$400+ on new videocard or 9800 Pro for free?

GotNoRice · 12-19-04, 12:00 AM

Well I have about $400 and I was going to either buy a 6800GT or an x800 Pro (I was leaning toward the leadtek 6800gt). Well my friend is going to have a party at his house this week and wants me to throw down like $100+ on booze and stuff for his party instead; he said that in return that I’ll be able to use his extra 9800 Pro like pretty much forever. Also, the party (which I’m going to obviously) will be a lot more fun with $100+ of booze, heh.

What would you guys do? I could buy the new card now, or I could spend like $100 on the party and use the 9800 Pro till whenever.

I had a 9700 Pro, but I just sold it for $300 and I’m stuck using an 8500 at the moment.

Other system specs are:
Dual Xeon 2.93Ghz
1024 PC3200
Dual 36gb raptors
Radeon 8500 64meg

Absolute Zero · 12-19-04, 12:03 AM

If you have a 8500, the 9800 would be a nice step up. I think that $100 + crazy drunkenness + vid card > $400 vid card.

It all depends on the games you play. If you're a Doom 3 addict, you have a problem, and I don't mean just hardware. If you're playing HL2, your 9800 Pro will do you fine.

Ad Rock · 12-19-04, 12:05 AM

You sold a 9700pro for $300!!! Does this person have an email address that I could have? I have some stuff for sale too

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I say go to the party and use the 9800pro till you can buy a 6800gt or maybe wait for a x800xl ( I thought Xeon boards came with PCI-E?).

Stumpjumper5200 · 12-19-04, 12:06 AM

I'd rather buy the video card

Absolute Zero · 12-19-04, 12:06 AM

Nah, some Xeon boards come with PCI-X, not PCI-E. And that's usually high end Xeon boards.

GotNoRice · 12-19-04, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ad Rock

You sold a 9700pro for $300!!! Does this person have an email address that I could have? I have some stuff for sale too

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I say go to the party and use the 9800pro till you can buy a 6800gt or maybe wait for a x800xl ( I thought Xeon boards came with PCI-E?).

Well the “9700 Pro” that I sold was actually a FireGL X1. It’s basically the exact same as a 9700 Pro (it had Dual DVI, which was about the only real difference). I used modified catalyst drivers, so basically in every way that mattered it WAS a 9700 Pro. The FireGL X1’s still go for like $500 on newegg, so as long as you can find someone who doesn’t know that it’s basically the same as a 9700 Pro, you can give them a “good deal” by selling it to them $200 less than retail, which works out to $300, heh.

The coolest part was that I bought it in like Feburary of 03 for $200 and sold it in December of 04 for $300. How many videocards can you use for 2 years then sell for a profit! Ok, enough bragging, heh.

About the Xeon board, some of the more server oriented boards have PCI-X, and some of the brand-spanking new boards have PCI-E. Mine has neither, but it has an AGP Pro/8x slot, heh.

Main game that I want to make sure I have good FPS in is CS: Source.

Aphex_Tom_9 · 12-19-04, 12:39 AM

Party, take the 9800. sell it on ebay, use the money you have left over and the money from the sale to get an x800.

Absolute Zero · 12-19-04, 12:40 AM

For CS: source, my X800 pro rocks, but the 9800 Pro would run that solid. We should play some time so you can kill me. I suck.

DenniSTi · 12-19-04, 01:48 AM

Definetly party! If you're friend is trustworthy enough to practically give you a nice card like that, jump on it. And go lay some drunk hotties for us and report back with pics and vids!

icedogg9999 · 12-19-04, 01:51 AM

I'd take the 9800 pro from your friend. You can spend the rest of the money on some TCCD ram, or 3000+ Winchester & mobo.

Feuer Frei · 12-19-04, 08:35 AM

Actually get the nice vid card, my bro did a thing like that, lots of booze, and he found himself waking up while pissing on the sidewalk, and a police car had 2 be coming his direction

, the fines arnt nice.

