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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 15, 2003, 04:51:12 am

Title: I have just WON a Radeon 9700!
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 15, 2003, 04:51:12 am: Yes, 'tis true!

A while ago i posted an Image of a Russian General sitting in a shopping trolley, you might recall. Someon suggested that I send it in the PCGamer's Gamer Snap.

I did this, and I WON!

w00000000000000000T!

An ATi Radeon 9700 Pro is hurtling towards my house even as I type!

The thread with the image (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,12715.0.html)
Title: I have just WON a Radeon 9700!
Post by: Fineus on March 15, 2003, 04:52:08 am: Congrats dude :yes:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 15, 2003, 04:53:55 am: Thanks!

I just spent £90 on a 9000Pro, as well!:rolleyes:
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Post by: Ashrak on March 15, 2003, 04:55:57 am: HOLY ****!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 15, 2003, 04:57:07 am: Indeed. You cannot belive how happy and yet pissed off I am.

I am pissed of as there was no Freelancer demo on the discs!
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Post by: Ulundel on March 15, 2003, 04:57:45 am: I knew it would win. That's why I suggested you to send it ;)
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 15, 2003, 05:00:50 am: I am in your debt, Ulundel. But you're not having the card!:D
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Post by: Tiara on March 15, 2003, 05:09:52 am: Congrats :nod::yes:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 15, 2003, 05:10:53 am: I can hardly contain myself! I just went and shouted YES! in the street!

wooooooooooooooooo-yaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!
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Post by: Ulundel on March 15, 2003, 05:29:56 am: Cool indeed. Radeon 9700 is a beast.
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Post by: Nico on March 15, 2003, 06:38:09 am: yup, you're gonna love it :) I do :D
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Post by: Fetty on March 15, 2003, 07:55:00 am: bastards
both of you :D;)
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Post by: Redfang on March 15, 2003, 08:45:10 am: Yeah, that card rocks. I've got it too, though too bad I didn't get it for free. :p

I had some problems with it first, though, but that was incompatibility with my mobo and it, and it's gone now with a little adjustment. :)
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Post by: Gortef on March 15, 2003, 10:49:34 am: Hey Congratulations dude! :nod::yes:
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Post by: Razor on March 15, 2003, 03:29:15 pm: Very nice dude. Congrats. By the way, I should get my Radeon 9000 with VIVO ;7 soon. Right now I have Geforce 4 420 64MB while R9000 has 128 ;7
Anyway, I wish I could play FS2 with high-res. Unfortunatelly I can't. :sigh:
By the way, how much would my the game performances increace with the new graphic card?
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Post by: Martinus on March 16, 2003, 08:38:22 am: Quote
Originally posted by Razor
Very nice dude. Congrats. By the way, I should get my Radeon 9000 with VIVO ;7 soon. Right now I have Geforce 4 420 64MB while R9000 has 128 ;7
Anyway, I wish I could play FS2 with high-res. Unfortunatelly I can't. :sigh:
By the way, how much would my the game performances increace with the new graphic card?

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I'll send you a stamped addressed envelope and you can send me the GF4 since you won't be needing it anymore ;)

Just in case anyone really does want to get rid of their old card :wink:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 16, 2003, 09:33:48 am: Perhaps you could buy my current card off me?

'Tis a R9000Pro 128MB.
You're in Northern Ireland, aren't you, Maeg?
Still use £Sterling there?

I will now have the most powerful PC in all of the school!

I think.

Athlon 1600XP
256Meg
40gigDrive
and so on.
Title: I have just WON a Radeon 9700!
Post by: Martinus on March 16, 2003, 09:49:43 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Perhaps you could buy my current card off me?

'Tis a R9000Pro 128MB.
You're in Northern Ireland, aren't you, Maeg?
Still use £Sterling there?

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It was a joke dude, I seriously doubt that my current motherboard could handle a radeon or gf3 and above. I got a GF2mx from my friend and the board went la-la. It interfered with sound to the point where all of my games were unplayable, the GF2 wanted resources that were already taken by my mobo and neither of them were willing to discuss it. ;)

I thought it might be funny as I'm relegated to a voodoo3 for the time being and you guys are upgrading from comparitavley super powerful cards to ultra powerful cards. :lol:

Very much obliged for the offer though. :nod:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 16, 2003, 09:54:51 am: Well, any other takers? I have no use for it.

I'll ask about £60-70, as it cost about £90, and is barely 3 months old.
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Post by: Fetty on March 16, 2003, 09:56:26 am: what u mean powerfull to super powerful
*strokes his g400max*
its pre gf256 sdr (but faster :D) with no t&l or ogl 1.2.1 or whatever it is i cant use it anyway :D
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Post by: kasperl on March 16, 2003, 10:06:59 am: mmm, i doubt it'll work on my mobo, but it might. i'd have to do some checking first, but keep me on the list. i live in Holland, so shipping won't be to expensive.
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Post by: Ulundel on March 16, 2003, 10:15:07 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Well, any other takers? I have no use for it.

