Bfg 8800 GT OC 512 in hand from bestbuy $209.43

[Tempered81]

expires: sunday 12 16 07, hurry!

please be kind to contribute where you found or did not find the card, and also what kind of overclocks you are getting, since we all have the same card. Thank you.


slickdeals.net has link to best buy coupon. best buy has 8800gt's 512 overclocked editions from BFG in store in stock.

shoulda bought 3 of them, they are going on ebay for 300bucks and up

237 - 12% = 208

best buy coupon:

http://emailinfo.bestbuy.com/P...1219769859;1;02&a=1007

EDIT: based on certain accounts according to users experience in this thread alone, do not rely on the bestbuy.com websites product availability status, as many have reported finding them in the store, when listed as unavailable online.

same deal (online) posted in Hot Deals section:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=40&threadid=2129414

confirmed locations:

Fairhope, al
spanish fort, al
honalulu, hawaii
cape cod, ma
boston, ma
pensacola, fl
hamburg, ny
taylor, mi
dublin, ca
Hoover, AL,
Pontiac, MI
Novi, MI
Porstmouth, NH
Lansing, MI
minnetonka, ??
Cypress, TX
Rochester, MN
Houston, TX
Brighton, MI
Plano, TX
Lee's Summit, MO.
Las Vegas, NV
Long Island, NY
Denver, CO
Marietta, GA

etc.... seems bestbuys across the us have them instock.

 

[pwnerx]

It's out of stock when I check availability online. Does their tracking system suck enough to warrant a personal visit to my local Best Buy?

 

[Tempered81]

check store availability by zip

 

[pwnerx]

It's unavailable at 96817

 

[lavaheadache]

All stores in my area have been oos for a month or so. I have rainchecks at 2 for 2 of them and nothing has showed up. my zip is 02649

 

[Tempered81]

mine is 36532 5 stores have them, i looked 02649 cape cod store has them in stock, so does 96817 @ all hawaii locations


check again guys

 

[pwnerx]

Really? I thought it has to be bolded. It's grayed out for me. Anyways thanks! I'll be heading down to my local Best Buy now to pick one up with a 12% off. If Dell ships tomorrow then I'll either return it or sell it on Ebay

 

[Tempered81]

nah, if its not available, it says "UNAVAILABLE" to the left of the location

 

[Tempered81]

we'll i guess they changed it at bestbuy.com store locator. Its now saying this...
BFG - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT OC Graphics Card is available at the following stores:

Please Note: Important Information for Checking Stock in Stores online
Products that are AVAILABLE at a specific store will show the store name in bold (ex. Rockville MD).
Products that are UNAVAILABLE at a specific store will show the store name and address grayed out.


The only one in bold here is pensacola, FL. However, i just bought mine tonight at 9pm at spanish fort location and they had 3 there that i saw on the shelf.
from my search, 36532:

Spanish Fort AL 10200 Eastern Shore Blvd, Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Map & Directions
Mobile AL 3250 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36606 Map & Directions
Pensacola FL 5480 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, FL 32504-8728 Map & Directions
Gulfport MS 11240-a Hwy 49, Gulfport, MS 39503 Map & Directions
Destin FL 34940 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin, FL 32541-3402 Map & Directions
Hattiesburg MS 4600 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Map & Directions

which proves that the online store locator's availability service is not 100 % accurate

 

[pwnerx]

Looking at the Best Buy coupon, it says that "1 Markdowns taken from regular prices." The regular price is $279.99 according to the website http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...&cp=1&id=1190678470708

How much did you pay for the card?

 

[lavaheadache]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
mine is 36532 5 stores have them, i looked 02649 cape cod store has them in stock, so does 96817 @ all hawaii locations


check again guys

I swear that it wasn't in stock more than 2 hours ago.... Looks like I know what I'm doing tomorrow morning!!

 

[Tempered81]

Originally posted by: pwnerx
Looking at the Best Buy coupon, it says that "1 Markdowns taken from regular prices." The regular price is $279.99 according to the website http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...&cp=1&id=1190678470708

How much did you pay for the card?

i paid, looking at the receipt...

209.43 + tax after 12% discount from the 237.00

part number on receipt is:
8594381 bfgr88512gt

btw, just played a little crysis on it, and it smokes my x1950xt - which i thought ran crysis pretty decenlty using a hacked c_var list. Now i just reverted to the maxium "very High" settings in dx9 xp and its like flying 40 fps

 

[Tempered81]

Originally posted by: pwnerx
Really? I thought it has to be bolded. It's grayed out for me. Anyways thanks! I'll be heading down to my local Best Buy now to pick one up with a 12% off. If Dell ships tomorrow then I'll either return it or sell it on Ebay

let us know if u find one tommorow

 

[pwnerx]

Thanks. I'll be there when Best Buy opens at 9am tomorrow morning. I'm hoping that my store being OOS is due to the time lag in Hawaii, 5 hours behind East Coast.

 

[jimboc22]

Go down to the store. Do not rely on the online in-stock checker. Also, make sure you ask someone to look in the back for you if you don't see it on the shelf. You might get lucky, it worked for me. I paid $222 + tax after 10% off coupon.

 

[s1d3way]

that's cheap!!!

i got mine for $279 + tax, but that was when it first came out.

 

[chinaman1472]

just ordered mine, hoping to receive before the coupon expires
if it does, i'll just get a full return or sell it on ebay.
the closest store is roughly 1h30m away from, it'll cost the same in gas/time just to save 30 bucks.

 

[ratbert1]

the coupon said discount taken from original price, so I didn't bother as they are out of stock locally (within 100 M)anyway; but I'm glad someone's getting a good deal.

 

[darkxknight]

how do u become reward zone member? do u have to pay?

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: darkxknight
how do u become reward zone member? do u have to pay?

No it's free, you can sign up instantly on the BBY website.

 

[lavaheadache]

just got in on 2 at my local bb with 2 coupons printed out. $440 ish out the door. Thanks OP, by the way those were the only 2 in stock

 

[jonks]

Can you apply this coupon online? It asks for a 17 digit coupon code at checkout.

ED: Guess not.

 

[valo123]

lavaheadache...you're not speaking of the best buy in hamburg NY are you??
If so...damn you! lol i just called and the lady i spoke with said the last two just walked out the door.

 

[darkxknight]

Originally posted by: ayabe

Originally posted by: darkxknight
how do u become reward zone member? do u have to pay?

No it's free, you can sign up instantly on the BBY website.

alright thanks! just signed up. do i get a card or is it just online?

 

[Tempered81]

woot 4 success stories in 24 hours, therefore, not sold out. i think the bfgs come with a stock voltage of 1.12v load in the revision a2 "oc" version also, which allows for overclocking from 600 to 750 and from 1500 to 1800 and from 900 to 960 core/shad/mem. stock voltage was 1.05