BBA radeon 9800pro $199 At compusa.

[harryinny3]

$299 Minus $70 instant saveings, Plus a $30 mail in rebate. = $199.

This is for a Built By ATI Retail box with all the goodies.


Not a bad deal if you ask me.

Harry

[dead_man311]

That is a good deal in the end im looking at a 9600xt 256MB AND ITS $172 From newegg

There are too many Video Card's to pick from.

[harryinny3]

Please get the 9800pro. I have both cards and can honestly say the 9800pro whoops my xt by almost 50% In games at same settings. You wont regret it one bit.

Also, 256mb vid ram is not needed, actually its a bit slower than the 128mb versions of any card. Well except maybe the 9800XT.


If you can get it, Go for the 9800pro. In the end you will Never regret that decision. The 9600xt is a great card, But if you want to get the most out of your games(assumeing you play any) Your Gonna see a pretty big difference between the 2 cards.

Harry

[dead_man311]

And with the 9800 price only a lil more. it wont be for a lil bit my next upgrade is to some PC-3200, then will be my Video Card. I want to try a few more game. BF 1942 looks sweet.

thanks for the advice. ive been watching Video cards to see what the prices are doing ill watch the 9800 lil more now so when i do buy it i can find the best deal

Take Care

[harryinny3]

BF1942 is an awesome game. It looks so Real on this 9800 with everything turned to quality and 6xaa and 19xaf its unreal. If you really want a great looking game thats a blast to play single or online, pick up call of duty. Im so addicted i Play 5 hours a night LOL. Its the best game ive played in a long time.


Harry

[IceMan3928]

and for all you serious penny pinchers out there dont forget to print off that add and take it down to circuit city to get a price match, thats about another $10 off. :)

[harryinny3]

great idea. A 9800pro for that kind of money is a great deal.

Harry

[dead_man311]

call of duty looks sweet, i still play Diablo 2 lod.

i wonder how call of duty and BF 1942 would be like on my curent video card in my sig. i need a upgrade.

I have a ATI Radion 7000 64mb here but it dont like my mother board for some reason

[harryinny3]

OMG you will see such an improvement it ,,,,,,, I cant even describe it man. CoD and BF will look like totally different games when you upgrade. If you can afford it, get the 9800. Seriousely, Its going to be even more profound than Night and day.

CoD with some of the new maps like Valley, is By Far the best WW2 Shooter ive ever played. And the online play is so sweet. LOL Im a 38Year old CoD addict , Please help LOL.


Harry

[dead_man311]

i got the SiS 315 Dino for free so it's getting me by for now.

im gonig to have to try those games. here soon everyone is talking about them soo much

[axhed]

OPEN THE BOX IN THE STORE IN FRONT OF THE MANAGER!!!!!!!!




OPEN THE BOX IN THE STORE IN FRONT OF THE MANAGER!!!!!!!!






i just got home from there.....


the box was shrinkwrapped, but the antistatic and bubblewrap inside were opened and retaped!!!!!!

tried calling the store manager but can't get through to a person!!!!!!



what should i do now??????

[Albaholic]

axhed, I would take the item in for an exchange, i dont see why they would have a problem with that.
Any idea how long this deal will last? I have $160 just need a little more to get this

[axhed]

i installed it and it sure as heck is a 9800 pro... got it clocked up to 400/750 and scored 17568 in 3dmark2001.

[Silversinksam]

Originally posted by axhed
OPEN THE BOX IN THE STORE IN FRONT OF THE MANAGER!!!!!!!!




OPEN THE BOX IN THE STORE IN FRONT OF THE MANAGER!!!!!!!!






i just got home from there.....


the box was shrinkwrapped, but the antistatic and bubblewrap inside were opened and retaped!!!!!!

tried calling the store manager but can't get through to a person!!!!!!



what should i do now??????


I wasn't sure what the heck you were talking about till I read this THREAD (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=2516971#post2516971)

[AZheater]

I just got mine today, last one in the store. I also purchased the 1yr CompUSA warranty. I told the store manager that I planned to overclock it and push it to the max, and he told me it's still covered no matter what goes wrong with it. Great insurance policy for an extra $25!

[harryinny3]

get the extra warrenty. Ive gotten 2 steering wheels replaced and it only cost me the extra 7 dollars for the warrenty.

And your right. they will either give you the same card, Or the purchase price towards a something else. BUT they will take 2 days to get around to making sure the card is broke before they will give a cash refund.


Its all good, And ENJOY the card. Please post back with results. IE: Stock clocks and scores and Overclock and scores. Im very curiouse.

Harry

[Flashfx2]

Do they really price match with rebates?

[Chucky Da Pwner]

Got one today after driving to many different CompUSA's around me. Had a 50 fps increase from my Ti 4200 on UT 2004 and 4500 more points on my 3dmarks 03 :)

[orion25]

This is a great deal. I got my 9800 NP for $199 a couple of months ago from CC and I have it OC'ed to almost Pro speeds (410 Core, 325 Mem) and it rocks. Go for the PRO!!! It will have Samsung ram which OC's better than my Infenon.

[orion25]

Originally posted by Flashfx2
Do they really price match with rebates?

They will price match the rebate as long as it is a retailers rebate and not a manufactures rebate. You need to have an Ad that gives details.

[harryinny3]

The 9800NP has 3.3ns ram on it And its usually Infineon ram. I couldnt put my finger on the difference between the two yesterday LOL. The daytona 500 had me thinking a bit slow LOL.

Harry

[diggingforgold]

There's always the occational $200 newegg refurb for the 9800 pro.