Is this legit?!

[YoMatta]

OK, so while on zipzoomfly, i stumble across this and the X800XL, are these legit or just gimmics?

Link (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=320835)

[ViperJohn]

OK, so while on zipzoomfly, i stumble across this and the X800XL, are these legit or just gimmics?

Link (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=320835)

If you mean are the x850xtpe and x800xl actual cards then your answer is yes

Viper

[Aphex_Tom_9]

i'd say that's real.

[Darkstorm_13]

the link is the XL, and yes they exist the XL will come in a month or so at 300 dollars, pci express.

[Radical]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=324539

WOW. MUCH more expensive than the $300 MSRP :(.

If the XL is that expensive then I may as well buy a 6800GT PCI-E and haev the option of going SLI later.

[ViperJohn]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=324539

WOW. MUCH more expensive than the $300 MSRP :(.

If the XL is that expensive then I may as well buy a 6800GT PCI-E and haev the option of going SLI later.

$299 if you order it from ATI when they become available in 2-3 weeks.

Viper

[Radical]

$299 if you order it from ATI when they become available in 2-3 weeks.

Viper

Where did you read that? I can't find that information anywhere on ATI's site.

[YoMatta]

haha, no no, i know they are coming out. I'm more shocked at th eidea that zzf is selling them. I'm wondering if this is an actual sale or a gimmic, if they're actually selling the X850XT then I'm about to buy it

[Radical]

It looks real to me, I don't know why it wouldn't be. ZZF is a reputable site so I'm not sure what you're worrying about.

[Overclocker550]

the x800xl should be $299, wait for supplies to become plentiful

[Moto7451]

They're price gaging. Wait a while & it'll drop in price.

[thegreek]

damn they raised it sooo much...

[ViperJohn]

Where did you read that? I can't find that information anywhere on ATI's site.

What part of "when they become available" didn't you understand lol. They are not shown in the
ATI store yet because they are not available just yet. When they are they will have a MSPR of
$299.

Viper

[Radical]

Yeah but you said they would be available in 2 to 3 weeks and I was wondering where you read that.

[Ad Rock]

Yeah but you said they would be available in 2 to 3 weeks and I was wondering where you read that.

ViperJohn is the man with ATI, he proboly has inside info :D.

[iLLestOne]

You could preoder the x800XL awhile ago, w/ a 20% off coupon, so for $240. I posted in the deals section as soon as I heard about it :)

But people who ordered have called ati and they said 2nd or 3rd week of feb. So, he is right.....

[YoMatta]

so would this be a pre-order? i'm just hesitant to commit with a credit card or something then have them tell me "we'll ship it in 3 weeks"... that just won't work for me

[Sentential]

Wow the price on the x850XT isnt bad at all. That would actually be something I'd consider buying now.

[Overclocker550]

isnt the x850xt at least $550? thats almost twice the x800xl

[Sentential]

isnt the x850xt at least $550? thats almost twice the x800xl
Considering that they are starting to not price gouge it as badly. Its not such a bad deal anymore

[ViperJohn]

Yeah but you said they would be available in 2 to 3 weeks and I was wondering where you read that.

Actually it is 3-4 weeks according to my ATI invoice.

Viper

[ViperJohn]

You could preoder the x800XL awhile ago, w/ a 20% off coupon, so for $240. I posted in the deals section as soon as I heard about it :)

But people who ordered have called ati and they said 2nd or 3rd week of feb. So, he is right.....

As it turns out the 20% off thing wasn't supposed to go the general public and that is why it
was pulled so fast. The 20% off was an offer ATI made to people who had outstanding orders
for x800XT-PE cards when ATI up and canceled them all earlier in the week (including mine lol).

Viper

[ViperJohn]

Wow the price on the x850XT isnt bad at all. That would actually be something I'd consider buying now.

Actually if you look around real hard you can find BbATI Retail Box x850XT-PE's for under $500.
The only hitch is ATI isn't shipping them yet either. Sounds very familiar doesn't it !!!

Viper

[Radical]

Actually it is 3-4 weeks according to my ATI invoice.

Viper

Alright, thanks for clearing that up.

