Is It Just Me?

[atiVidia]

i looked at the 9600se and noticed that one of them offered HL2 and the other newer one (same card) only sed "HL2 preffered grafix"


which means that yalls gonna need to get a card now if u want hl2 in dec. of this yr.


*cough*(vaporware)*cough*



also, i saw a 9600xt aiw... man i musta missed alot. bigdawg, did u add the all in wonder 9600xt?

[kaiweiler]

9600se offered hl2 coupon?!?
doubt it, i'd like to see it if it did because to the best of my knowledge the hl2 coupon only comes with the XT series of radeon cards...

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by kaiweiler@28 March 2004 - 22:02
9600se offered hl2 coupon?!?
doubt it, i'd like to see it if it did because to the best of my knowledge the hl2 coupon only comes with the XT series of radeon cards...
ill take a quick snapshot and post it... unless any1 else is willing to do it for me.


it doesnt really matter. they killed the hl2 promotion. no longer offered with the XTs anymore either... <_< they were going bankrupt :lol:

[kaiweiler]

lol in any case, i already got mine&#33;&#33; :P

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by kaiweiler@28 March 2004 - 22:06
lol in any case, i already got mine&#33;&#33; :P
i got mine, took out the promo card, and returned it (those dumbasses at microcenter never check for the "minor" stuff, even tho the card explicitly states that it cannot be returned <_<) in any case, this was for any1 who needed to know

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by kaiweiler@28 March 2004 - 22:02
9600se offered hl2 coupon?&#33;?
doubt it, i&#39;d like to see it if it did because to the best of my knowledge the hl2 coupon only comes with the XT series of radeon cards...
it does. i saw it at best buy. they had it with the hl2 coupon

[tesco]

what does the se mean on nvidia cards? my friend has a geforce 2 mx400se64mb so i was wondering if that would mean its the low end or high end.

[bigdawgfoxx]

low end i believe

[tesco]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@28 March 2004 - 22:56
low end i believe
ok so se and xt are both low end? okay. nvidia is wierd with there naming systems lol.

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by atiVidia@28 March 2004 - 19:17
i got mine, took out the promo card, and returned it (those dumbasses at microcenter never check for the "minor" stuff, even tho the card explicitly states that it cannot be returned <_<) in any case, this was for any1 who needed to know
i bet yer proud of yourself. :rolleyes:

[_John_Lennon_]

Haha.

Why not just steal it when it comes out? Yeesh.

But Im pretty sure the rebate is only going to be continued to be offered on the 9800XT, dontk now about the 9600XT.

[adamp2p]

Half Life 2 voucher costs card-makers &#036;10 a shot
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13971
Too steep for some, it seems



By Fuad Abazovic: Wednesday 04 February 2004, 09:06

AS WE ALWAYS LIKE TO DO, here at the INQ, I gave myself the little challenge of finding out how much ATI partners have to part with to secure themselves a nice little Half Life 2 voucher. This inquiry was inspired by recent announcements that Power Color and Gigabyte don’t want to give you a Half Life 2 voucher with their 9600XT boards.
Well, our nameless, whispering friends let slip the magic figure of 10 Dollars, a figure ATI refused to confirm, deny or even acknowledge. Still, every ten bucks represents serious wedge in this business, where ATI and Nvidia partners are - let’s face it - struggling to earn every single dollar. Margins for 9600XTs are particularly tight and only Sapphire could possibly be making decent dollars, we reckon as it manufactures its cards for itself.

We also hear that ATI is soon to cancel the voucher program for the 9600XT, so grab one while it’s hot – assuming that is, you believe the game itself will be ready one day.

For comparison, older games like Serious Sam and similar titles cost companies nearer the region of a buck or less per copy. Tomb Raider AOD was selling between at 3 and 4 dollars per bundle we learned. So you can imagine how heavy a 10-buck burden is.

We asked five ATI press managers in three different countries to confirm the figure, only to meet with stony silence. Guess you’ll have to file this one in the rumour bin, then. Still, our sources are as good as a source can ever be. We all have our axes to grind. µ