XFX FX 5900 $176.99 after MIR

[jm0ris0n]

I ordered one from gameve and hopefully it will still ship out today (put order in Sunday night). Anyway will let everyone know when it arrives.

 

[Oakenfold]

Thanks for clarification on the 128 bit, better to ask than to be sorry later.

 

[sirspotticus]

how much does buy.com usually charge for this card? i'm still debating whether or not this will be better than the black friday sales coming up.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: pxc

Originally posted by: modedepe
It wouldn't be that big of an overclock, and card manufacturers have been known to sell cards that are overclocked like that right out of the box. Besides, just look at leadtek or gainward's 5900--both sell a model that only has 2.8ns ram. Still, even if it is just 2.8ns ram $177 is a hell of a deal for a 5900. I don't need a video card but I'm really tempted to jump on this..

I'm pretty sure the XFX card will have 2.2ns or 2.4ns memory.

http://www.leadtek.com/3d_graphic/winfast_a350_tdh_lx_2.html Only the "A350 TDH LX" version of the A350 has 2.8ns memory. The regular A350 TDH versions use 2.2ns memory. Gainward has been selling overclocked GPUs and memory for a while, but they're an oddball that way. XFX does sell some gimped cards, but it's clear from the SE or "64-bit" designation on the box that the products are slower. I've never heard of an overclocked out of the box XFX model, so if this one is overclocked, it will be a first. I expect 2.2ns or 2.4ns memory on the model that ships.

Yep, it's entirely possible and maybe even probable it will be 2.4 or 2.2ns. I'm just saying it's also possible it is 2.8, and I wouldn't be that surprised if it is 2.8. Make sure you let us know what yours has when you get it.

 

[Blackroot]

Ordered last night, did budget shipping so i wont' have it till prolly late next week at the earliest, i'll be sure to post how it is once i get it.

 

[pxc]

I received the XFX 5900 today. I took off the heatsink and it has 2.2ns Hynix memory. See my post at FW's corresponding thread (page 3) if you want pictures or more details.

 

[Parja]

Originally posted by: pxc
I received the XFX 5900 today. I took off the heatsink and it has 2.2ns Hynix memory. See my post at FW's corresponding thread (page 3) if you want pictures or more details.

Ha! Beat me to it! I was just going to post your findings here.

1GHz memory clock or bust!!

 

[Blackroot]

Can i get a link to thread, or the title of it?

 

[theREALSiren]

just placed an order ...

I have Freelancer pc game + XFX ... with the $15 off $250 ... wonder if my order qualifies?
prolly not as the dvd + card didn't ...

*edit*
weird my order came through just fine.

yay $1.98 for Freelancer

 

[Parja]

Originally posted by: Blackroot
Can i get a link to thread, or the title of it?

Just search for "5900". It should be the first one on the list.

 

[Blackroot]

yea, i didn't relalize he ment fatwallet, i was looking her, thats for posting that, now i won't have to tear apart my card. Also it's the cool looking one thats in the pic on newegg, not one thats on XFX site and buy.com .

 

[sirspotticus]

sale is over and the price went back up by about $8. this will still be a nice option if nothing pans out with black friday deals.

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: Blackroot
yea, i didn't relalize he ment fatwallet, i was looking her, thats for posting that, now i won't have to tear apart my card. Also it's the cool looking one thats in the pic on newegg, not one thats on XFX site and buy.com .

The one shown on newegg.com is exactly what I received: S-Video cable, 3 full games + driver and demo CDs, DVI-VGA adapter, exact same card, etc. The product shown on xfxforce.com is the 5900 Ultra.

So far the 5900 I received is stable at 460/925 and I haven't tried a faster speed yet.

