View Full Version : I got a couple of new cards Monday....
digitalwanderer
05-21-03, 11:17 AM
An engineering sample 9700 Pro & a retail boxed 9000 Pro from a friend at ATi, free with no strings or conditions attached.
Kind of a funny story actually....
Me friend there has been gently teasing me about how I love ATi's new stuff but had all nVidia in me sig, and I truthfully kept telling him it was all I could afford right now and I would be buying a 9500 Pro as soon as I could find a used one for under $150us. We'd bantered that one around a few times before.
Last week I teased him about it, and he asked me what it would take me to get me to change me sig....and I told him quite honestly all he'd have to do would be to send me a card. He told me he was looking at two on his desk, and which would I prefer between the two? I told him whichever he could spare.
He said what the heck and sent me both. :eek:
They came Monday, and I had a little trouble getting the 9700 up and running for a bit (he had warned me it was a little tempermental, but great once you get it...I finally got it. :D ) but it's working spiffy now. I'm getting ready to shower the lawn trimmings off me (I HATE mowing! :mad: :rolleyes: ) and then power down Blue here and toss the 9000 Pro in her and give it a whirl.
I've been mentioning it in threads all over here, but someone pointed out to me on another board that it was probably worthy of a thread all it's own.
So the day before nVidia blindsided me and forced me to resign from EliteBastards, ATi delivered a 9700 pro & 9000 pro to me door with the only instructions with them being "ENJOY THEM!!!!" (<---And that is a DIRECT QUOTE! :D )
Can ya see where I'm seeing a HUGE different in corporate personalities here? Truly?
lol that's great
now there's just the GF2 and voodoo to get rid of, I wonder if you'll get a couple of 9800pro 256MB ;)
digitalwanderer
05-21-03, 11:51 AM
Originally posted by rokzy
lol that's great
now there's just the GF2 and voodoo to get rid of, I wonder if you'll get a couple of 9800pro 256MB ;)
I've entered every 9800 Pro 256Mb contest I could find, I'm keeping me fingers crossed! ;)
(I REALLY need to upgrade me mobo/CPU/memory a bit already as it stands...I don't think a 9800 Pro would help me performance a whole lot right now. ;) )
Originally posted by digitalwanderer
I've entered every 9800 Pro 256Mb contest I could find, I'm keeping me fingers crossed! ;)
(I REALLY need to upgrade me mobo/CPU/memory a bit already as it stands...I don't think a 9800 Pro would help me performance a whole lot right now. ;) )
lol, shame you can't put a 9800pro 256MB in Babs and tell the OS to use the graphics chip and memory instead of the system's !!
digitalwanderer
05-21-03, 12:41 PM
Babs is about to get a SERIOUS make-over this summer, I've got too many good cards lying around not to have an AGP port in that thing! ;)
Yes, you have to get new mobo, processor, and ram... with all that money you save from not having to get new cards ;) i also see why you were um... mad the other day. Sorry to hear that :( Kind of odd those things happened a day apart... :mad: I'll see ya around on the other forum ;)
ARGH!! Riva 128!! My first 3d card... now my rank :barf: Talk about terrible driver support... I had to change drivers for different games I'd play. BSOD if I didn't.
GlowStick
05-21-03, 01:54 PM
Yeah, my friend just built a Intel 2.8ghz with a monitor for 1k, id say build something like that.
digitalwanderer
05-21-03, 01:55 PM
Someone's offering me an nForce2 & a 1.2Ghz duron for me GF4.... ;)
That actually sounds like a great deal.. Ask him what I can get for my GF4 :D j/k
GlowStick
05-21-03, 02:27 PM
Originally posted by digitalwanderer
Someone's offering me an nForce2 & a 1.2Ghz duron for me GF4.... ;)
dosent sound bad, maybe you can ebay or try to swap the duron for a 2000+ xp
schuey74
05-21-03, 03:29 PM
Well you most definetely got hooked up there Digi! I noticed the change in your sig and was wondering why you hadn't mentioned anything about the cards, especially considering your outspoken support of ATI. Your last line was a little fanATIcal, considering that it was your friend who sent you the cards. It's not like either Ati or Nvidia is in the habit of giving away cards to people who support them but can't afford them.
What's the deal w/ the 9000Pro. I don't know much about it other than it was supposed to be a rebadged 8500. Is there anything more to it?
digitalwanderer
05-22-03, 01:13 PM
Originally posted by schuey74
What's the deal w/ the 9000Pro. I don't know much about it other than it was supposed to be a rebadged 8500. Is there anything more to it?
Actually, I think it's more like a slightly crippled & rebadged 8500...but I never kept the 8500 & clones history straight after me initial dislike of my 8500.
