rich Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 Alright, here's my situation. i recently built a machine, and i put an msi geforce fx 5600 128mb 8x agp vid card in it. now here's my dilemma. halo is out, hl2 is coming, as is doom3, soooo...should i get a radeon 9800 pro or stick with what i have? my friend is willing to give me 125 bucks for my card, which is only a loss of like 30 dollars. so that's not a big deal to me. but i don't know whether or not i should get it now, or wait until the new 9800 gets going or what. need a little help deciding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy54354 Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 i think you should buy an XT that comes with HL2 and then sell your card Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 xt's are out very soon. go with the 9800 pro and SELL the fx. for a small loss like that I'd be happy to get rid of it personally. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrusk Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 Get rid of that card!! Â Then once the xts are out youll be able to pick up a 9800 pro for cheap $ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 yeah, see i'm definitely up for getting rid of the card, but i'm not going to spend 4-500 on an xt. it's not even that much more performance than the 128mb 9800. there are two questions though: 1. when does the xt launch and 2. how much of a price reduction am i going to see in the 9800? i mean am i looking at $20, $50, $100? that's going to be the real deciding factor. i can hold on to the card for another month, and then get the 9800, you know? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 should be any day now, and no more than a $20-30 drop at first. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugbug3311 Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 Arent they coming out with a 9600xt?? i think that i heard that somewhere if they are mabye that would be the better choice? man i sure hope they are otherwise ill look like an idiot.... lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 they are and you do  happy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 so what do you guys think, how long should i wait? a few weeks? i should probably at least wait to see how the 9600proxt benches right? that should help the price of the 9800pro too right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanATIc205 Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 sell that card newegg has a black pcb saphire 9800pro on a 9700pcb thats pretty darn cheap 300$ and will knock your socks off compared to that 5600 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 it's not so much that i'm lacking performance...i'm not really upset with what i'm getting, i know it could be better, but i need to make the economical choice. i want a 9800 pro, but i also don't want to spend 50 bucks more than i have to, so i'm trying to figure out when the prime time to buy is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYoKoNA Posted October 14, 2003 Posted October 14, 2003 (edited) You also have to realize that the high end cards aren't gonna go down in price when they come out. Your CARD WILL.. Sell it now while its worth some good money..... Edited October 14, 2003 by AYoKoNA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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