Ati X800 cards in the stores next week ?. Ha, ha..... I have a bridge.......

[John Lewis]

I note the Ati statement about shipping the X800 Pro next week
and the X800 XT Platinum by May 21..........

Maybe in Canada... Certainly not in the US.

Log on to the Ati website and see if you can order any version of the
X800 from the USA list. There are 3 X800 sources listed: Ati, Best
Buy, CompUSA. Neither the Best Buy, nor CompUSA links lead to
anything but the top level of their sites -- burrowing down, no sign
of the X800, just the 9800 downwards... On Ati, the card can be
ordered with 5-7 day delivery from the ship date for the X800 @ $449
( plus shipping ), but no ship date is listed anywhere.

In fact I did a little experiment on the ATi site ... filled in all
the details for ordering their X800 Pro, up to entering my credit-card
number --- still no sign of any proposed ship date !! Very fishy....

The price of the 9800XT/256 on the Ati site is still $499 US.
Is that price going to suddenly drop to $299 next week ? No sign of
any X800 deliveries to Newegg either, and Newegg's price is ~ $449
for the 9800XT 256. ( And the 9800 FireGL DDR2 @ $759 !!!).
I could see Newegg just being a little pi**ed off having to suddenly
drop 9800XT 256 prices by ~ $150 (probably to well below dealer- cost)
to make room for the X800 Pro at $399. --- lots of returns of 9800 XT
of all types by retailers to Ati.............

I vaguely remember the overheated Ati marketing machine making the
exact-same statement that the 9700 was shipping to "stores next week"
when it first came out. They eventually did arrive.. 2-3 months
later.....

Feel welcome to refute the above statements, but only when you have
had your X800 order accepted from your favorite dealer AND you have
received the Tracking Number via Fedex/UPS/Airborne........

Meanwhile, I am in the bridge-selling business..........

John Lewis

 

[Ed Light]

The price of the 9800XT/256 on the Ati site is still $499 US.
Is that price going to suddenly drop to $299 next week ? No sign of
any X800 deliveries to Newegg either, and Newegg's price is ~ $449
for the 9800XT 256.

newegg has a Saphire 9800 Pro for $210. Wow. Maybe it will go lower.


--
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Thanks, robots.

 

[Sam Higgins]

Sheesh, didn't you once accuse me of being a troll. Child. Were not even
done with having fun with out 9800 Pro's. Nvidia is a hasbeen like 3dfx.
Deal with it.

 

[Bratboy]

Now Now, dont go selling your home <offers JL some Troll House cookies>

 

[redTed]

Meanwhile, I am in the bridge-selling business..........Trolls live under bridges, don't they John ?
You're really flailing away like a man possessed now. Why can't you just
accept the bleedin' obvious ? ATI whacks Nvidia once again.

 

[patrickp]

Trolls live under bridges, don't they John ?
You're really flailing away like a man possessed now. Why can't you just
accept the bleedin' obvious ? ATI whacks Nvidia once again.

Just to be pedantic, redTed, the term "trolls" in this context refers
to the method of angling whereby you let your baited hook float
through a swim or trail behind a boat to see what you can pick up.
Not the mythical creatures that, amongst other endearing habits, are
supposed to live under bridges. ;-)


patrickp

(e-mail address removed) - take five to email me

 

[redTed]

Meanwhile, I am in the bridge-selling business..........

Just to be pedantic, redTed, the term "trolls" in this context refers
to the method of angling whereby you let your baited hook float
through a swim or trail behind a boat to see what you can pick up.
Not the mythical creatures that, amongst other endearing habits, are
supposed to live under bridges. ;-)

Cheers..but the "bridges" and "trolls" connection was too good to worry
about the finer details of angling.

 

[The Mice]

Meanwhile, I am in the bridge-selling business..........

John Lewis

LOL what I (honestly) see in your post is an NVIDIA fanboy
who is upset over how good the X800 cards are. I trust you
read the following?...
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjExLDEw

Why can't people be agnostic when it comes to hardware? I
judge a product on its merits, not who it is made by.

