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tomchong
08-11-05, 03:23 PM
are refurbished 6800 ultras a good buy? the price is certainly right but im worried about reliablility, has anyone had any bad experiances?
I've bought two from PNY before. No problems at all. Are these from vendors or manufacturers? Link?
crimedog
08-11-05, 04:06 PM
i've owned and sold many and not had a problem... a refurb 6800u is the same as any other refurb product.
I still wanna know where he's getting it... if it's vendor or direct manufacturer refurb.
ctrl_alt_del_
08-11-05, 04:49 PM
they got some at the egg, was looking to get one too...
How much are they? I don't think you get the same warranty from the egg as you do from the manufacturers. Is this PCI-E or AGP, btw?
**EDIT**
You know what... that must be AGP b/c I haven't seen PCI-E refurbs yet. If I were you I would do what I did and pre-order this (http://shop.ati.com/searchresults.asp?dept_id=39).
The bottom one is the X800XT PE AGP refurb. It also carries a 3 year warranty!!! Also, there is a coupon code for 5% off, and that code is "1010"...
Do ground shipping and the discount code, and you'll get it shipped to you for ~$233.
KILLER DEAL, MAN! I'm an nvidia and ATI fan, and I go for whatever serves me right. I already have a 7800gtx, but I still love ATI, and so I bought this one I'm showing you for my 2nd rig (in my sig) to replace the 9700pro.
mista ting
08-11-05, 05:14 PM
I got a pny refurb it has a few problems, but im on a 6800u thats all that counts ;)
tomchong
08-11-05, 05:24 PM
well i was looking at a couple pny ultras in the classifieds, but that ati deal is too good to pass up! how long have you been waiting for yours?
I just put in the preoder yesterday... let me go fish up the link we had here to it...
HERE!! (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=402776)
I wish I didn't stall myself and bought it sooner because the code I gave you used to give 10%. That woulda came out to like $221.XX shipped, but I waited and did more research. By the time I made my decision ATI changed the discount from 10% to 5%. Still a good deal, though.
What games are you gonna play? If you're gonna be playing Source, then I highly suggest the x800xt pe over the 6800 ultra... from my learning that is the better bargain.
I have the 7800gtx, but that's an entirely different story... one where I spent $500!
mista ting
08-11-05, 10:41 PM
What kinda probs?
Will not work stable with Service Pack 2 Installed, random lock ups in 3dmarks, any time it hits 70c it locks up in a game and this is with a Zalman ALCU (its only suppost to throttle down at 115c), the memory wont oc that good since it comes pre-oced by pny (thats why its so cheap). but still i love the hell out of it, it will play any game to date at top notch settings !!! :D
i think i got one of the best pny refurbs.. mine hit 475/1.25 :drool:
no problems to this day
Feuer Frei
08-12-05, 06:51 AM
i think i got one of the best pny refurbs.. mine hit 475/1.25 :drool:
no problems to this day
Yea, i also ended up getting one of the pny refurbs, thanks crimedog for selling it to me, and i managed to pull 495/1.28 without artifacts and 480/1.25 as my 24/7 clocks. ( i was using the Stasis C5 heatsink and 1.5V bios)
Sadly my card died last friday (it was my fault the card died) but still was a great card when it still worked.
- Feuer Frei
bloody evil
08-12-05, 07:03 AM
lol i just orderd a xt pe 233.16 and i got the email saying its beening shipped in the morning . but like others i didnt need it but good deal so i did it the 9800xt can now go in wifes comp :)
lol i just orderd a xt pe 233.16 and i got the email saying its beening shipped in the morning . but like others i didnt need it but good deal so i did it the 9800xt can now go in wifes comp :)
where did you order from for that price and shipping tommorrow?
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