Ati deal again!! 179!!!!

[moonboy403]

they're now 179!!! smoking hot!

Buy Me!!http://shop.ati.com/searchresults.asp?dept_id=39

 

[imported_akito]

damnit i am trying to hold out for a X800XT for $200 - $250 or a XTPE for $250 - $300...

if this hits $150... i'll have to buy it - then upgrade when i can afford the r520.

 

[silencer534]

Originally posted by: akito
damnit i am trying to hold out for a X800XT for $200 - $250 or a XTPE for $250 - $300...

if this hits $150... i'll have to buy it - then upgrade when i can afford the r520.

I have a X850XT Im selling for $300~

 

[usernamemax20charact]

FYI, there's a certain promo code which can save you 10%

So, $179 - $8.95 (10%) = $170.05

Want to upgrade from my 9800 Pro.

Should I bite or wait for a better deal on a better card? Decisions, decisions....


EDIT......

I meant 5% off promo code.

 

[moonboy403]

is there a chance they would ship us the vivo version for pcie?

 

[BlackGlove]

How much faster is this compared to a 9800 Pro with 256 MB? Is it worth upgrading?

 

[usernamemax20charact]

And how does this compare to a 6800GT? If I got this instead of a 6800GT, I'd be saving almost 45%

 

[JohnAn2112]

This is about on par with the 6800GT. On certain games (Doom 3), the 6800GT outperforms the X800 Pro. On others (HL2), the X800 Pro outperforms the 6800GT.

 

[Drakkon]

http://www.pyroport.com/reviews/35.asp - x800 Pro vs 6800GT

http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/r420_x800/index.php?p=14 - and there is a nice table comparing x800 Pro to its 9600/9700/9800 counterparts

 

[usernamemax20charact]

Originally posted by: Drakkon
http://www.pyroport.com/reviews/35.asp - x800 Pro vs 6800GT

http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/r420_x800/index.php?p=14 - and there is a nice table comparing x800 Pro to its 9600/9700/9800 counterparts

Thanks OCZ John. And thanks Drakkon for the links.

Looks like the x800 pro and 6800GT are about equal except on Doom 3 (6800GT wins) and HL2 (x800 pro wins).

A plus is that the x800 pro has a lower PSU requirement (even lower than for my 9800 pro it seems).

QUOTE:

"For the X800, unbelievably, the power requirements are less than the 9800 series, possibly because Ati spent some time optimizing it. The result is there are no steep minimum wattage requirements for your PSU but it still requires a connection from your power supply."


Another plus is that the x800 pro is about $100-120 cheaper than a 6800GT

 

[afoygel]

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact
FYI, there's a certain promo code which can save you 10%

So, $179 - $8.95 (10%) = $170.05

Want to upgrade from my 9800 Pro.

Should I bite or wait for a better deal on a better card? Decisions, decisions....

The 9800 pro is probably just a generation below the x800 pro, It's probably equivalent to the x700 pro. I would probably hold out for a bigger upgrade.

As far as any of you who are looking at the Pci-e version, here is a deal on a non refurb x800 pro that's only a few bux more:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321929

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact

Originally posted by: Drakkon
http://www.pyroport.com/reviews/35.asp - x800 Pro vs 6800GT

http://www.beyond3d.com/reviews/ati/r420_x800/index.php?p=14 - and there is a nice table comparing x800 Pro to its 9600/9700/9800 counterparts

Thanks OCZ John. And thanks Drakkon for the links.

Looks like the x800 pro and 6800GT are about equal except on Doom 3 (6800GT wins) and HL2 (x800 pro wins).

A plus is that the x800 pro has a lower PSU requirement (even lower than for my 9800 pro it seems).

QUOTE:

"For the X800, unbelievably, the power requirements are less than the 9800 series, possibly because Ati spent some time optimizing it. The result is there are no steep minimum wattage requirements for your PSU but it still requires a connection from your power supply."


Another plus is that the x800 pro is about $100-120 cheaper than a 6800GT

You can get a used 6800GT for around 220 or 230 refurb?
PCIE goes for 250ish :\

 

[Lithan]

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact
FYI, there's a certain promo code which can save you 10%

So, $179 - $8.95 (10%) = $170.05

Want to upgrade from my 9800 Pro.

Should I bite or wait for a better deal on a better card? Decisions, decisions....

