Radeon 9700 price drop!?

Spoonman_abx · 02-27-2003, 11:40 PM

Anyone have any "inside info" on whether or not there's a price drop scheduled for the 9700 pro soon? Im thinking of picking one up if it gets down to the $225 or so price mark.

thanks!

madmaxr6 · 02-27-2003, 11:45 PM

When i was at TSMC last month the 9800 card iwas already in production and will hit the store shelf's in mid march our early april. So expect a price drop of about 75.00 to 100.00 Dollars

Spoonman_abx · 02-28-2003, 12:02 AM

nice...thanks madmaxr6....now the only problem will be convincing myself to get the 9700 and not the 9800! lol

YoBoGo · 02-28-2003, 12:37 AM

Oh man, I hate having computers as a hobby, you never feel like you got the right thing or a good deal.

What is the best today is 2nd tier tomorrow.

friendofphobos · 02-28-2003, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by madmaxr6
When i was at TSMC last month the 9800 card iwas already in production and will hit the store shelf's in mid march our early april. So expect a price drop of about 75.00 to 100.00 Dollars

Wow! That's exciting. Crossing my fingers for a new 9700 for my birthday in late March.

althes · 03-02-2003, 09:10 PM

WEll a price drop would be perfect for us poor folks

XJ. · 03-04-2003, 09:41 AM

)Well, it looks like Best Buy online has the best price for a Radeon 9700 Pro Retail right now (~$300) - plus 9 months interest free financing if you have a BB card.

9700 Pro @ BB

With the price drop I was thinking of asking my wife for an early BDay present. But when I mentioned that I thought the price was going down because of the new 9800 comming out soon - she said maybe I should wait. I tend to whine a bit when something faster comes out just after I bought a new component (darn and she's right

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Smurfer · 03-04-2003, 09:52 AM

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nice...thanks madmaxr6....now the only problem will be convincing myself to get the 9700 and not the 9800! lol

Yea you can never keep up you'll go broke i bought mine at frys a month ago for 350.00 + tax, but i will wait until people start testing the 9800, from what i've read ddrI and not II

correct me if i'm wrong. But I want ddrII 256 interface, 8x agp 256 mgs ram thats my wet dream card.

XJ. · 03-04-2003, 12:22 PM

Hey Smurfer, great avatar!!

AGR964 · 03-04-2003, 12:28 PM

Well, with the 9700 Pro price drop, even I may not be able to resist the 9700

Maybe this will finally let me retire my poor original Radeon DDR

XJ. · 03-04-2003, 01:22 PM

My original Radeon 32Mb DDR is in my wife's machine. It was a good card, once they got the drivers staightened out. I'm guessing the R350 will have pretty good drivers out of the box, since it's almost identical to the R300.

bajo · 03-04-2003, 03:10 PM

.. and R9800pro is coming out in no time !!

madmaxr6 · 03-04-2003, 03:15 PM

Hard OCP has posted the Spec's 9800 and the PRO on there website from FIC. Someone may have posted this but if not i thought you guys would like to know

XJ. · 03-04-2003, 03:39 PM

And Xbitlabs has this story.

I guess we will know the facts in a couple of days anyway.

bajo · 03-04-2003, 03:46 PM

Just got it today(April 03) nVidia FX can't beat even R9700pro ,ou know R9800 pro is IT !!

02-27-2003, 11:40 PM	#1
Spoonman_abx ...next time gadget! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockland County, NY Posts: 933	Radeon 9700 price drop!? Anyone have any "inside info" on whether or not there's a price drop scheduled for the 9700 pro soon? Im thinking of picking one up if it gets down to the $225 or so price mark. thanks!
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02-27-2003, 11:45 PM	#2
madmaxr6 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler AZ Posts: 163	When i was at TSMC last month the 9800 card iwas already in production and will hit the store shelf's in mid march our early april. So expect a price drop of about 75.00 to 100.00 Dollars __________________ Live to fry
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02-28-2003, 12:02 AM	#3
Spoonman_abx ...next time gadget! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockland County, NY Posts: 933	nice...thanks madmaxr6....now the only problem will be convincing myself to get the 9700 and not the 9800! lol
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02-28-2003, 12:37 AM	#4
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03-02-2003, 09:10 PM	#6
althes I am at work. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 464	WEll a price drop would be perfect for us poor folks __________________ Althes ebay:althes heatware:althes
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03-04-2003, 09:41 AM	#7
XJ. Back at the Zone! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NH, USA Posts: 6,365	)Well, it looks like Best Buy online has the best price for a Radeon 9700 Pro Retail right now (~$300) - plus 9 months interest free financing if you have a BB card. 9700 Pro @ BB With the price drop I was thinking of asking my wife for an early BDay present. But when I mentioned that I thought the price was going down because of the new 9800 comming out soon - she said maybe I should wait. I tend to whine a bit when something faster comes out just after I bought a new component (darn and she's right ) __________________ Folding temporarily on hold :-(
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AGR964 SeñorMushyBottom Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sunny California Posts: 2,129	Well, with the 9700 Pro price drop, even I may not be able to resist the 9700 Maybe this will finally let me retire my poor original Radeon DDR __________________ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum; 939 A64 Winchester 2.3 GHz; Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro; 74GB Raptor; Dual Channel Mushkin 1024MB 2-2-2-10 fjerbvpodjytgdkrfg
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XJ. Back at the Zone! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NH, USA Posts: 6,365	My original Radeon 32Mb DDR is in my wife's machine. It was a good card, once they got the drivers staightened out. I'm guessing the R350 will have pretty good drivers out of the box, since it's almost identical to the R300. __________________ Folding temporarily on hold :-(
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03-04-2003, 03:10 PM	#12
bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,254	nice.... .. and R9800pro is coming out in no time !! __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x500GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6002_SP2
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03-04-2003, 03:15 PM	#13
madmaxr6 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler AZ Posts: 163	Hard OCP has posted the Spec's 9800 and the PRO on there website from FIC. Someone may have posted this but if not i thought you guys would like to know __________________ Live to fry
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03-04-2003, 03:39 PM	#14
XJ. Back at the Zone! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NH, USA Posts: 6,365	And Xbitlabs has this story. I guess we will know the facts in a couple of days anyway. __________________ Folding temporarily on hold :-(
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03-04-2003, 03:46 PM	#15
bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,254	The New PCGamer... Just got it today(April 03) nVidia FX can't beat even R9700pro ,ou know R9800 pro is IT !! __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x500GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6002_SP2
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