new to ATI, some question on 9700pro

[Intrepid]

I am thinknig that if I wait till just after the geforceFX comes out, it will drive down the prices ofr the 9700 pro? This means I get a 9700 pro and be set for about a year and a half, that's ohw long my geforce3 has lasted so far with no problems.

Now my first question is why 9700pro do I get, retail, oem, herculies (what4ever that is) , or saphire (does tha5t exist). and what are the benifits of each? I do intend to do custom cooling if possible.

Also as for custom cooling, what is recomended for a good but quiet coolnig solution for a 9700 pro? Can I get something that uses a blower like on the geforceFX? I gdo have a blower on the top of my geforce3 right now that I could use for some custom heatsink stuff. And are ramsinnks recomended?

Sorry for bad spelling, I just re formated and don't have Worn instaled yet.

[Evnas]

Well, if u want a good, efficient, quite cooling system, u can go wrong with the Zalman Heatpipe. Its fanless, and can do VERY well with the 9700 (ppl have been able to overclock to over 400MHz core with it). As for which one to go to, they are all the same, except for the cooling. Tyan gives the best there, however, if ur gonna put on ur own cooling, no need to spend the extra cash for one.

*edit* Heres a look at the Zalman heatpipe....
http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm80a-hp.htm

[Deathknight]

Yeah that heatpipe looks pretty sweet. I have been considering that with a 120mm fan in the side of my case blowing right over the agp slot.

[pip]

grab the built by ati retail I've gotten really good OCs running stock cooling with it

[xCarne_Asada]

whew that heatpipe would be so nice......hmmm i think i might purchase this if it will work.

[Intrepid]

I think I'll jsut get a 9700 pro OEM and the zalman thingy. (thoughts of a silent powerhouse prevading mind).

[pip]

what brand is the OEM card you're looking at? if it's saphire absolutely do not get it

[Intrepid]

I am going to get the ATI one.

[Evnas]

U can buy one pre-installed if u want....look at the link...its $425 though...

http://www.ocsystem.com/ocenati97pro.html

[funnyperson1]

Originally posted by Evnas
U can buy one pre-installed if u want....look at the link...its $425 though...

http://www.ocsystem.com/ocenati97pro.html

dont buy from them they are a bad company

[Evnas]

Ive b ought stuff from them more then a few times, and every time has been great. I was reading through their reseller ratings once...there are quite a few ppl who just rated them very dissatisfied without buying anything from em...they just saw other reviews :rolleyes: thats y i dont really like resellerratings

[nunez1980]

check this review of the 9700 pro's it will give all the details you might want to know:D

link@amdzone.com (http://www.amdzone.com/articleview.cfm?ArticleID=1224)