PSX5Central

Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: KillaX on September 01, 2002, 06:32:07 AM

Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: KillaX on September 01, 2002, 06:32:07 AM: I am contemplating getting the radeon 9700 PRO soon...anyone have any pros/cons on it? it is 400 bucks.

:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: mm on September 01, 2002, 07:27:02 AM: too expensive

ATI\'s drivers suck
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: Samwise on September 01, 2002, 07:52:02 AM: It\'s expensive, but also the fastest card out there. I don\'t have one, so I can\'t comment on drivers (*cough* mm *cough*).
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: KillaX on September 01, 2002, 08:08:25 AM: cant be as bad as nvidias right now...their new drivers are messing up my quicktime and Windows Media Players.

:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: Tyrant on September 01, 2002, 08:23:04 AM: killax, u should wait untill nvidia come out with they\'re new card, i know its gonna be a while but most probably its gonna be better and cheaper than the radeon 9700.
:)
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: Samwise on September 01, 2002, 08:29:33 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Tyrant
killax, u should wait untill nvidia come out with they\'re new card, i know its gonna be a while but most probably its gonna be better and cheaper than the radeon 9700.
:)
...at least until Ati releases the next version, since they seem to be ahead of nVidea\'s development cycles.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: nO-One on September 01, 2002, 09:36:12 AM: people have been talking about Battlefield 1942 or whatever the game\'s name is having problems.
ATi\'s drivers haven\'t been as big a problem as they were since the Radeon8500, they seem to be getting their things straight....finally

But if you can affor the card then by all means get it.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: EmperorRob on September 01, 2002, 12:41:44 PM: I plan on getting one as soon as it comes within my reach (like $250~)

ATI drivers can be difficult to work with but their tech support has worked with me pretty well in the past.

If you want performance though, don\'t buy the all-in-wonder.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: nataku on September 01, 2002, 02:29:01 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mm
too expensive

ATI\'s drivers suck

Lol, everyone says that.

ATI\'s drivers are great now... they used to suck, but they\'ve improved a ton.

Dont listen to anyone who says ATI\'s drivers suck... that\'s an old problem. :P

But yes, it is expensive... I\'d wait for the price to drop. No videocard is worth $400, IMO.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: mm on September 02, 2002, 06:21:25 AM: i repeat

ATI\'s drivers suck

there\'s a reason why "everyone says that"
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: Samwise on September 02, 2002, 06:35:22 AM: Because they\'re close minded and living in the past?

I tell ya, TeleVision sucks. Radio is where it\'s at.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: nataku on September 02, 2002, 10:56:44 AM: Bah, mm, everyone used to say that. The only people that say it now are nvidia whores who don\'t know anything about ATI.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: mm on September 02, 2002, 05:32:17 PM: OR the people who got suckered into buying an ATI card

you didnt buy one did you, lol
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: theomen on September 02, 2002, 06:17:39 PM: I plan on buying Ati\'s new card....that is, after I fake my own death and collect the life insurance so that I can afford it.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: GmanJoe on September 05, 2002, 11:53:47 AM: I have the ATI 7500 A-I-W. Works fine for what I need it to do and that is - play my PS2 online via PC monitor.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: KillaX on September 12, 2002, 05:34:00 PM: well I did it! I bougt it! I\'ll install it tomorrow after DL the software upgrades to my Motherboard.

:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: nO-One on September 12, 2002, 05:48:10 PM: Be sure to wipe your comp clean from all previous drivers. Most problems I\'ve heard about can be lead back to old drivers.

Anyhoo, congrats you now have something that I want you lucky sob!!!

:D
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: KillaX on September 12, 2002, 06:15:18 PM: yeah the manual says you should do that....plus I need to hook it up to the Power Supply.....I guess it needs more power...

:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: nataku on September 12, 2002, 09:11:18 PM: Since you told us you bought it you\'re gonna have to give us impressions on the card. It\'s like an unwritten rule of these forums.
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: Sublimesjg on September 12, 2002, 11:38:53 PM: are you gonna upgrade your mobo to support that nice 8x agp

it should really fly after that

i am waiting for now my geforce 3 suits me fine and hasnt peaked yet so im fine
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: KillaX on September 13, 2002, 03:24:19 AM: my MB is about 5 months old so i think it is 8X compatible ....it should be atleast a 4X (plus I wnet to VIA\'s page and got the updated drivers, i\'m installing it today (it was too late last night to do it then (plus WWE was on). ill tell ya guys tomorrrow.....or late tnight.....

:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: Samwise on September 13, 2002, 03:40:16 AM: w00t, congrats! Be sure to post impressions. :D
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: KillaX on September 13, 2002, 04:32:32 PM: it is installed! I am DL 3dMArk2001SE, I have a 250 Watt power suplly after all...it works fine anyways (thre are 2 power connections (one to the Power supply and one to the Harddrive). I will give you guys my benchmrks when i get it DL and run 3dmark...it looks good so far. I only have a 4x agp Port tho...oh well it beats 2X...I should be able to report my benchmarks in about 10-15 mins.

go here: http://service.madonion.com/servlet/Index?pageid=/orb/projectdetails&projectType=6&projectId=4472798
to see my results

:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: Sublimesjg on September 13, 2002, 04:50:16 PM: cool deal man i hope you like it

should be sweet
Title: radeon 9700 PRO question
Post by: KillaX on September 14, 2002, 08:44:57 AM: I\'m DL the UT2003 demo...that will really test it!

:hat:ScottyJ:hat: