Hi Troops,
After much deliberation I finally decided to deep six my venerable
9800Pro/128 and replace it with a 6800GS/AGP. I'm trying to decide between
the eVGA and the XFX cards. Both are clocked and have 350MHz cores and
1000MHz memory. The only difference is that the XFX has dual DVI while the
eVGA has 1-DVI and 1-VGA. I'm favoring the XFX because I may add another LCD
display eventually.
Prices: NewEgg ZipZoomFly (All prices include S/H)
eVGA 213.69 194.99 (incl $20 mail in rebate)
XFX 223.69 219.99
While I like to shop at NewEgg it seem that ZZF has the best prices. There
is a BFG 6800GS, $229 @ NewEgg (350 core, 1050 clock) but it's OOS.

The reason I chose the 6800GS is that I have an ABIT IC7-Max3 MB (AGP) and I
want the greatest increase in speed over the 9800Pro without breaking the
bank. I plan on replacing the MB with PCIe, DDR3 memory, and PCIe Vid card
after Christmas.

I'm looking for comments/opinions re: eVGA, XFX, and BFG. Which is most
likely to allow increasing the pipes from 12 to 16? Any and all comments are
welcome ;-)

Ed F.

"Ed Forsythe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Troops,
> After much deliberation I finally decided to deep six my venerable
> 9800Pro/128 and replace it with a 6800GS/AGP. I'm trying to decide
> between the eVGA and the XFX cards. Both are clocked and have 350MHz
> cores and 1000MHz memory. The only difference is that the XFX has dual DVI
> while the eVGA has 1-DVI and 1-VGA. I'm favoring the XFX because I may add
> another LCD display eventually.
> Prices: NewEgg ZipZoomFly (All prices include S/H)
> eVGA 213.69 194.99 (incl $20 mail in rebate)
> XFX 223.69 219.99
> While I like to shop at NewEgg it seem that ZZF has the best prices. There
> is a BFG 6800GS, $229 @ NewEgg (350 core, 1050 clock) but it's OOS.
>
> The reason I chose the 6800GS is that I have an ABIT IC7-Max3 MB (AGP) and
> I want the greatest increase in speed over the 9800Pro without breaking
> the bank. I plan on replacing the MB with PCIe, DDR3 memory, and PCIe Vid
> card after Christmas.
>
> I'm looking for comments/opinions re: eVGA, XFX, and BFG. Which is most
> likely to allow increasing the pipes from 12 to 16? Any and all comments
> are welcome ;-)
>
> Ed F.
>
>
I think you'd enjoy a 6800GT 256 a lot more, if you can find one.
McG.

Have heard of people with the BFG6800GS OC having tremendous luck unlocking
the pipes..I deal here..is a canadian company but the prices are decent and
their service is awesome.
http://www.us.ncix.com/products/inde...1&membership=0

NCIX actually straddles the border, with offices in both Wash. state and
British Columbia. So there should be no customs fees or warranty problems.

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."

"dino" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Have heard of people with the BFG6800GS OC having tremendous luck
> unlocking the pipes..I deal here..is a canadian company but the prices are
> decent and their service is awesome.
> http://www.us.ncix.com/products/inde...1&membership=0
>

"First of One" <daxinfx yahoo.com> wrote:

> NCIX actually straddles the border, with offices in both Wash.
> state and British Columbia. So there should be no customs fees or
> warranty problems.

Should be?

Do they provide shipping costs upfront?





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> "dino" <whyme help.com> wrote in message
> news:8ZqKf.5041$%14.218230 news20.bellglobal.com...
>> Have heard of people with the BFG6800GS OC having tremendous luck
>> unlocking the pipes..I deal here..is a canadian company but the prices are
>> decent and their service is awesome.
>> http://www.us.ncix.com/products/inde...1&membership=0
>>
>
>
>

Yes, with 4-5 different speed/carrier choices, no less. NCIX's online
shopping cart/ordering/tracking system is very robust.

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It can therefore be said that politics is war without
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"John Doe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "First of One" <daxinfx yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> NCIX actually straddles the border, with offices in both Wash.
>> state and British Columbia. So there should be no customs fees or
>> warranty problems.
>
> Should be?
>
> Do they provide shipping costs upfront?

McGrandpa wrote:
> "Ed Forsythe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:TqCdnWxfRo6Ix2TeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> Hi Troops,
>> After much deliberation I finally decided to deep six my venerable
>> 9800Pro/128 and replace it with a 6800GS/AGP.

[...]

> I think you'd enjoy a 6800GT 256 a lot more, if you can find one.

What on earth makes you say that? The 6800GS is the replacement for the
6800GT. It's cheaper, cooler and its performance varies from a bee's dick
under the GT to up to 40% faster depending on the benchmark. And those
6800GS cards are 256Mb.

Are you sure? After I put an item in my cart, I see this.

"Shipping and final tax calculation will be calculated at checkout"

Then I click on "customer checkout" and I asked to sign in.




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> Yes, with 4-5 different speed/carrier choices, no less. NCIX's online
> shopping cart/ordering/tracking system is very robust.
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
> "John Doe" <jdoe usenet.love.invalid> wrote in message
> news:Xns9770CCB7FBD6Afollydom 207.115.17.102...
>> "First of One" <daxinfx yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> NCIX actually straddles the border, with offices in both Wash.
>>> state and British Columbia. So there should be no customs fees or
>>> warranty problems.
>>
>> Should be?
>>
>> Do they provide shipping costs upfront?
>
>
>
>

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:58:23 GMT, John Doe <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Are you sure? After I put an item in my cart, I see this.
>
>"Shipping and final tax calculation will be calculated at checkout"
>
>Then I click on "customer checkout" and I asked to sign in.

Yea, they don't calcualte shipping and taxes until after you make the
purchase. I would email them and ask about customs etc.

I have never been on an online retailer that did not ask you to sign in..or
create an account. I never thought a simple answer would create so much
difficulty. Next time I see better pricing..I'll keep it all to myself.