Now they want to substitute the Nvidea 5950 Ultra with a Sapphire ATI radeon 9250 256 meg ddr, a similar, but inferior card. (a more comparable one is ATi Radeon 9800XT.)
I did research, and the replacement isn’t acceptable. I get to call and tell them this morning, and try to get a card that is at least equal to the strength of what the former one was.
They’re trying to trade my $500 card for a $60 inferior replacement. I’m not fuming but my disgust levels are high. They’re either trying to scam me, or are hugely incompetent. This one is more likely to be appropriate a replacement for my original.
I’m going to verbally blast someone if I get even an iota of resistance on this. I’m mighty sick of this whole scenario.
I really feel sorry for some poor slob that doesn’t know anything about computers… this feels like how I feel sharky car mechanics are, preying on folks that don’t know any better.
I’m going to try to get an upgrade on Nvidia, just because my old software is already configured for it. Maybe the silver lining of this long wait will be a better machine?
ATI Product Comparison
| Product Name | RADEON 9800 XT | RADEON 9250 PCI 256MB |
| ASIC | RADEON 9800 | RADEON 9250 |
Technology Features
| SMARTSHADER™ | 2.1 | 1 |
| SMOOTHVISION™ | 2.1 | 1 |
| FULLSTREAM™ | Real, DivX | Real, DivX |
| Adaptive De-Interlace | VIDEOSHADER™ | VIDEOIMMERSION™ II |
| HYDRAVISION™ | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware MPEG Encode Assist | – | Yes |
| CrossFire™ Ready | N/A | N/A |
Specifications
| Bus Type | AGP 4X, 8X | PCI |
| Memory Amount (MB) | 256 | 256 |
| Memory Type | DDR1 | DDR |
| Memory Interface | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock Speed (MHz) | 365 | 250 |
| Engine Clock Speed (MHz) | 412 | 240 |
| Pipelines | 8 | N/A |
| Pixel Fillrate | 3.3 Gpixels/sec | 62.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Geometry Rate | 412 MTriangles | N/A |
Display Support
| VGA | Yes | Yes |
| DVI | Yes | No |
| Dual-Link DVI | N/A | N/A |
| Dual Monitor Display | Yes | N/A |
| YPrPb Out for HDTV | w/adapter optional | N/A |
| S-Video Out | Yes | Yes |
| Composite Out | w/adapter included | Yes |
Multimedia Support
| S-Video In | – | No |
| Composite In | – | No |
| TV Tuner | – | No |
| FM Tuner | No | No |
| DTV Tuner | No | |
| Remote Control Included | – | No |
| EAZYLOOK | – | Yes |
| Audio Out | – | No |
| S/PDIF Out | – | No |
We’ll see how it goes. I’m ready to debate this into the ground if I have to.
1 year ago – piccies, superbowl, flying daggers, robert did it, cemetary pics, immersive gaming, newt smooch, mel and I break up
2 years ago – spam poll, Gabby newt while I’m sick (I seem to frequently catch colds the week after my birthday.), screening journal spam, Batman’s Moon Patrol(most links dead now), true & fake smiles
3 years ago – Wooden ships and iron men (online!), tiny things made large, snapple factoids, LXG movie, craving falafel, b-day note from bro, palm-cam pics monkey cam!
4 years ago – she has a crush on me, when furries go bad, total net lock down at work
5 years ago – Pirates!, create your own cereal mix (now gone), pondering my future lj, old school yahoo, kruss goes poof, boot to the head
Compusa info for future ref –
Normal Store Hours
Weekdays: 10am – 9pm | Saturdays: 10am – 9pm | Sundays: 11am – 6pm
Main Phone: (954) 565-1189 | Main Fax: (954) 567-5098
Service Center: (954) 567-5075
