I'm pissed. I know that there is a limited supply of these, and that they're mostly going to OEMs first, but I WANT TO BUY A RADEON 9800! This problem is compounded by the fact that my Geforce 3 has ceased to work properly (I'm using a loaned Radeon 7000, which means no games for me). I want to get a Hercules Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB, but the 256MB version isn't even out yet, and even if I wanted to compromise and buy the 128mb version, I can't. My guess is that Dark Samurai has been rerouting and stealing all the Radeon 9800 shipments to a bunker in Siberia, where he is using them to power a computer to open a hole in another dimension, from which he will gather an army to take over the world! That, or maybe ATi hasn't produced enough chips and we're all just playing a waiting game...

They're at my best buy. Four of them, 256 meg version. Besides, I'm taking over the world.

Kayin, i didnt know the 256 was out, its not even on the ATi page, are you sure it wasnt saying 256-bit architecture?

I've seen Nvidia 256 meg cards as well. Our best buy has all kinds of stuff. However, i may have misread somewhere on the ATI. But, they DO have 9800 pros.

hmmm, i dont think there are 256's out yet, i havnt heard of them.....and i look for all the new stuff, and imsure that they would post something big about it on here

they were probably just the regular 9800pros. the 256mb version arent supposed to be out for another month. as for the 256mb nvidia cards. i have seen them listed on our whole salers website but they dont have any in stock.

yeah you must be smokin something storm, there arent any 256 mb versions of any graphics cards, well, i think there might be ONE workstation type card, but....not mainstream

penguin your wrong. their are a few 256mb cards. yes their workstation cards. ati and also nvidia are going to be producing them. the 9800pro and i beleive the fx5600 ultra will both have 256mb versions. they arent due out for another month or so though.

well, what i meant was, not any YET, i know that there will be in the not-too-distant future, but as of right now, there are none out for the public that i know of( besides the already spoken for Workstation cards)

That's my biggest complaint. I want a Hercules Radeon 9800 Pro with 256MB of RAM, but it isn't out yet. Even the 128MB version, which has been released, is unavailable unless I buy a whole Alienware. I still think Samurai has them all.

newegg.com appears to have the 9800 pro in stock, check it out here:


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...alue=4632,3668

note: I do not see a Hercules, just an ATI brand, but still! it IS a 9800pro

Thanks for the linkage, I'll check it out. I suppose it really boils down to who has the 256mb 9800 in stock first, but if all the makers come out with it, I'd choose the Hercules first.

do you know for sure that hercules is going to make a 256mb card? i have seen nothing about them making one.

oh ok penguin i must have miss read your post. but there is a 256mb card out. the fx5600 is in stores.

Well, I'm sure that I saw the Nvidia. same card you mentioned, and I was like, dang yo-how much you gonna put on there?

Of course, my girlfriend's computer has only 1 meg of memory for onboard video-remember how lucky you are.

What games have textures that need that much?! Right now my 64mb Ti4200 can play every game out there at acceptable levels of res and detail

Even my Radeon 9000 pro plays all games pretty well..plus I overclocked it too. I'd overclock my printer if I was able to

well im going all out on my computer im building, going to get the 9800Pro 256mb version. Ive got a couple parts that i have gathered for the new comp, ie. powersupply and cdrom. Gotta get the brains next, and 256 is were im going, as long as its not like 600 bucks

It prolly will be expensive, doesnt the 256mb version use GDDR-II memory?

The 9800 with 256mb of RAM should be about $500. No current games can fill a 128mb frame buffer, but I've heard that the Doom III alpha can, and I want my video card to be a little future proof, so I'd save a little in the long run. Only problem is that the 256MB isn't out yet, and Hercules cards are damn near impossible to find (and the only cards to use ramsinks).

Im sure it wont take much to glue some ram sinks on, or get one of those zalman heatpipes for it