Radeon 9700 Pro or Geforce FX 5800

[chrisf6969]

Neither.... buy a new 5900xt (great deal) or 9800pro

[MurphmanL]

I spotted a FX 5900 XT brand new (Xpert Vision) for £179 retail... any good?! Prob is my current manufacturer is Xpert Vision and i started out with an underclocked FX 5600 XT, and have just managed to overclock it to default XT speeds! I dont want an UNDERCLOCKED 5900 XT just to overclock it to get it to how it originally should be!

[klarrix]

Lee, mate, try www.watford.co.uk (aka savastore) they're KING i got my card for £99 when at the time it was at the upper half of the graphics card food chain.

[EDIT] ok mike you beat me to it.. but i'll get there first next time...

[MurphmanL]

i cant buy online and do not wish to at this time
It may be a bit of a waste, but at least the card will perform well... maybe when i get older and before i die at 18 (and yes hexus guys its in my forseeable future ) i may own a credit card and buy online Ill stick it on my to do b4 i die list

[CrapshoT]

i had a fx5600 ultra and tbh it wasnt much better than my o/c gf4ti4200 the step from that fx5600 to a 9700np was huge then from the 9700np to a 9800pro was big but not that big since the 5600 ive left nvidia well alone and id only had owned nvidia cards till then

[MurphmanL]

any ideas how far a 9700 pro with artic cooling can be pushed o/c wise?

[Howard]

Whoever is charging those prices is a berk.

9700Pro ANYDAY. Or 9800Pro new.

[MurphmanL]

So any ideas on overclocking with the upgraded cooling?

[Agent]

Im begging you, hold off, dont pay those prices
The thought of somone paying that much for a 9700pro will give me sleepless nights

Surely there is some way some of us could help you ?

[CrapshoT]

i had a zalman and ramsinks on my grandmars 9700np which was recognised without modding as a pro and i could clock that to 325/315 from 275/275
yeah Agent m8 he's got me worried too now i'm sure we could come up with something to help you out m8 hold your horses !!!

[mike_w]

Im begging you, hold off, dont pay those prices
The thought of somone paying that much for a 9700pro will give me sleepless nights

Surely there is some way some of us could help you ?

I've tried constant persuasion on MSN, but it never works. I tried persuading him not to buy the 5600XT for £200, but he wouldn't listen!

You might want to wait, since its only a couple of weeks until the new cards come out (isn't it?) - current cards at lower prices, or newer, faster cards.

[MurphmanL]

ok guys so what would u say is a reasonable price for a 9700 pro? If you head on over to divx.com they is still advertising one for $299!

[Howard]

About £115-£125 MAX

[mike_w]

Considering a Radeon 9800 Pro is about £140, I'd say about £120, and lower for a second one.

Edit: Howard beat me to it! Teach me not to refresh the page...

[CrapshoT]

you can pick up decent 9700 pro's off the forums for £80 now

[bmh.01]

About £120 max for a preowned 9700 pro being generous there as well. And no offense but its stupid to pay £170 for one.