Buy a Radeon 9500 now!

[feizex]

Are they the same card?<br><br><img border=0 height=300 width=500 src="http://www.sapphiretech.com/media/9500/ ... rdshot.jpg" /><br><br><img border=0 height=300 width=500 src="http://www.sapphiretech.com/media/9700/ ... rdshot.jpg" /><br><br>you don't have to look long to see that these are the same board. In fact if you look at the pen marks on the caps you will see that they are the same card. Coincidence? - I don't think so! <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub70.ezboard.com/bk6plus67153.s ... >feizex</A>  <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://www.ezboard.com/ezgfx/gicons/black_fire.gif" BORDER=0> at: 1/6/03 6:30:06 pm<br></i>

[feizex]

They also show the same pick for the 9500Pro. DOH! <p></p><i></i>

[feizex]

Polish site did it:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.SPAM?art=&sid=1572">www ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br>And that's no saphire card either! Look at the colour.<br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub70.ezboard.com/bk6plus67153.s ... >feizex</A>  <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://www.ezboard.com/ezgfx/gicons/black_fire.gif" BORDER=0> at: 1/6/03 5:57:13 pm<br></i>

[feizex]

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[feizex]

Some are still maintaining that the resistor couln't enable the extra pipelines. They are saying that it only affects the memory controller. In this case the BIOS must be enabling then cos from those benches they definitely work! <br><br>This would make sense if both the 9500 and the 9500 Pro have the resistor on 2-3. Can anyone confirm this? <p></p><i></i>

[feizex]

There's something dodgy with those polish benches though. They're showing the modded 9500 beating the 9700Pro at stock speeds, that doesn't wash! <p></p><i></i>

[georgep1]

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[feizex]

Seeing as I can't buy one in Oz yet.<br><br> =| <p></p><i></i>

[feizex]

I think I can find 1 place that stocks them but they are in Melbourne (>1000km south of Sydney). And they are AU$455 which is rediculous when you compare it to the US$160 that they should be. They are about AU$100 overpriced.<br><br>Will have to wait for NV30 price-drop methinks. <p></p><i></i>

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Check the post by epi 3rd from the bottom<br><br>ATi FireGL M1? Oh YEAH!<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.guru3d.com/forum/showthread. ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

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