Nandro · 12-19-04, 08:47 AM

Yea, the new card would be nice, but you may lose out on memories of a lifetime. Hell YOU ARE THE PARTY MASTER!!! People are counting on you!! Do the party, take the card and save up another bill and get the card down the road. Hell, you might meet a cool chick and wind up not touching games for a while.

dkenned3 · 12-19-04, 12:08 PM

As long as he really lets you keep the card, I would go with the free 9800 Pro.

mattspalace · 12-19-04, 12:16 PM

I second that, if he does actually give it to you. If it's just a loaner for awhile, then you're probably better off going with a new card.
9800 Pro is still a very good card - seems like the price has actually creeped up some over the last few weeks too..

GotNoRice · 12-19-04, 06:34 PM

Thanks for the advice guys, looks like it's going to be a fun party

PSP · 12-20-04, 12:41 AM

Go to the party, get drunk, get everyone drunk, take everyone money, take some blackmailing pictures and leave with the videocard, plus money, and a bunch of blackmailing pictures. You'll be rich!

lilxvietxboi · 12-20-04, 07:49 PM

UGH! Take the 9800 PRO, then sell it then get a better card!

capmuffin · 12-21-04, 03:07 PM

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Go to the party, get drunk, get everyone drunk, take everyone money, take some blackmailing pictures and leave with the videocard, plus money, and a bunch of blackmailing pictures. You'll be rich!

yes yes yes!

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denz_1 · 12-22-04, 01:53 AM

I really dont understand the problem... Then again I just use my computer to have fun in spare time. And a party is fun!

