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**MRT144** · February 22, 2003, 04:43

radeon pro 9700 costs one third of the system...thats crazy talk!

**Combat Ingrid** · February 22, 2003, 04:45

Originally posted by MRT144
radeon pro 9700 costs one third of the system...thats crazy talk!

I know

**Dis** · February 23, 2003, 03:10

Hey I still have my 700 and I can run modern games. Well I don't play modern action games.

But I can run Max Payne, Neverwinter Nights, Morrwind etc. just fine.

But I think I will upgrade my 700 this summer.

**Lancer** · February 23, 2003, 03:35

Fry's electronics in Portland Or. You can get a CrayII for $19.95. The downside is the 15 inch monitor of course...

**Dinner** · February 23, 2003, 04:10

I saw the thread title and I thought it was going to be about women...

but it's just a computer thread.

**Dis** · February 23, 2003, 04:46

We just got a Fry's in town just a few weeks ago. Unbelivable size!!

I could spend hours in that store.

. It's a geek's paradise. I never have seen a elctronics store that big.

My friend at work doesn't recommend them for some reason. He says the customer service is terrible.

But the cashier service was great. At best buy they never have enough cashiers.

Fry's prices seemed pretty good, but not super good. Although I picked up Icewind Dale II for $34.99 and they gave me a $10 rebate with the game. The digital camera prices looked the same as Best buy. I didn't compare mobo/ cpu prices.

**Asher** · February 23, 2003, 04:48

You have no idea how much I miss Fry's.

At least Outpost.com ships to Canada...

**MRT144** · February 23, 2003, 05:13

the one in palo alto has a cowboy theme to it...what does the one in your area have dissident?

**Provost Harrison** · February 23, 2003, 07:33

Yeah, the videocard is one of the most important components if you want to run games you know...

**MRT144** · February 23, 2003, 07:41

its also 1/3 of the system cost that he specified. thats crazy. sure a graphics card is important but theres no point if its all being bottlenecked at the CPU

**Combat Ingrid** · February 23, 2003, 10:56

The CPU is the bottleneck? Well, sure, if you prefer to play Quake at 350 frames/sec instead of 300

But seriously, when I play games I always turn up the resolution and image quality until the graphics card begs for mercy. Then I turn it down until the game is playable again. That way, the graphics card is always the bottleneck for me.

I understand most people don't mind playing at a lower resolution and less detail and for them the GeForce Ti4200 (or Radeon 9500?) is obviously a much better choise if you want to save some bucks.

**Dis** · February 23, 2003, 13:49

the Fry's in my city has no theme that I know of. It's just a big ass wherehouse looking store. It also have a coffee shop in it for some reason.

**Urban Ranger** · February 23, 2003, 23:26

You want a cheap box, you need to build it yourself. Check prices at www.pricewatch.com, at least for comparison.

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