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07-October-03, 11:34 AM
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| Apex Elite Tech  Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Indiana
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   |  Radeon 9800 OEM? Okay, I was cruising around newegg.com at school today, and I was looking at video cards. They have a Sapphire Radeon 9800 pro OEM for 305 dollars?! Am I missing something? Or is this actually that good of a deal? That's a couple of paychecks away still, but I'm really considering it. Link It's the second one on the list there. Also, I was wondering why there are two of the exact same cards, except one is 305, and the other is 352. Any ideas? Thanks
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07-October-03, 11:41 AM
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| PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild  Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interia's Bed
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| No ideas, since that link doesnt bring anything up for me. One could be a retail version. COmes with a pretty box, manual CD accesories etc. OEM cards dont. Lucky if it comes with a CD. Sorry, all the help I can give. And $300 does seem decent for that card. Im not a good judge.
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07-October-03, 11:48 AM
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| Retired Admin In Charge of Death and Destruction to All those Who Oppose My World known as PimpRig  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Behind the Lens & in front of Models...it's home
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   | You were a lot of help Hawklen...  Yes this card comes with a CD and cables and adaptor. The closest Ive seen for a 9800Pro is $298 Considering youre getting it through Newegg it is a deal. I would spend up to $10 more on Newegg for thier true-rate shipping and thier outstanding customer service
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07-October-03, 11:55 AM
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| PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interia's Bed
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| Sorry. That link didnt work for me, and I could see the two cards he was talking about to make an informed decision. lol
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07-October-03, 12:33 PM
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| Rubber Duck-Hoe  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: St. Louis
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| You might possibly be getting slower components on the board though. Slower response times with the RAM perhaps. And I dont know if those OEM's come with a warranty like the retail versions do. I would pay the extra money for the retail. |
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07-October-03, 02:09 PM
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| Apex Elite Tech Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Indiana
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| Okay...I looked at the pictures. One has a red PCB, and the other has a black PCB. I thought i read somewhere that a red pcb performed better? Also, reading the differences, It said something about 256bit memory architecture on the more expensive one. there was a powercolor card there for 330. I thought about getting that one, also.
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07-October-03, 02:58 PM
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| Semin-Hoe-Le Supp-Hoe-Ter  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tallahasee, Florida
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| I barely know anything about the best OEM Card makers for nvidia cards. Gainward, Asus, Herculese, CardFX,blah blah. I know even LESS about ATI cards. Is a $400 9800 Pro ALWAYS better than a $300 9800 Pro? I want to see a brand vs brand 9800 Pro 128 lineup.
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07-October-03, 03:19 PM
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| Dr. Hydro Pimp  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada
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| Every 9800 pro reviewed including OEM's: http://www.8dimensional.com/ATi_Radeon_9800.html There are several shootouts. Including this: http://www.nordichardware.com/review...on9800Roundup/
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