[iLLestOne]

As it turns out the 20% off thing wasn't supposed to go the general public and that is why it
was pulled so fast. The 20% off was an offer ATI made to people who had outstanding orders
for x800XT-PE cards when ATI up and canceled them all earlier in the week (including mine lol).

Viper
Yea, I noticed when I put in the code it said "X800 Cancellation", and I laughed. I'm REALLY glad I didn't wait for them to come back in stock! whew :)

[ViperJohn]

Yea, I noticed when I put in the code it said "X800 Cancellation", and I laughed. I'm REALLY glad I didn't wait for them to come back in stock! whew :)

Yeah it was really big of ATI lol. After stringing you along for months with repeated delays
then telling you at the end of December that all existing orders for X800XT-PE's would be "for
sure" filled before the end of January '05 and "definately not" canceled they up and cancel
them anyway. In return for screwing with you for months thay offer a nice discount on a
card that can't be used in your existing AGP motherboard lol.

Viper

[hkh]

Holy crap that is not a bad price concidering new egg has x800xt for 699.

[iLLestOne]

btw, wtf is up w/ a 1 year warrenty? Do they really not have that much faith in there products?

eVGA has got 5 year warrenties! Now that helps reasure a person when spending 500+ on a videocard...

[ViperJohn]

btw, wtf is up w/ a 1 year warrenty? Do they really not have that much faith in there products?

eVGA has got 5 year warrenties! Now that helps reasure a person when spending 500+ on a videocard...

Sapphire has always had a 1 year warranty on their cards. BbATI Retail Box has 3 years.

Viper

[Sentential]

Sapphire has always had a 1 year warranty on their cards. BbATI Retail Box has 3 years.

Viper
Great info to know....however VERY few of us here will be using that :D

[ViperJohn]

Great info to know....however VERY few of us here will be using that :D

Yeah it is hard to imagine anyone keeping the same card for 3 years lol!!!

Viper

[darkknight187]

Yeah it is hard to imagine anyone keeping the same card for 3 years lol!!!

Viper

i would have guessed it more along the lines of the moment they slide the bar up that starts upping their clock speeds and effectively voiding their warranty.....

[iLLestOne]

But w/ these new cards, you can just let Overdrive3 do that for u, w/ no warrenties being broke.......

And to me, it just shows lack of faith in ur product. A lot of us have 2nd rigs that get our old vidcards, and would like to have the safetly of a 3-5 year warrenty....but companies will pinch a penny wherever they can these days I guess...

[Grov]

Wow the price on the x850XT isnt bad at all. That would actually be something I'd consider buying now.

Indeed. 520dollars almost seems a steel. LOL the XTPE is 520 and the XL 500. :eek:

[YoMatta]

hey viper, so these aren't shipping yet? as in if I order will I get a "will receive in 3-4 weeks" or will I actually receive it now? if i can get it now I'm buying it, the $520 is too good to pass up and forget the 1-yr warranty, I guarantee it will be void by then.

[ViperJohn]

hey viper, so these aren't shipping yet? as in if I order will I get a "will receive in 3-4 weeks" or will I actually receive it now? if i can get it now I'm buying it, the $520 is too good to pass up and forget the 1-yr warranty, I guarantee it will be void by then.

The Sapphire cards are in stock and shipping. The BbATI Retail box x850XT-PE's are "supposed"
to be 1-2 weeks with the key word being "supposed" lol.

I contacted ATI a while ago and they are saying 2/21/05 on the x800XL retail box cards. We will see lol.

Viper

[iLLestOne]

I just noticed. This is only the x850xt, not the x850xt-pe
Sapphire shows they make both a x850xt and a x850xt-pe....
http://www.sapphiretech.com/media/media.asp

[ViperJohn]

I just noticed. This is only the x850xt, not the x850xt-pe
Sapphire shows they make both a x850xt and a x850xt-pe....
http://www.sapphiretech.com/media/media.asp

Good catch. I didn't notice that myself. I wouldn't consider $520 for an XT all that good of a price.

Viper

[iLLestOne]

Yea, looks like the clocks are
540/590 x850xt-pe

520/560 x850xt (which = x800xt-pe)

[meionm]

I don't get this thread