As a long term nvidia user who is thinking about upgrading my GF3 Ti500, can
someone explain to me the difference between the PRO and non-PRO ATI cards,
and also the difference between the 9500 and the 9700 which as far as I can
see doesn't seem to be much given the prices - only a reduction in clock
speeds!
Thanks
Iain
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The 9500 non-pro uses the same board as the 9700 pro. Some clever types
converted the 9500 into a 9700 pro with a soldering iron, opening up the
pipelines from 4 to the 9700 pro's 8, but that's not necessary now, a safer
software conversion is available, with the corresponding savings. I'm kinda
bitter about this 'cause the 9500 non-pro never made it to South Africa. :-(
The 9500 pro uses a different board, buy it and you're stuck with it.
See: http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/
"Iain Mackenzie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> As a long term nvidia user who is thinking about upgrading my GF3 Ti500,can
> someone explain to me the difference between the PRO and non-PRO ATIcards,
> and also the difference between the 9500 and the 9700 which as far as Ican
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> see doesn't seem to be much given the prices - only a reduction in clock > speeds! > Thanks > Iain > > > > > -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----[email hidden] writes:
Interesting. Not many non-pro 9500 cards around but the webshops have
one from Sapphire that will arrive in mid february. Maybe now is a
good time to do the annual gfx-card upgrade :)
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> The 9500 non-pro uses the same board as the 9700 pro. Some clever types > converted the 9500 into a 9700 pro with a soldering iron, opening up the > pipelines from 4 to the 9700 pro's 8, but that's not necessary now, a safer > software conversion is available, with the corresponding savings. I'm kinda > bitter about this 'cause the 9500 non-pro never made it to South Africa. :-( > > The 9500 pro uses a different board, buy it and you're stuck with it. > See: http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/Quoted text (21 lines)
> "Iain Mackenzie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > As a long term nvidia user who is thinking about upgrading my GF3 Ti500, > can > > someone explain to me the difference between the PRO and non-PRO ATI > cards, > > and also the difference between the 9500 and the 9700 which as far as I > can > > see doesn't seem to be much given the prices - only a reduction in clock > > speeds! > > Thanks > > Iain > > > > > > > > > > -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- > > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > > -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- > >Smarter to get the 9700 non-pro and flash it with the pro bios. Still a $50
savings.
rms
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The big difference is in the clock speeds and number of memory pipe lines.
I just went to an FIC oem ATI 9700pro from newegg.com for $295 and love it.
i have not even thought about overclocking it yet. Well ok I thought about
it, but I have not done it yet.
MadDAWG
