16 Pipe X800GTO from Sapphire $199 + $5 shipping

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: bubsnews
Please, can anyone help with my problem?

I have a Dell 9100, no floppy and no ps/2 keyboard port...

I've made a boot CD with my other computer, which has both a floppy and ps/2 keyboard port. I try to boot my 9100 with it but my USB keyboard does not work and I'm not sure why. Is it because I DID NOT create the boot CD with the 9100? I've tried plugging the USB keyboard into each of my USB ports but nothing works.

I would be willing to install a floppy in the 9100 if I was sure that would work. Does anybody know about this sort of thing and could offer advice?

If nothing else, is there any way for me to flash my GTO2 within WinXP that would be safe?

Thank you for any help,
George -bub

I don't think it would have anything to do with the CD...I'm assuming that the bootable CD you made may not have a USB driver or something of that nature to run the keyboard...(this is just a guess)

I know the 9100 doesn't have a PS2 connector either...hmm...

 

[Derektm]

I got one of these and modded to 16 pipes .... wont even hit 510mhz stable... thats WITHOUT benching... it just locks up!

 

[Zim]

nm

 

[nero2]

Originally posted by: Derektm
I got one of these and modded to 16 pipes .... wont even hit 510mhz stable... thats WITHOUT benching... it just locks up!

Lol. Assuming you're talking about core speed, that's still a 25% overclock

 

[Garlic]

Thats becuase you dont know what you're doing.

 

[nero2]

Originally posted by: gsethi
Please provide a Link to a NEW 6800GT PCI-E Card for $250 please. Cheapest I see is $280 (+tax + shipping: ~$300).

Originally posted by: Lithan
Thirdly, he has a 6800gt @ 6800ultra. That's faster than a 6800Ultra

Please explain as to how a 6800GT @ 6800Ultra speeds faster than a 6800Ultra ???????
Shouldn't they be the same ?

Since the price of most 6800GTs is ~$300, he should be easily able to sell his "6800GT @ 6800Ultra" for ~$300 and get this for ~205 (or ~220 if taxed) and pocket $80 and get roughly the same performance. (+/- 5% performance difference is negligible in my opinion)

6800GT's have tigher memory timings than Ultras, so technically a 6800GT @ Ultra clocks will be faster than an actual Ultra.

He quoted used prices because he was talking about the person selling the 6800GT he already had. He wasn't talking about starting from scratch.

 

[Derektm]

Originally posted by: Garlic
Thats becuase you dont know what you're doing.

How do I not know what Im doing? What am I doing wrong then. Im using ATI tool and it locks up past 520 or so.

 

[Gast]

F'n page computers canceled my order. And it took them 5 days to do so.

 

[Derektm]

Originally posted by: Gast
F'n page computers canceled my order. And it took them 5 days to do so.

I'll never buy from them. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Derektm]

http://store.yahoo.com/directron/x800gto2.html

Hmmmm.... this has a different model number than all the other sites... Is this the fireblade edition that can't be flashed to unlock the pipes and has 2.0ns memory?

 

[LostWanderer]

Originally posted by: Gast
F'n page computers canceled my order. And it took them 5 days to do so.

How did you find out? I ordered Saturday AM. I got an automated email saying order received and website still shows "In Process" for what that's worth. From what I read somewhere, you never get any confirmation and the goods (if they show up) just seem to appear. How do I know if it's a "no-go" and to reorder elsewhere?

 

[Gast]

I'd call them asap and ask, I got just a cancalation e-mail.

Originally posted by: Derektm
http://store.yahoo.com/directron/x800gto2.html

Hmmmm.... this has a different model number than all the other sites... Is this the fireblade edition that can't be flashed to unlock the pipes and has 2.0ns memory?

Damn you, why couldn't you have spoken up earlier? I just finished my order from them... I hope it's just the difference between the OEM and the Retail version...

 

[spinejam]

those page prickkks cancelled my order too after saying it was "in process" for 5 days!

 

[LostWanderer]

Originally posted by: spinejam
those page prickkks cancelled my order too after saying it was "in process" for 5 days!

I tried to get through using their online system, but I guess they just left for the day. You guys ordered this past Friday? I guess if yours got cancelled, mine will too. Should I go ahead and order from Directon? I really don't want to miss out on this, but don't know....

Stupid me for being an optimist!

 

[razor2025]

Just got mine from newegg. Ordered @ $223, E-mailed them to ask for $20 credit when they dropped it to $199. (Woot, nice customer service). Slapped on the ATI Silencer.

