what should i DO??

leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
edited July 2003 in Hardware
as some of you might know that my Chaintech ti4600 died a week ago, and i just sent in my RMA, newegg just sent me a email today, because that item is discontinued, they offered to give me a
GAINWARD/CARDEXPERT GeForce 4 Ti 4600, 2.8ns, Twin-DVI, 128MB DDR, Power pack and Golden Sample, VIVO. 2 DVI connectors + 2 CRT adaptors + a (3+1)-port IEEE1394 firewire card, OVERCLOCKING,

OR a $250 refund

i was wondering which one would be a better deal, tell me what you think.

Comments

  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    well look on newegg.com...see which costs more
    apparently...the ti4600 is only 260....it rests upon you leshi...do u want that graphics card...or do u wanna buy a nice new fx 5900?? I mean itll only be 250 more bucks to own the fastest card out there...its up to u bro
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Take the $$$ and buy a Radeon 9800 Pro.
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    'm leaning towards the 9800pro too, i was thinking of selling that vid card before it died anyways, seems like i'm getting a bit more cash this way, hmm, need more comments!!!
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Be able to play half life 2 with Full Screen Anti-Aliasing and have a seriously kickass graphics card (that is damn good value)... buy a Radeon 9800pro (256mb).

    Not able to play half life 2 with Full Screen Anti-Aliasing and have a seriously kickass graphics card (but only just faster than the 9800pro and loads more $$$) buy a 5900ultra (256mb).

    The choice is yours ;) I know where my money would go *cough* ATI *cough*
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited July 2003
    for the $250 you could immediately buy something faster. you'd probably be pretty close to a 9700 pro without any extra cash. however if you have 2 monitors, having dual out can be very addicting
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    hey...dont get anything messed up here..i AM an ati fan....but..from what ive seen...the 5900 got better benches...but i did forget about the doom3 problem with nVidia...so it seems that the 9800pro is the way to go....
  • dodododo Landisville, PA
    edited July 2003
    get a 9700 pro, think of it as a free upgrade.

    ~dodo
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    yeah, i have decided, i will be getting the $250 refund, and get a 9800pro, i was wondering if any of you guys knows any deals on a 9800pro with 256mb??
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited July 2003
    Out of curiosity, how old is this ex-Ti4600?
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    had it for 1 year
  • MancabusMancabus Charlottesville, VA
    edited July 2003
    Check this review out before going with the 256 MB version.

    I guess it would only work out well when the big two (doom 3 and hl2) eventually come out.
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