesn't match the one on the rebate. The upc on my box is 727419412391. The two listed on the rebate are 727419412384 and 727419412322. Anyone else notice this, or have a form that matches my upc?
Originally posted by: cockeyed
I checked mine and they are the same as yours. However, I didn't mail in the UPC code, I mailed in the Serial Number label, since either one could be used. I hope that this isn't going to cause problems getting the rebate!
Originally posted by: carpenter
I've got 4 comps sitting next to me right now, typing on one of them. This one has an X800XT PE in it on a DFI 250Gb. Another 250Gb box has a 9800XT on it. Another a DFI UltraD with an EVGA 7800GT CO. The other an Epox mobo with an EVGA 6800. If I were to rank these boxes as far as real world gaming performance it would be the UltraD w/7800GT by a wisker, the 250Gb w/ X800XT PE right on it's heals, the 250Gb w/9800XT and then the Epox w/6800. I also tried the 6800 in one of the 250Gb boxes and I'd still take the 9800XT. After I put the UltraD box together with the 7800GT and 2 gig of OCZ, I shopped around and found another 250Gb mobo for the other box. They run so close to the pci-e boards that unless you're running benchmarks, it's very hard to tell a difference. These boxes are all running XP90's, good ram, are oc'd and tweaked and I run them all day in and day out. If you think agp is dead, you're reading to many magazine articles. I called and tried to get one of these because at this price, it's a steal.
Originally posted by: aboothman
same old rhetoric, but in 3-6 months these cards will probably be obsolete lol. The value with computer parts could
be summed up with a formula....which I am not going to bother with lol, but it would have things like:
Performance with current apps/games
Performance with future apps/games
duration of acceptable performance
cost when taking into account current and future performance
Of course, if you upgrade every 3-6 months, then you will not be considering this card as you already
have a ripping PCI-E system lol. I just don't want to bother with a new PSU, MB and card.
Originally posted by: aboothman
same old rhetoric, but in 3-6 months these cards will probably be obsolete lol. The value with computer parts could
be summed up with a formula....which I am not going to bother with lol, but it would have things like:
Performance with current apps/games
Performance with future apps/games
duration of acceptable performance
cost when taking into account current and future performance
Of course, if you upgrade every 3-6 months, then you will not be considering this card as you already
have a ripping PCI-E system lol. I just don't want to bother with a new PSU, MB and card.
Originally posted by: aboothman
same old rhetoric, but in 3-6 months these cards will probably be obsolete lol. The value with computer parts could
be summed up with a formula....which I am not going to bother with lol, but it would have things like:
Performance with current apps/games
Performance with future apps/games
duration of acceptable performance
cost when taking into account current and future performance
Of course, if you upgrade every 3-6 months, then you will not be considering this card as you already
have a ripping PCI-E system lol. I just don't want to bother with a new PSU, MB and card.
Originally posted by: DonVito
That all depends how you define "obsolete." I have been using a 9700 Pro for more than three years, and it still runs nearly everything I want. An X850XT would obviously be much better.
Originally posted by: aboothman
First I want to advise everyone to take a deep breath and calm down. I was not trying to rewrite the bible.
@ Don Vito: I would still be using my 9800 it if had no fried
@ Budarow: you seem to have a lot of anger...you should work on that.
1: not everyone is a freak about perfefct visuals...some like better FPS, and some like to have money in their wallet.
2: some people do still play 2-3 year old games. In fact, I tend to make a habit of doing so. It is more fun to me to
play an older, more established game with a well-known group of players than to play every FPS that comes out. Once again,
the money/upgrade issues comes into play more often, and causes more frustration from lackluster performance. However,
once every 2 years or so I get a new vid card that can run the latest games, for about 3 months until
something new comes out lol.
Maybe I am lame, but UT2k4 and Farcry is still great fun to me, and they run AWESOME @ 1280x1024 full detail, color and high FPS.
3: Myself and many others are not in a position to buy a new MB, PSU and vid card. It is a cycle ya know?
In the end, I am not sure what your point is *shrugs* I think you failed to realize that I was merely stating things that
I consider when buying harware...video cards in particular.
@ cKGunsliger: Exactly
@Jackyl: I agree. I usually turn on the "fancy stuff" for the first day I have a game,
but once I get into the gameplay (providing the game doesn't suck) I turn that
crap off. Low AA and AF is fine, but I am a multitasker. I guess it is my ADD lol.
Originally posted by: DonVito
I finally decided to haul off and buy one of these. I was one of the people dumb enough to upgrade to Socket 754 Athlon 64 in the spring of 2004, and I really don't feel like building a whole new system for PCI-E. This should hold me for at least a year, and hopefully two. I have to give ATI credit for the groundbreaking 9700 Pro it will replace, though. There haven't been many video-card introductions that raised the bar by so much, and it's served me well for more than 3 years.