12-19-04, 12:00 AM	Thread Starter #1
GotNoRice Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	$400+ on new videocard or 9800 Pro for free? Well I have about $400 and I was going to either buy a 6800GT or an x800 Pro (I was leaning toward the leadtek 6800gt). Well my friend is going to have a party at his house this week and wants me to throw down like $100+ on booze and stuff for his party instead; he said that in return that I’ll be able to use his extra 9800 Pro like pretty much forever. Also, the party (which I’m going to obviously) will be a lot more fun with $100+ of booze, heh. What would you guys do? I could buy the new card now, or I could spend like $100 on the party and use the 9800 Pro till whenever. I had a 9700 Pro, but I just sold it for $300 and I’m stuck using an 8500 at the moment. Other system specs are: Dual Xeon 2.93Ghz 1024 PC3200 Dual 36gb raptors Radeon 8500 64meg __________________ Main Rig: i5-2500K @ 5Ghz - ASUS P8Z68-V - 2x EVGA Geforce GTX680 Superclocked in SLI - 16GB DDR3 1600 - X-Fi Titanium PCI-E - Crucial M4 128G - Antec TruePower Quattro 1000w - Corsair 800D LAN Rig: Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz - Gigabyte EP45-UD3P - 2x 4870x2 Quad-Crossfire - 6GB PC8500 - X-Fi XtremeMusic - Intel X25-M G2 80GB - Thermaltake Toughpower 1000w - Thermaltake Armor Jr. Server: Core i5 650 @ 3.85Ghz - Asus P7H55-M PRO - 12GB DDR3 - FSP 550w PSU
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12-19-04, 12:03 AM	#2
Absolute Zero Member Join Date: Sep 2003	If you have a 8500, the 9800 would be a nice step up. I think that $100 + crazy drunkenness + vid card > $400 vid card. It all depends on the games you play. If you're a Doom 3 addict, you have a problem, and I don't mean just hardware. If you're playing HL2, your 9800 Pro will do you fine.
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12-19-04, 12:05 AM	#3
Ad Rock Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montréal, PQ, Canada.	You sold a 9700pro for $300!!! Does this person have an email address that I could have? I have some stuff for sale too . I say go to the party and use the 9800pro till you can buy a 6800gt or maybe wait for a x800xl ( I thought Xeon boards came with PCI-E?). __________________ "Because of you my lady named fame, people spot me like nerves spot pain." Heatware:
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12-19-04, 12:06 AM	#4
Stumpjumper5200 Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Best 1/4 Mile Time: 13.57 @ 101.13	I'd rather buy the video card
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12-19-04, 12:06 AM	#5
Absolute Zero Member Join Date: Sep 2003	Nah, some Xeon boards come with PCI-X, not PCI-E. And that's usually high end Xeon boards.
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12-19-04, 12:39 AM	#7
Aphex_Tom_9 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY (Long Island)	Party, take the 9800. sell it on ebay, use the money you have left over and the money from the sale to get an x800. __________________ MONOLITH - Xeon W3540 (testing) - Rampage 2 Extreme - 12 GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 - GTX 570 - 120 GB OCZ Vertex - Antec TruePower New 750W - Corsair 700D - Apogee XT - XSPC 360 Hack1nt0sh - Core2Duo E4600 (11x335 : 3685) - 4 GB G.Skill (894) - HD 3850 (810/2120)- Asus P5W DH - OSX86 10.5.1 / Win 7 MacBook Pro - i7 2.66 - 4 GB - GT 330M - OSX 10.6.4 Opty 148 3504mhz Core2Duo 3917mhz
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12-19-04, 12:40 AM	#8
Absolute Zero Member Join Date: Sep 2003	For CS: source, my X800 pro rocks, but the 9800 Pro would run that solid. We should play some time so you can kill me. I suck.
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12-19-04, 01:48 AM	#9
DenniSTi Registered Join Date: Dec 2004	Definetly party! If you're friend is trustworthy enough to practically give you a nice card like that, jump on it. And go lay some drunk hotties for us and report back with pics and vids!
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12-19-04, 01:51 AM	#10
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12-19-04, 08:35 AM	#11
Feuer Frei Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA	Actually get the nice vid card, my bro did a thing like that, lots of booze, and he found himself waking up while pissing on the sidewalk, and a police car had 2 be coming his direction , the fines arnt nice. __________________ "Never argue wtih idiots. They will bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience." AMD Opteron 170 @ 2.85ghz DFI CFX3200 Crossfire G.Skill 1GB LA TCCD OCZ GameXstream 700W ATi X1900XTX Crossfire Maxtor 250GBx2 RAID 0 Antec SPCR Black P180
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12-19-04, 08:47 AM	#12
Nandro Disabled Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wherever I happen to be.	Yea, the new card would be nice, but you may lose out on memories of a lifetime. Hell YOU ARE THE PARTY MASTER!!! People are counting on you!! Do the party, take the card and save up another bill and get the card down the road. Hell, you might meet a cool chick and wind up not touching games for a while.
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12-19-04, 12:08 PM	#13
dkenned3 Registered Join Date: Dec 2004	As long as he really lets you keep the card, I would go with the free 9800 Pro.
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12-19-04, 12:16 PM	#14
mattspalace I been Dolk'ed Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stuttgart, Germany	I second that, if he does actually give it to you. If it's just a loaner for awhile, then you're probably better off going with a new card. 9800 Pro is still a very good card - seems like the price has actually creeped up some over the last few weeks too.. __________________ Case: Cooler Master HAF XM Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws X-Series 16GB DDR3-1600 SSD: 2 X 120GB Kingston Hyper-X 3K in RAID-0 CPU: Intel i7 3770K @ 4.2GHz - 1.18V CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme Video Card: EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition PSU: Corsair AX-750 Monitor: Dell U2410
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12-19-04, 06:34 PM	Thread Starter #15
GotNoRice Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	Thanks for the advice guys, looks like it's going to be a fun party __________________ Main Rig: i5-2500K @ 5Ghz - ASUS P8Z68-V - 2x EVGA Geforce GTX680 Superclocked in SLI - 16GB DDR3 1600 - X-Fi Titanium PCI-E - Crucial M4 128G - Antec TruePower Quattro 1000w - Corsair 800D LAN Rig: Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz - Gigabyte EP45-UD3P - 2x 4870x2 Quad-Crossfire - 6GB PC8500 - X-Fi XtremeMusic - Intel X25-M G2 80GB - Thermaltake Toughpower 1000w - Thermaltake Armor Jr. Server: Core i5 650 @ 3.85Ghz - Asus P7H55-M PRO - 12GB DDR3 - FSP 550w PSU
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12-20-04, 12:41 AM	#16
PSP Member Join Date: Nov 2004	Go to the party, get drunk, get everyone drunk, take everyone money, take some blackmailing pictures and leave with the videocard, plus money, and a bunch of blackmailing pictures. You'll be rich!
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12-20-04, 07:49 PM	#17
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12-22-04, 01:53 AM	#19
denz_1 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hamilton NewZealand!!	I really dont understand the problem... Then again I just use my computer to have fun in spare time. And a party is fun!
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