Yah, I am not sure what is up with newegg and the 1950s. I have a pair in my wish list but they seem to go out of stock every day or two. Then they go back in stock only to have them pulled from my wish list despite showing up as in stock on a new search. Then they reappear in my wish list. It really is annoying what is going on with them.
However, if that is what you really want, there is another way that you can get them. You need to know about two web sites that we use fairly often.
http://www.pricewatch.com/
This is a site that spiders a few thousand vendors frequently and you can search for what you want from them. Sometimes you can even shave a few dollars off the newegg price for something. However, this is where you really need to know about the other site.
http://www.resellerratings.com/
This is a site with a huge database of online vendors that shows rankings of each company by the customer satisfaction. Obviously, the higher the ranking the better but you also need to look at how many people have voted on a specific vendor. If there are only three reviews and they are all 10's all the way around, that does not tell you very much about that company. On the other hand, lots of votes for a vendor with a lower score can tell you quite a bit about that company.
For example, newegg has over 15,000 reviews and is constantly in the top ten of online vendors. So if you did not already know that they are a good place to buy from, now you would. Use both sites together and you can find stuff that is a good deal from reputable vendors.
Looking the 1950 xt up that way, I see that there is a place called ewiz.com that has the Sapphire x1950 XT 256 for $185 plus shipping. And on resellerratings, they have a great rating with over 1800 reviews. Since newegg does not have the same card at the exact time that I am composing this (but apparently they may get it back in stock at any moment), I can't compare the prices but I know that they are going to be fairly close.
Of course it alos bears noting that if you part out a new computer across a few vendors, you are likely going to take a largish hit on shipping costs. However, if you are just looking for the cards right now, that may be a good way to go.
