5850(oem) shipped for $125, 11/19 only

[Termie]

Nevermind what I said. I went to bestbuy and bought a Galaxy GTX460 for $110 popped it in and nothing again! I go and put it in the 2nd PCIE slot and it POSTS. I put the card back in the regular slot and it posts. So the 5850 now works Makes me wonder about this ASrock mobo though.

Wow, that is weird. So which card are you going to keep? And what was up with the cobwebs? Probably just means it was sitting on a warehouse shelf at Dell, actually.

Alive again! http://www.bensoutlet.com/products/ati-radeon-hd-5850 with free shipping

Seems like a good deal, actually better than the last one. This one is $120 with free shipping. Says returns are 30 days, no questions asked. Seems worth it to me for 5850 owners looking to go crossfire.

For people just looking for a new card, though, I'd probably recommend an HD6870 for $140AR/FS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131378.

Comes with a free game, and it may be better supported by the AMD driver team going forward.

 

[ShreddedWheat]

The link to Bensoutlets was from 1adaysales email ad I received so it looks like a partner site. My 5850 came intoday. It was in a shipping bag but inside a box and bubblewrapped in non-sealed bag. Looks brand new. Though the mounting bracket was bent and it wouldn't fit in the slot till I bent in place but it fired up with the other 5850 I have. Looking forward to crossfire on the cheap!

Thanks again to the original poster of this thread!

 

[Rvenger]

Wow, that is weird. So which card are you going to keep? And what was up with the cobwebs? Probably just means it was sitting on a warehouse shelf at Dell, actually.

The good thing is I checked out Newegg and they have a rebate form for $30 off on the Galaxy GTX460. There is no mention of Newegg on the rebate. I may keep it and shove it in my Llano setup but I need to think about it hard before I go and rip the UPC off of the box. That would make this card $81 total which is a steal for a GTX460. On the flip side, it could be a boat anchor if I want to upgrade to a 7k series Radeon


It was pretty funny to see cobwebs woven inside the heatsink of the 5850. There were some wierd solder blobs on the board making me think it was a repair. It works absolutely fine, I just got done playing 3 hours of BF3 with absolutely no hiccups. Runs 1920x1080 on Ultra and I don't notice any slow downs at all. Very happy.

 

[middlehead]

Never heard of them. Anybody ever bought from them before? Price seems good but unkown vendor to me.

I've bought from BensOutlet - only once and I can't speak to their returns or refund policy, but I got the item they said I'd get and it showed up in a reasonable amount of time. I'd buy from them again if they post something I want.

I actually have been considering their 5850 deal, I'm just thinking the 5850 is more powerhungry than I need for this machine.