Funny math there... 10% of 179 is 17.9


6800gt beats this card noticable in COD (Which is what, Modded q3 engine?) All in all, most games you'll see a noticable frame increase in 6800gt over the x800pro, but is it worth the premium? If you don't want the availability of a cheap sli upgrade in the future, probably not.

 

[wakko00]

where are you getting the 10% promo code from? All the ones I see are only 5% off.

 

[darkavenger626]

Omg awesome deal! anyone know how good the warranttee is? also how long would the pre-order take?

 

[valkyriex]

Good price, but anytime it says "refurb" it's a risk....

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: darkavenger626
Omg awesome deal! anyone know how good the warranttee is? also how long would the pre-order take?

Says 3 years.

If you happened to get an AGP VIVO that would mod up to the XT PE then you'd have a hell of a deal.

Yeah, in most games, even in some parts of the HL2 a 6800GT actually is faster. The only games that really show enough of a difference between them though is probably Doom 3. Sure CoD and other Q3 engine games the nVidia cards do better in (OpenGL), but an X800 Pro should run them at more than high enough framerates that you shouldn't really notice that much of a difference, at least I wouldn't think so.

If you get the 10% off, then this would be a great deal. Personally, I'm not sure if I'd give up the SM 3.0 and better speed of a 6800GT, but I don't think its enough to warrant a $75 or greater difference in price. Since these are straight from ATi with a good warranty, you don't have to worry about that. ATi is perhaps one of the best companies in video cards when it comes to warranties. I know of several people who have been able to RMA their cards after they openly told ATi that they've fitted aftermarket coolers to them (which voids the warranty of almost all other companies). Also, I know that there have been people who after the card died after it was out of production and recieved a newer card in return (so people sent in an 9800 and got an X800 in return).

 

[imported_BS]

Originally posted by: afoygel

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact
FYI, there's a certain promo code which can save you 10%

So, $179 - $8.95 (10%) = $170.05

Want to upgrade from my 9800 Pro.

Should I bite or wait for a better deal on a better card? Decisions, decisions....

The 9800 pro is probably just a generation below the x800 pro, It's probably equivalent to the x700 pro. I would probably hold out for a bigger upgrade.

As far as any of you who are looking at the Pci-e version, here is a deal on a non refurb x800 pro that's only a few bux more:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321929

The X800pro is very much worth this price and worth the upgrade over a 9800pro as you are talking about an almost double the speed of the 9800pro. I had a 9700pro and everything doubled in speed with my X800pro upgrade.

 

[imported_BS]

Originally posted by: Lithan

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact
FYI, there's a certain promo code which can save you 10%

So, $179 - $8.95 (10%) = $170.05

Want to upgrade from my 9800 Pro.

Should I bite or wait for a better deal on a better card? Decisions, decisions....

Funny math there... 10% of 179 is 17.9


6800gt beats this card noticable in COD (Which is what, Modded q3 engine?) All in all, most games you'll see a noticable frame increase in 6800gt over the x800pro, but is it worth the premium? If you don't want the availability of a cheap sli upgrade in the future, probably not.

The only thing you will ever notice a difference in is probably opengl games. Which most are not so I wouldnt even consider this in the buying of this card.

 

[davycop]

Shipping is $17! That kind of takes some of gloss away from the deal.

 

[TrojanAaron]

HOT... I would jump on this and cash in my X800XT-PE that I got last week if I could. Definitely hot deal. I think most people ended up getting brand new cards (myself included)

 

[Chadder007]

In for later, hotness!

 

[usernamemax20charact]

Originally posted by: wakko00
where are you getting the 10% promo code from? All the ones I see are only 5% off.

D'Oh! I meant 5%. It's suppose to be a 10% off code, but it's only taking off 5%

 

[Dantzig]

Originally posted by: TrojanAaron
HOT... I would jump on this and cash in my X800XT-PE that I got last week if I could. Definitely hot deal. I think most people ended up getting brand new cards (myself included)

This is a hot deal, but the X800 XT PE was even hotter

 

[Budarow]

Originally posted by: akito
damnit i am trying to hold out for a X800XT for $200 - $250 or a XTPE for $250 - $300...

if this hits $150... i'll have to buy it - then upgrade when i can afford the r520.

I'm with you...I've got my mind set on a X800XT (or faster) for my new build. After picking up a X800XT PE for $221 shipped...I'd be slightly let down with a X800 Pro UNLESS the price was REALLY cheap (<$170 shipped).