Gigabyte HD3850 512mb w/ Zalman HSF

[legcramp]

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=GA-385_512

props to sonil @ slickdeals





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esquared
Anandtech Senior Moderator

 

[hans007]

wow thats crazy cheap especially with no rebates.

 

[Fayd]

i'm thinking about buying 2 and crossfireing em >.>

 

[oslama]

in for 1

 

[allies]

damn... so cheap... but 48xx almost out and i'm curious to see how they fare.

 

[Bozo Galora]

holy guacamole
this is getting rediculous
argh!

 

[ghost recon88]

Dang, the only thing I'm doing to stop myself from buying a pair is telling myself that GDDR3 sucks compared to GDDR4

 

[magreen]

So grow a pair and buy a pair!

 

[I4AT]

Damn that's a pretty good deal, I hope this drives the prices of the 9600gt down some more.

 

[TrueBlueLS]

If only I had some extra money, I'd buy this. Maybe I'll have to double check my bank account tomorrow.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

$94.25 shipped to me kinda kills the deal as I could just get the 8800GS from the egg for $129.99 with free shipping and a $30 MIR for $99 after MIR :-/ If shipping would have only been $5 - $7 I'da bought one a few mins ago

 

[ghost recon88]

Yea cheapest shipping to me was $13. UPS Ground is never any cheaper then USPS Priority, yet it takes an age and a half longer to get.

 

[Centauri]

I wouldn't say shipping *kills* the deal, but thinking on it again caused me to cancel my order.

It's not that hard to get a 512MB 3850 for around $130~, sometimes less after a rebate. And once the 4000 series hits, it'll become all the easier.

Given that, and the fact that I don't absolutely need card...

 

[OmegaShadow]

Nice deal! but...

Shipping Type Shipping & Handling
UPS Worldwide Express $98.39
UPS Worldwide Saver $94.92
UPS Worldwide Expedited $89.19
USPS Global Express Guarunteed $72.05
USPS Express Mail International $39.05

$40 minimum shipping?

I was thinking of giving this to my friend as an expensive birthday present, but having it cost $40 in shipping is just too much, I only expected at the most $12 shipping.

 

[kki000]

I cant imagine international shipping at any place is gonna be cheap.

it was 12 dollars ups ground for me to ny.

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: OmegaShadow
Nice deal! but...

Shipping Type Shipping & Handling
UPS Worldwide Express $98.39
UPS Worldwide Saver $94.92
UPS Worldwide Expedited $89.19
USPS Global Express Guarunteed $72.05
USPS Express Mail International $39.05

$40 minimum shipping?

I was thinking of giving this to my friend as an expensive birthday present, but having it cost $40 in shipping is just too much, I only expected at the most $12 shipping.

LOL!

Where you from?

 

[SpeedEng66]

wow great deal!!

might be time to upgrade the x800

thanks op :thumbsup:

 

[Lithan]

Holy crap. That's a fine deal.

 

[hkklife]

How does this stack up next to an X1950 Pro 256mb or even an older x1900xtx? I really haven't been following ATI cards much lately (with the x1950 being the last ATI based card I bought and that was just for my backup rig).

Feature-wise, this one is all over the older x19xx series cards. But as far as gaming performance with DX9 titles at 1280x1024 up to 1680x1050...is the HD3850 a clear improvement over the x1950?

 

[daveybrat]

Originally posted by: hkklife
How does this stack up next to an X1950 Pro 256mb or even an older x1900xtx? I really haven't been following ATI cards much lately (with the x1950 being the last ATI based card I bought and that was just for my backup rig).

Feature-wise, this one is all over the older x19xx series cards. But as far as gaming performance with DX9 titles at 1280x1024 up to 1680x1050...is the HD3850 a clear improvement over the x1950?

I'd jump on it and sell your older card!

 

[SpeedEng66]

Originally posted by: hkklife
How does this stack up next to an X1950 Pro 256mb or even an older x1900xtx? I really haven't been following ATI cards much lately (with the x1950 being the last ATI based card I bought and that was just for my backup rig).

Feature-wise, this one is all over the older x19xx series cards. But as far as gaming performance with DX9 titles at 1280x1024 up to 1680x1050...is the HD3850 a clear improvement over the x1950?

it's a bit better than a 1950
(as a backup rig a x19xx is really good already!!)
http://www.gpureview.com/show_...p?card1=546&card2=466#

 

[s44]

Geez, I wish I'd seen this earlier. Dead now (check the price).

 

[Damainman]

Yep, shipping was a killer but I bent over and took it. I needed this for a htpc I'm building and the fan alone is worth about 20 bucks. Sure wished they had a 9600gt for about 100 shipped so I could maybe someday sli with the one I already own in my gaming rig.

edit: glad I ordered at about 0100 in the morning.

 

[Centauri]

Originally posted by: PowerMacMan
I wouldn't say shipping *kills* the deal, but thinking on it again caused me to cancel my order.

It's not that hard to get a 512MB 3850 for around $130~, sometimes less after a rebate. And once the 4000 series hits, it'll become all the easier.

Given that, and the fact that I don't absolutely need card...

Guess I don't have to lose any sleep over my decision to cancel after all.

NewBiiz says it was a pricing error. The cancellation e-mails are going out. I got one just now, even though I cancelled last night anyways.

 

[Damainman]

Yep, those ,um, guys, canceled, just looked at my email. Oh well, its back to hunting for a 9600gt.