Unlocked it without a problem. Just a word of caution, I had an old ATI Tool (0.24) and it wasn't detecting the card's pipe currectly (saying it had 8 pipes on). After getting the latest 0.25 beta 8, it detected it correctly. The fan control and temp monitoring were also busted if you used older ATI Tool.

Played 20min of DoD:Source @ 520/1600 speed. The temp maxed out at 62*C core. I had about 30-60 fps on a busy DoD_Flash. My res was 1650x1080 with 8x AF and max details (HDR was off).

 

[Doug117]

Originally posted by: Derektm
http://store.yahoo.com/directron/x800gto2.html
Hmmmm.... this has a different model number than all the other sites... Is this the fireblade edition that can't be flashed to unlock the pipes and has 2.0ns memory?

Doesnt look like it. I think technically the "Fireblade" edition is the one with the R480 cores, as even ATIs site says it can clock very well. According to directrons description: FireBlade Edition is equipped with 256MB of 1.6ns 256-bit GDDR3 memory, that when combined with the Sapphire TRIXX overclocking tool push default clock speeds to 560MHz or better, depending on system conditions.

And newegg pulled their product page for it... "We apologize for the inconvenience, but the item you are looking for has been deactivated. Here are some similar products that you may wish to consider:"

 

[Chadder007]

DARNIT!! X800GTO's that are AGP are out in the UK but not here! (ubermad)

 

[darkavenger626]

Originally posted by: Doug117
Still $205 @ Directron

Or $213 for OEM @ AllStarShop.com

Or $218 For "Lite Retail" @ AllStarShop.com (What I bought)

OK, now i'm glad i got mine for $226 shipped UPS Says its gonna be here on the 10th. Now just to buy the REST of the system heh

Directron - OUT OF STOCK
AllStarShop OEM - Price increased to $229
AllStarShop Lite Retail - Price increased to $239

Holy crap. Good thing I got mine for $203.50 shipped a week ago

 

[Derektm]

Originally posted by: darkavenger626

Originally posted by: Doug117
Still $205 @ Directron

Or $213 for OEM @ AllStarShop.com

Or $218 For "Lite Retail" @ AllStarShop.com (What I bought)

OK, now i'm glad i got mine for $226 shipped UPS Says its gonna be here on the 10th. Now just to buy the REST of the system heh

Directron - OUT OF STOCK
AllStarShop OEM - Price increased to $229
AllStarShop Lite Retail - Price increased to $239

Holy crap. Good thing I got mine for $203.50 shipped a week ago

Guess why Directron just went out of stock? ME! MWHAHAHA.... This is my second GTO2 order... I want to get a good one.

As of now I have 3 graphics cards.

X800XL
X800GTO2
X800GTO2 - on the way from directron.

Now to get rid of some of these.... $700 in graphics cards......

 

[Doug117]

Only left @ allstarshop it looks like (thanks darkavenger626... 3 flavors now it seems..

$229 for OEM @ AllStarShop.com

$239 For "Lite" Retail @ AllStarShop.com (What I bought -- for $218)

$249 For Full Retail @ AllStarShop.com (Was that there the whole time?)

OK, now i'm glad i got mine for $226 shipped UPS Says its gonna be here on the 10th. Now just to buy the REST of the system heh

 

[ITPaladin]

It was $213 earlier at allstarshop

 

[Derektm]

Everyones going to price gouge! Buy two for Crossfire!!

 

[thefamoustraders]

Hmmm....during the price war, I clicked submit and got this in return with an email confirmation :


Name Code Qty Each Options
----------------------------------------------------------
so: Sapphire Radeon 1 0.00
X800GTO2 FireBlade
Edition PCI Express x16
Video Card, 256-bit 256MB
GDDR3, Model: 100130.
Brown box
Subtotal 0.00
Shipping 5.77
Tax 0.00
Total 5.77


Could I only be so lucky? :roll:

 

[ITPaladin]

Added to Allstarshop's description:

Usually ships same day (Limit 2 per order)

Kris added this earlier to the first post if you missed it:


Update: Sapphire tells me this is a limited quantity SKU. There might not be anymore. The PM is checking for me now.

I would hate to buy this card to only be buying a normal card.

 

[lhotdeals]

I just flashed my sapphire from pagecomputers and confirmed 16 pipes!! going to do some artifact scanning using ATI Tool in a minute and OC the heck out of it once my new Zalman VF700 HS comes in

And god I can't believe how big the Scythe Ninja HS is ... its amazing...