Radeon 9500 to 9700/9700 Pro

by **damian** » Jan 14, 2003 @ 3:06am

OK, I'm 99% sure it's the right card. Here's a picture of the 9700 pro from hexus.net:

Here's a picture of the 9500 you just bought from newegg:

As you can see, the board design looks exactly the same.

by **sponge** » Jan 14, 2003 @ 3:48am

by **James S** » Jan 14, 2003 @ 4:53am

by **sponge** » Jan 14, 2003 @ 5:02am

by **James S** » Jan 14, 2003 @ 5:04am

by **sponge** » Jan 14, 2003 @ 5:14am

by **damian** » Jan 16, 2003 @ 2:53am

Well, looks like some people are getting artifacts even with the software mod, probably since ATI didn't test all 8 rendering pipelines for the Radeon 9500s they make and some might be defective. From what I can see, the unmodified 9500 isn't really that good.

Instead, I found this card (ABIT Siluro Ti4200 64 MB with OTES):

Because ABIT is so confident in the cooling system, the card is overclocked to the speeds of a Ti4400 by default; many people got it go to 310/610 or so which is barely slower than a Ti4600.

Here's a review:

Looks like a very nice deal, especially for $130. Only problem is the noise generated by the 7200 rpm blower, but it shouldn't be too bad.

by **James S** » Jan 16, 2003 @ 3:09am

Oi! My desktop is louder than my CAR! I've got to get my water cooling setup working again so I can quiet it down. Got to order whole new waterblocks and pumps and reservoirs because my equipement is old, antiquated, and I don't trust it anymore. But my radiator is still the top of the line and it's the most expensive piece, so I'm happy!

Radeon 9500 to 9700/9700 Pro

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