 

[Slacker]

Wow, I ordered late Tuesday and it came today, I expected it to take longer since I chose budget shipping (free)

Looks awesome, wish I could try it out but my Asus P4S333 wont boot with an AGP 8X card I have tried a 9700PRO and a 5200fx before, both worked fine in an old BH6 but no 8X AGP cards will work in the P4S333, I am gathering parts for a new system with a 3ghz hyperthreading chip and gig of 400mhz dual channel DDR so this card will go in that system, cant wait

 

[gibster]

Deal just about over. $210.45 after rebate now. Got mine for $177 this morning, it actually comes with some games...

 

[Budarow]

Newegg and several other sites have the card for $199.00 or less (shipped) with NO MIR.

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: Budarow
Newegg and several other sites have the card for $199.00 or less (shipped) with NO MIR.

I preferred the $158 price with a coupon/rebate/ebates better. But this buy.com deal is dead.

 

[Slacker]

Smoking deal for those who got it, way past dead now at $299.00 after rebate.


Thanks novice!

 

[mooteh]

with all these FX 5900 deals that went on.. I wonder if I made a mistake by ordering a 9700 Pro (OEM white box) for a little less than $200....
been doing some research and comparing the two but kind of hard to find info cuz they don't really put these 2 cards in a match up. Though I did find a site and it looked like 5900 beat 9700 Pro in most benchmarks (but they were mostly DX8 games)
Any ideas? New 9700 Pro OEM with no accessories VS 5900 non-ultra brand new with the pretty box and accessories for about the same price... what do you guys think? Also heard from a friend that 5900's are getting cheap because their DX9 capabilities are hampered and thus were fixed in 5700 and 5950.

 

[riker66]

Where did you get a 9700 pro for that price?

 

[gibster]

Originally posted by: mooteh
with all these FX 5900 deals that went on.. I wonder if I made a mistake by ordering a 9700 Pro (OEM white box) for a little less than $200....
been doing some research and comparing the two but kind of hard to find info cuz they don't really put these 2 cards in a match up. Though I did find a site and it looked like 5900 beat 9700 Pro in most benchmarks (but they were mostly DX8 games)
Any ideas? New 9700 Pro OEM with no accessories VS 5900 non-ultra brand new with the pretty box and accessories for about the same price... what do you guys think? Also heard from a friend that 5900's are getting cheap because their DX9 capabilities are hampered and thus were fixed in 5700 and 5950.

5900 all the way. The Dets 50 use a new compiler, which makes the nVidia DX9 cards much more competitive. If it was a 9800Pro, though, I would flip. There is still a question of HL2 performance, and rumors are the FX cards are not up to par there, but I would wait until the game actually comes out to judge. Also, by going OEM 9700Pro, you are not only losing out on a lot of goodies ATI gives you, but also on the HL2 coupon!

 

[mooteh]

Originally posted by: riker66
Where did you get a 9700 pro for that price?

Ebay.

hmm... well I'm getting different responses. Some people say 9700 Pro > 5900, some people say the opposite. Oh well... guess it's always good too wait and see.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: mooteh
with all these FX 5900 deals that went on.. I wonder if I made a mistake by ordering a 9700 Pro (OEM white box) for a little less than $200....
been doing some research and comparing the two but kind of hard to find info cuz they don't really put these 2 cards in a match up. Though I did find a site and it looked like 5900 beat 9700 Pro in most benchmarks (but they were mostly DX8 games)
Any ideas? New 9700 Pro OEM with no accessories VS 5900 non-ultra brand new with the pretty box and accessories for about the same price... what do you guys think? Also heard from a friend that 5900's are getting cheap because their DX9 capabilities are hampered and thus were fixed in 5700 and 5950.

I wouldn't be worried about the card you got. Sometimes the 5900 is faster, sometimes the 9700 is faster. Under $200 for a 9700 pro IS a good price. You should be happy.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: sirspotticus
how much does buy.com usually charge for this card? i'm still debating whether or not this will be better than the black friday sales coming up.

The black friday video card is $70 after rebates. do a google search to find out which store and what card. (AT wont permit anybody to post that store's black friday info here because of dmca.)