Sudden changes in the market have caused the price for the XFX GeForce GTX 280 and the XFX GeForce GTX 260 to drop. As a result, we want to thank you for your continued loyalty and for believing in the XFX brand. And, to show our commitment to you, <<<<<<we are issuing up to $120 CASH BACK to customers who purchased one of these cards between June 16, 2008 and July 11, 2008. The actual amount of cash back will be determined based on the model purchased, as well as the date and price of the purchase.
If you purchased an EVGA GTX 280 or an EVGA GTX 260 between the dates of June 16th and July 7th, then you have qualified to receive up to $150.00 in EVGA Bucks* or $125.00 Cash Back**!
Due to recent price drops in the market on the GeForce GTX series graphics cards, BFG is offering customers who purchased and registered a BFG GTX 280 or 260 graphics card between June 16 and July 16 2008 up to $120 based on the model and price paid.
Also, for qualified customers, BFG will offer $50 off the purchase of a second GTX 200 series card of the same model you already have to help complete your SLI system.
Kudos to EVGA too - just found a similar offer on their site. I took a quick look at BFG, PNY, and Palit - no cashback offers from them yet.Originally posted by: jaredpace
lol wow
props to xfx
Well, one would expect (and hope) that BFG and PNY, at least, would follow suit. For those not aware, PNY is headquartered in Parsippany (NJ).Originally posted by: chizow
I think its pretty obvious NV is willing to bear the brunt of this one and eat the loss. Makes UMAP worth it, as I doubt the "foreign" partners will commit to something like this.
Originally posted by: AmberClad
XFX users are in luck - check this out if you were one of the GTX260 or GTX280 early adopters.
Sudden changes in the market have caused the price for the XFX GeForce GTX 280 and the XFX GeForce GTX 260 to drop. As a result, we want to thank you for your continued loyalty and for believing in the XFX brand. And, to show our commitment to you, <<<<<we are issuing up to $120 CASH BACK to customers who purchased one of these cards between June 16, 2008 and July 11, 2008. The actual amount of cash back will be determined based on the model purchased, as well as the date and price of the purchase.
EVGA has an offer now too.
If you purchased an EVGA GTX 280 or an EVGA GTX 260 between the dates of June 16th and July 7th, then you have qualified to receive up to $150.00 in EVGA Bucks* or $125.00 Cash Back**!
:thumbsup:
Originally posted by: LightningRider
Wow, if I would have gotten a GTX280 over a HD4870 that would have been sweet. But even though this won't effect me it goes to show the kind of company eVGA is. All about customer loyalty. Next nVidia card I buy will definitely be eVGA - again.
Pretty cool of XFX too.
Originally posted by: dakels
That's amazing. EVGA and XFX are willing to eat a loss on sales they already completed and both parties agreed to. They are willing to pay out of their pocket for Nvidia's poor product launch and planning? Impressive to say the least. Actions like this wins loyal customers like me for life.
I'm willing to give MSI a pass on this one -- they were offering some pretty killer deals on both cards that even these cashback offers probably won't be able to match. But I agree that the pressure is on the other guys to step up, or risk people flocking to XFX and EVGA next time they're in the market for an NV card.Originally posted by: Creig
One would only hope that other companies will sit up and take notice of this novel idea called "customer appreciation". I know it's a new idea to most of them, but just maybe some of them might decide to implement a form of it themselves.
Originally posted by: bryanW1995
speaking of which, I think that it's not a matter of IF but WHEN they come back. I'm confident that at some point in the future I'll be buying an nvidia graphics card again, and with great customer service like this I don't see how you can justify "NOT" purchasing from evga or xfx.
Such an eloquent response not even addressing the point. I'm not sure what you are so angry about. I don't have time to argue when it's been said already. There are plenty of other points but it's pretty easy to judge for yourself.Originally posted by: SolMiester
Originally posted by: dakels
That's amazing. EVGA and XFX are willing to eat a loss on sales they already completed and both parties agreed to. They are willing to pay out of their pocket for Nvidia's poor product launch and planning? Impressive to say the least. Actions like this wins loyal customers like me for life.
LOL, you are a troll, poor product planning and launch, you're having a laugh....how are they supported to see into the future and what ATi are going to launch.....f**king toser!
Edit - A poor product launch & planning is the fiasco that was ATI x1800 & X1900 series...
Originally posted by: Denithor
Originally posted by: bryanW1995
speaking of which, I think that it's not a matter of IF but WHEN they come back. I'm confident that at some point in the future I'll be buying an nvidia graphics card again, and with great customer service like this I don't see how you can justify "NOT" purchasing from evga or xfx.
I got a VT 4850 @ BB launch week ($150 deal was too good to pass up) but had nothing but problems with it and returned this week. It overheated during any gaming (even with fan boosted to the highest noise level I could stand), even WoW @ 1680x1050. Compared to what I'm using now, 8800GT 256MB, which handles WoW @ 1920x1200 and simultaneously cranks out 4800ppd F@H.
So I'm in the market for an nV card and am happy with the reduced pricing.