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- Apr 30, 2004
I am having the hardest time finding a guaranteed R360. Obviously the stores dont get that specific for the most part( if any do please mention them, even excaliber, the lord of the steppings, isnt in the business of specifying graphics cores), and so that obviously leads me straight to the classified's. There seems to be a steady stream of people unloading their old 9800's, but inevitably, I probe further and find all are R350.
A few weeks ago I read here in numerous places that the new versions of the 9800pro were for cost reasons just being shipped with R360 as it was inefficient for ATI to have two core manufacturing lines. All market transactions seem to contradict this, as reports of newegg and other retailer purchases consistently turn up R350 (old stock?), and the classifieds again yield naught but (expectedly so) older R350's.
I suppose my main question is.... are there any places that can either guarantee R360 for perhaps a little more on the price, or are there places people know of who have only new video card stock, stock which would more than likely contain a larger percentage of R360's. If I cant flash to XT then I dont see any reason not to just get a better card, but ive never spent more than $150 on a card before and cannot see how you guys gladly shell out $600+ for the same basic materials and R&D time constructed differently.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any input. I already owe the collective much in terms of knowledge gained over these months, but I know you all live for the next thread, and heres another to answer.
A few weeks ago I read here in numerous places that the new versions of the 9800pro were for cost reasons just being shipped with R360 as it was inefficient for ATI to have two core manufacturing lines. All market transactions seem to contradict this, as reports of newegg and other retailer purchases consistently turn up R350 (old stock?), and the classifieds again yield naught but (expectedly so) older R350's.
I suppose my main question is.... are there any places that can either guarantee R360 for perhaps a little more on the price, or are there places people know of who have only new video card stock, stock which would more than likely contain a larger percentage of R360's. If I cant flash to XT then I dont see any reason not to just get a better card, but ive never spent more than $150 on a card before and cannot see how you guys gladly shell out $600+ for the same basic materials and R&D time constructed differently.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any input. I already owe the collective much in terms of knowledge gained over these months, but I know you all live for the next thread, and heres another to answer.
