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« 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.




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« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2002, 07:27:02 AM »
too expensive

ATI\'s drivers suck
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« Reply #2 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*).
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« Reply #3 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.



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« Reply #4 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.
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« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2002, 08:29:33 AM »
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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.
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...at least until Ati releases the next version, since they seem to be ahead of nVidea\'s development cycles.
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« Reply #6 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.
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« Reply #7 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.
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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2002, 02:29:01 PM »
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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.
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« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2002, 06:21:25 AM »
i repeat

ATI\'s drivers suck

there\'s a reason why "everyone says that"
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« Reply #10 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.
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« Reply #11 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.
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« Reply #12 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
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« Reply #13 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.

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« Reply #14 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.
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