Out of Stock @ ZZF but got mine

[hokahknow]

For everyone waiting you should get on this now. I ordered the 6800GT Golden Sample for $425

They have the Non golden Sample 6800GT also for $425.

They have the 6800 Ultra Golden sample for $530

They all have free 2nd day shipping

Link to Ultra

Get them while you can. I just better get mine first!!

Hopefully they really do have them in, so I can cancel another that I have been waiting for.

 

[Draco]

I ordered the Golden Sample earlier this morning. I'm not so sure about ZZF, so if it ships in the next day or so I'd be pleasantly surprised. They better send me the GOLDEN SAMPLE one and not the plain jane one!

 

[Johnbear007]

I ordered one this morning as well. I hope it comes. I'm tired of getting burned on these 6800 GT deals, and tired ofr my radeon 64mb 7500

 

[RacerX]

wow! they are gone already. I guess they either only received a very small quantity or this was posted in several forums. ZZF is usually good about inventory ... from my experience they only let you proceed through to checkout if they have stock on hand. Good luck guys ... hope you get your cards Friday

 

[hokahknow]

Mine shows as packed today. Maybe I will really get this

 

[Actaeon]

Goodluck

I'm still waiting for Buy.com....

 

[magratton]

your link is messed...

 

[eastvillager]

...cause they're already out of stock again.

 

[Johnbear007]

Check the hot deals thread. They never had them, no one is getting it.

 

[hokahknow]

Here is the email I received from ZZF a while ago:

"Please note that the manufacturer was supposed to delivery a shipment to
our company by now. That is why we listed the item as "In Stock" at the
time you had placed your order. However, it now appears that they have
once again pushed back the ETA date until tomorrow 8/6/04. Unfortunately,
we will not be able to confirm this ETA until the actual shipment
arrives. Our guess is that this is a tentative date and is subject to
change. Feel free to contact us again if you have any further questions.

Sincerely,
ZipZoomFly"


Better ship tomorrow, but I expect not.

 

[Acanthus]

Blah that sucks, at least they are being honest with yout though, if you dont hear from them tomorrow, id definately cancel though.

Dont let them hang onto your money while you get to sit there and whack it waiting possibly weeks for a new card.

 

[mushpuppy]

Pardon my ignorance guys but I've just begun the hunt for a new graphics card so I'd appreciate info:

1) is the 6800 ultra the top of the line card right now? (It changes so rapidly!)
2) is the golden sample really worth the extra money?

Thanks so much for your patience and advice!

 

[Johnbear007]

1) No, the Ultra Extreme is, along with the ATI X800XTPE These cards however are impossible to find and/or price far too high unless you are rich

2) No

 

[natedog81]

Link is broken now

 

[user1234]

with all due respect to just-in-time inventory management, i don't think it's very nice of them to show an item as in stock, when it hasn't arrived yet, even if it's expected to arrive. If they have a true real time system, they could update it as in stock the minute it arrives from the manufacturer (but not before).

 

[Zoinks]

You might want to fix your topic title now.

 

[hokahknow]

Now they emailed me and said they will be in the 9th. I have a few on order so whichever place comes through first will get my money.

 

[RacerX]

Hmm ZZF usually is pretty good about the "in stock" being correct. Guess you'll know Monday then. Good luck

 

[Draco]

ZZF charged my card on 8/4 for the total amount of the order. I find that pretty annoying. They shouldn't charge me until they actually ship me something. Bastards.

 

[Elvis2]

ZZF is usually good about inventory ... from my experience they only let you proceed through to checkout if they have stock on hand

that's a crock....ZZF sent me a "back in stock" alert for a GT. I went to the site and sure enough, they showed them in stock. I ordered one, was charged and was sent a confirmation email. Checked my status and it showed "processing" the next day and then "packed" for the next FOUR days. I called them directly and was told the card was on backorder . I promptly cancelled...again. Same 'ol s***. I'm giving up. My 9800XT will last me until the next generation cards come out (PCI-E). Hopefully, they'll have a better launch then this one which has to be the worst to date.

 

[hokahknow]

They shipped my GT yesterday. UPS shows it will arrive on the 11th. Tomorrow.

It is about time. Hopefully the rest of you get yours as well.

 

[hokahknow]

Yep the Gainward showed up today. What a nice looking card. red pcb, copper heatsink, dual fan with the reddish cover. It has dual DVI and includes two adaptors if you do not use DVI (which I don't).

If you check the default clock speeds in coolbits it shows up as 350x1000. If you install the ExperTool they provide the default 3D performance setting is 400x1100. I prefer coolbits so I uninstalled XperTool and OC with coolbits.

Here are some doom 3 benches with timedemo demo1 (No AA).

The GPU Temps rose from about 55 no load to 68 after demo:

I started out at 400x1000 OC for Coolbits 3D Performance settings:
1024x768 83.6 fps
1600x1200 64.4 fps

400x1100 OC (not much of a change):
1024x768 83.8 fps
1600x1200 65.4 fps

425x1100 OC:
1024x768 84.1 fps
1600x1200 67.7 fps

425x1150 OC:
1024x768 84 fps
1600x1200 68.1 fps

435x1150 OC:
1024x768 84.2 fps
1600x1200 68.7 fps

435x1200 OC:
1024x768 84.2 fps
1600x1200 69.1 fps

440x1200 OC:
Failed

440x1150 OC:
1024x768 84.3 fps
1600x1200 69.2 fps

Here are a couple of benches with 4x AA etc for both:

400x1000 OC:
1024x768 67.8 fps
1600x1200 38.2 fps

440x1150 OC:
1024x768 72.7 fps
1600x1200 43.0 fps


I was able to play Doom 3 without any problems at 440x1150 with no AA on.

This is a pretty solid preformer and it looks great to.