But I like this one just spiffy so far, my TV picture looks a hell of a lot better both on my tuner card and the TV-out. (ATi tv-out is still leagues ahead of nVidia's solution...really.) I just wanted it for the 2D & DVD, and they're both better for me. :)
I'll look into it once I get a chance to finish replaying every single game in me game library, this 9700 Pro just totally changes 'em all for the better and it's tripping me out!!!! :eek: :D
Originally posted by digitalwanderer
I'll look into it once I get a chance to finish replaying every single game in me game library, this 9700 Pro just totally changes 'em all for the better and it's tripping me out!!!! :eek: :D
thats the exact same thing I did...
not to say that my 8500 retail was a BAD card... but the performance with the 9700pro really is leagues better than anything I had before or used before (incl my bro's gf4 ti and my friends 4200)...
the frame rate and details were asotnishing..
my gf didn't understand why I had bought it untill I showed her the graphics and the upgrade frm my last card :D
btw... she's a gta fan... even though her l33t skillz involve driving w/o using handbrakes or brakes :)
her idea of coming to a stop is ramming full speed into something and then grinding along a wall or a car or a building untill the car changes direction...
but she enjoys it so what ever :)
mreman4k
05-22-03, 02:16 PM
Hey Digi can you enlighten me on the situation with you/nVIDIA/and Elite Bastard...I'm intrigued now..
Congrats Dig!!!
Bit of a difference both in IQ and treatment eh?
digitalwanderer
05-22-03, 02:46 PM
Originally posted by Sazar
my gf didn't understand why I had bought it untill I showed her the graphics and the upgrade frm my last card :D
btw... she's a gta fan... even though her l33t skillz involve driving w/o using handbrakes or brakes :)
her idea of coming to a stop is ramming full speed into something and then grinding along a wall or a car or a building untill the car changes direction...
but she enjoys it so what ever :)
My wife ROCKS at the games she likes...and GTA3 was her favorite until she saw GTA:VC, instant love! :rolleyes: I hadn't seen her that hooked on a game since MaxPayne when it came out! (I left it after just loading it up to go do something with the kids...when I came back 10 minutes later she had hiked the volume, finished training, and didn't even notice my presence 'til about 10 minutes later. :rolleyes: )
Before that it was the original SoF, go figure. (I got me a GOOD wife! :D )
Originally posted by mreman4k
Hey Digi can you enlighten me on the situation with you/nVIDIA/and Elite Bastard...I'm intrigued now..
Not really much right now, I really shouldn't be talking about it. nVidia was "in discussions" with Quinn yesterday, apparently they didn't like what I've been saying about 'em or something. Quinn defended me, then put up that "article". I quit EB so nVidia can't hassle my friends about what I say.
No hard feelings on either ends 'tween me and EB, they're still me virtual family and all....I just don't work there anymore so next time nVidia comes around to suggest options to Quinn he can just inform them that I ain't got any type of relationship with EB except as a poster.
There ARE some hard feelings with me and nVidia right now over the matter, I don't like the heavy handed tactics. (You still ain't answered MY e-mail, at least you ain't answered it to ME. :mad: )
That's about the long/short of it.
Originally posted by Moose
Congrats Dig!!!
Bit of a difference both in IQ and treatment eh?
Yup, and extrodinarily great on both! I'm being sent a beta tester application and everything....WOO-HOO!!!!! :D
Both cards are killer in their own way, but the 9700 Pro is just so much more than even I anticipated one could be! Everyone kept telling me I didn't have the CPU to run it, but it sure is running everything GREAT!!!!! :lol:
mreman4k
05-22-03, 02:49 PM
Originally posted by digitalwanderer
Not really much right now, I really shouldn't be talking about it. nVidia was "in discussions" with Quinn yesterday, apparently they didn't like what I've been saying about 'em or something. Quinn defended me, then put up that "article". I quit EB so nVidia can't hassle my friends about what I say.
No hard feelings on either ends 'tween me and EB, they're still me virtual family and all....I just don't work there anymore so next time nVidia comes around to suggest options to Quinn he can just inform them that I ain't got any type of relationship with EB except as a poster.
There ARE some hard feelings with me and nVidia right now over the matter, I don't like the heavy handed tactics. (You still ain't answered MY e-mail, at least you ain't answered it to ME. :mad: )
That's about the long/short of it.
Thats beat up. I knew nVIDIA was up to no good, I guess ATi is like Shaft, a bad motha..shut yo mouth...I wish I got two ATi cards for free. Thats tight. Anyhoo...good gaming with your Radeon 9700 caause I thoroughly enjoy mines...:D
digitalwanderer
05-22-03, 04:44 PM
Originally posted by mreman4k
I guess ATi is like Shaft, a bad motha..shut yo mouth...I wish I got two ATi cards for free. Thats tight.
Right now, ATi is freaking Santa Claus to me and I'm just happy as a clam over it!!!! :D (What, you expect me to lie? :p )
Add a coffee cup to me ATi swag, I just got awarded "most dedicated site member" over at DH and won it. :)
Not meaning to harp on about it, but I still just think it was cool as hell of CM to give me the cards! I don't think I've ever heard of a company doing it, and if I rant on about it it's just 'cause I want it to be known they did it.
ATi is turning just so WAY cool, while nVidia is resembling the Gestapo to me more everyday. :rolleyes: :lol:
The Baron
05-22-03, 04:50 PM
ATi is turning just so WAY cool, while nVidia is resembling the Gestapo to me more everyday.
Oh no, you're not being bribed. Not at all! ;)
digitalwanderer
05-22-03, 04:53 PM
Originally posted by The Baron
Oh no, you're not being bribed. Not at all! ;)
:lol:
Truth to tell, CatalystMAKER offered 'em to me the day the Cat 3.4's appeared up finally since I was teasing him over in their rating thread over on DH. The two events (nVidia bashing/ATi x-masing me) are totally unrelated, just very coincedentally timed.
I know a WHOLE bunch of peeps will never believe that, but it is the truth. :)
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