I'll ask about £60-70, as it cost about £90, and is barely 3 months old.

Hmmm, I have to think about it a little. Could get it pretty cheap. It has 128 MB DDR right?
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Post by: kasperl on March 16, 2003, 10:17:17 am: can anyone tell me what all this means:
http://support.packardbell-europe.com/support/pri/item/item_spec_luna.asp?c=cl

i can understand parts of it, but that's all. it's my mobo's specs, and i'd like to know if i can use that card. any help would be grealty apreciated.
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Post by: Ulundel on March 16, 2003, 10:37:48 am: Quote
Originally posted by Ulundel

Hmmm, I have to think about it a little. Could get it pretty cheap. It has 128 MB DDR right?

Actually forget it. I can get Readeon 9100 right here and much cheaper.
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Post by: kasperl on March 16, 2003, 11:16:54 am: i looked over the info from my mobo again, and i think i can use it. if anyone can give me confirmation (see above post), i would be very glad. but i think it's safe to say that i'll take it. i'm not promising anything tough, since i'm still not sure wether my mobo can take it.
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Post by: Ulundel on March 16, 2003, 12:06:03 pm: Quote
Originally posted by kasperl
i looked over the info from my mobo again, and i think i can use it. if anyone can give me confirmation (see above post), i would be very glad. but i think it's safe to say that i'll take it. i'm not promising anything tough, since i'm still not sure wether my mobo can take it.

If it's not older than three years - I can guarantee it can.
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Post by: kasperl on March 16, 2003, 12:28:02 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ulundel

If it's not older than three years - I can guarantee it can.

thnx, but i think i won't be able to buy it anyway, my parents won't let me. they say that for this low a price difference they wil just let me buy it in a shop, for the whole garantuee and possible repair thing. i'm sorry :sigh:
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Post by: Ulundel on March 16, 2003, 12:37:11 pm: Quote
Originally posted by kasperl

thnx, but i think i won't be able to buy it anyway, my parents won't let me. they say that for this low a price difference they wil just let me buy it in a shop, for the whole garantuee and possible repair thing. i'm sorry :sigh:

Moments like this make me love my parents. :p
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Post by: Razor on March 16, 2003, 02:52:07 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Maeglamor

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I'll send you a stamped addressed envelope and you can send me the GF4 since you won't be needing it anymore ;)

Just in case anyone really does want to get rid of their old card :wink:
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I may give you my GE-force 4 MX 420 in exchange for some...ahem...privileges...Of course if you are willing to discuss.
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Post by: Razor on March 16, 2003, 02:56:11 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB

Athlon 1600XP
256Meg
40gigDrive
and so on.

Oh yeah! Check this out:

P4 2,4 (freakin) Ghz-s (Rendergae to da max ;7 )
256 RAMBUS RAM
60 GIG HDD
Sound Blaster Live with Cambridge sound works
Samsung DVD
19" Flat screen monitor

Your lucky I am not mooving to your school or else.... ;7
:drevil: :thepimp:
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Post by: Ulundel on March 16, 2003, 04:30:11 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Razor

I may give you my GE-force 4 MX 420 in exchange for some...ahem...privileges...Of course if you are willing to discuss.

You are so lame man. So lame...
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Post by: Martinus on March 17, 2003, 11:59:51 am: Quote
Originally posted by Razor

I may give you my GE-force 4 MX 420 in exchange for some...ahem...privileges...Of course if you are willing to discuss.

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Oh-ho coersion eh? Not a chance mate!

meet me at warehouse number 5 at 9pm on march the 20th. Come alone. :nervous:
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Post by: Razor on March 17, 2003, 12:11:16 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ulundel

You are so lame man. So lame...

Lame? You think I should ask for more?
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Post by: Razor on March 17, 2003, 12:12:10 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Maeglamor

meet me at warehouse number 5 at 9pm on march the 20th. Come alone. :nervous:
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You sure you wanna meet me? :drevil:
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Post by: Ulundel on March 17, 2003, 12:14:47 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Razor

Lame? You think I should ask for more?

Uuuh...was that another joke?

:blah:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 17, 2003, 12:49:47 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ulundel

Actually forget it. I can get Readeon 9100 right here and much cheaper.

9100? What's with all these cards I've never heard of?

Anyway, a lot of people at school ar now wnating to buy it, so I'm going to have an auction. At school.
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Post by: Ulundel on March 17, 2003, 02:03:38 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB

9100? What's with all these cards I've never heard of?

(http://www.hinnavaatlus.ee/images/Sapphire_9100box+card.jpg)
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Post by: Razor on March 17, 2003, 04:23:45 pm: 9100? By Saphire? It is good, but I am getting 9100 pro! ;7 It owns plusi t has 128MB RAM ;7 :drevil: and a VIVO. Man thats gonna kick! :yes:
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Post by: Redfang on March 18, 2003, 08:01:43 am: 9100 is a 8500 that got renamed because it was faster than the R9000.
Title: I have just WON a Radeon 9700!
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 18, 2003, 02:34:23 pm: See now I'm just confused.