Possibly Group Buy. ATi 9800
25 July 2003, 05:17 PM
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Lurkin Somewhere
Posts: 7,951
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
At the moment me and Marc are both considering the purchase of the ATi 9800 256Mb Graphics card.
We are thinking of emailing places such as overclockers and seeing if would could get a good deal on a group buy.
Would anyone else be interested?
Si
We are thinking of emailing places such as overclockers and seeing if would could get a good deal on a group buy.
Would anyone else be interested?
Si
25 July 2003, 06:40 PM
#5
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 747
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Doubt you will get much off!
Most online companies have a markup in the region of 15-20%. So if the card is £380 then a 20% profit would £76. If its 15% then that would be just £57. IMO not much profit margin to play with especially if the £380 includes VAT!
Most online companies have a markup in the region of 15-20%. So if the card is £380 then a 20% profit would £76. If its 15% then that would be just £57. IMO not much profit margin to play with especially if the £380 includes VAT!
25 July 2003, 07:11 PM
#6
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Lurkin Somewhere
Posts: 7,951
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
After a wee disgussion we've opted for the 9800 128mb as the gains a minimal with 256mb.
the cards are £293 and my friend at one of the above is willing to do a group deal
Si
the cards are £293 and my friend at one of the above is willing to do a group deal
Si
25 July 2003, 10:09 PM
#7
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: The poliotical wing of Chip Sengravy.
Posts: 6,129
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
you wont catch me spending stupid money with graphics cards again -
bought a 8500 for £250 when they came out, one year later on and you can get em for 50 quid
bought a 8500 for £250 when they came out, one year later on and you can get em for 50 quid
Trending Topics
, but thats pc's for you. think the 9800 will be good for a long time though
26 July 2003, 10:07 AM
#11
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: The poliotical wing of Chip Sengravy.
Posts: 6,129
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
think the 9800 will be good for a long time though
I'll wait a while for a 9800, and probly save a fortune.
26 July 2003, 10:26 AM
#13
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 1,082
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Check on ebuyer, and they actually list discounts for bulk purchases, though not exactly a large drop in price for >10 units...
ebuyer 9800
Joolz
ebuyer 9800
Joolz
26 July 2003, 01:52 PM
#14
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: here
Posts: 10,641
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Why don't you try Crucial as they seem to have one of the cheapest Radeon 9800's around?
Why do you want the 256mb version? In most of the reviews I have seen there is little or no difference between it & the 128mb version and it runs very very hot
Darren
Why do you want the 256mb version? In most of the reviews I have seen there is little or no difference between it & the 128mb version and it runs very very hot
Darren
26 July 2003, 11:08 PM
#22
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jul 2000
Posts: 4,983
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
too xpensive. not worth the money.
wait a few months for the next card to be out....rumour is sept.
then next gen card q1 2004.
if u got money to burn then go ahead.
my 9500 pro will do me for a while yet.
wait a few months for the next card to be out....rumour is sept.
then next gen card q1 2004.
if u got money to burn then go ahead.
my 9500 pro will do me for a while yet.
27 July 2003, 09:07 AM
#24
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Lurkin Somewhere
Posts: 7,951
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
9800 and 9500 arent even in the same league lol.
You run 3D Mark 2003 and tell us your results since thats a pure graphics card benchmark.
Im interested to see if it'll even half the score the 9800 will knock up
Si
You run 3D Mark 2003 and tell us your results since thats a pure graphics card benchmark.
Im interested to see if it'll even half the score the 9800 will knock up
Si
27 July 2003, 09:34 AM
#25
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 281
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
what is it with all these people f¦_¦cking whinging about how they're going to save their little pennies. A few of us on here have decided to upgrade our cards so we thought it'd be a good idea to group buy to maybe save a few pounds.
If we wanted people to give us their opinions on what a waste of money it is or why in 6 months this technology will be useless we'd have started a thread 'Please post why you think buying anything for a PC is a waste of money cos in 6 months it'll be shiiit and I'm a tight assed waste of space'.
Marc
If we wanted people to give us their opinions on what a waste of money it is or why in 6 months this technology will be useless we'd have started a thread 'Please post why you think buying anything for a PC is a waste of money cos in 6 months it'll be shiiit and I'm a tight assed waste of space'.
Marc
27 July 2003, 09:35 AM
#26
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Swilling coffee at my lab bench
Posts: 9,096
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Are there any high-end cards that will support two VGA monitors?
My Matrox G400 dualhead is still doing a good job for me, but I want to upgrade in time for Doom 3. I don't want to lose my secondary display, so do I need to get a screen with DVI as well or can I (still) get a cheap PCI card to run alongside a decent AGP one?
My Matrox G400 dualhead is still doing a good job for me, but I want to upgrade in time for Doom 3. I don't want to lose my secondary display, so do I need to get a screen with DVI as well or can I (still) get a cheap PCI card to run alongside a decent AGP one?
27 July 2003, 09:49 AM
#28
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Swilling coffee at my lab bench
Posts: 9,096
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks - I know the chipset supports it. What I wondered was whether any cards actually provide two 15-pin VGA connectors, rather than VGA plus DVI or TV.
27 July 2003, 09:52 AM
#29
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 281
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i think it is just 1 VGA and 1 DVI
btw I had a card (Nvidia 4600ti) that had dual DVI heads - you could run 2 displays at once. But that was only an AGP 4x i think so not really that 'new'.
[Edited by marxsmann - 7/27/2003 9:53:16 AM]
[Edited by marxsmann - 7/27/2003 9:53:55 AM]
btw I had a card (Nvidia 4600ti) that had dual DVI heads - you could run 2 displays at once. But that was only an AGP 4x i think so not really that 'new'.
[Edited by marxsmann - 7/27/2003 9:53:16 AM]
[Edited by marxsmann - 7/27/2003 9:53:55 AM]