 

[who be dat?]

Eh, you might want to check out BestBuy.com dork...

Chris Smith

 

[Philburg2]

Who are you calling a dork and why? Lewis is right, BB doesn't have shit on
the X800.
Is it me, or does ATI have way too many cross posters? Go talk shit on your
own board. I saw the test results, ATI only has an advantage in AA. IQ
isn't an issue, nor is the power consumption which is being blow way out of
hand.

 

[Slug]

nor is the power consumption which is being blow way out of
hand.

Why do you say that? If I buy a 6800 I have to spend $150.00 CAD on a
new PSU, with an X800I don't. It's a no-brainer as to which one I
would buy.

 

[who be dat?]

Who are you calling a dork and why? Lewis is right, BB doesn't have shit on
the X800.

You need to go look again, dork.

Is it me, or does ATI have way too many cross posters? Go talk shit on your
own board. I saw the test results, ATI only has an advantage in AA. IQ
isn't an issue, nor is the power consumption which is being blow way out of
hand.

I wasn't aware this was crossposted. To be honest, I don't care. IQ is
still an issue for Nvidia although they've made strides as every review I've
read attests to that. The performance of this card is amazing and appears
to be a bit better than Nvidia. The power consumption, not to mention it
takes up two slots, is a big deal. If you think otherwise, I've got some
enron stock to unload onto you.

Chris Smith

 

[redTed]

Is it me, or does ATI have way too many cross posters? Go talk shit on
your

own board. I saw the test results, ATI only has an advantage in AA. IQ
isn't an issue, nor is the power consumption which is being blow way out of
hand.

It's you, butt-munch.
Take a look who's x-posting here.

 

[Darthy]

I note the Ati statement about shipping the X800 Pro next week
and the X800 XT Platinum by May 21..........

Maybe in Canada... Certainly not in the US.

If its shipping in Canda, then it will ship in the USA.

About the $500 9800xt:
ATI's main business is not to sell direct to customers, they cannot
compete with retail. If they did, then retailers would not sell their
products. So ATI and most other companies will only sell current
product at full retail price. Unless they are dumping old stock.

I vaguely remember the overheated Ati marketing machine making the
exact-same statement that the 9700 was shipping to "stores next week"
when it first came out. They eventually did arrive.. 2-3 months
later.....

Your key word was "vaguely" - I remember people saying that about the
9700Pro... but it was shipping within a month after its first review.

The 5800Ultra was shipping, limited a few months after its inital
showing, I know - I saw it at Comdex,


Theres no great rush for these cards.

Remember: In the USA - it is illegal to draw or write about Heir Bush in a negative way. The police or SS are called.

15yr old boy in Washington was disciplined for drawing such images.

God bless the land of the free. Where you can burn the Constitution... Ashcroft does it every day.

 

[ec]

Why do you say that? If I buy a 6800 I have to spend $150.00 CAD on a
new PSU, with an X800I don't. It's a no-brainer as to which one I
would buy.

Maybe you shouldn't have bought a POS power supply in the 1st place.

 

[Dark Avenger]

Now Now, dont go selling your home <offers JL some Troll House cookies>

Can I give you this free Teaser package of Trollitios Pro Health! A
healthy snacksize mix of revulting content especially brewed for the
grown ( old ) troll.

I am sure JL would like that better!

 

[Slug]

Maybe you shouldn't have bought a POS power supply in the 1st place.

Screw off loser. I've got two PC's, one with a 400w Antec and another
with a 400w Zalman. Both are stellar PSU's and it's only since the
poorly designed 6800u that anyone has needed more power than 400w,
**** you twit.

 

[Olaf]

Screw off loser. I've got two PC's, one with a 400w Antec and another
with a 400w Zalman. Both are stellar PSU's and it's only since the
poorly designed 6800u that anyone has needed more power than 400w,
**** you twit.

No lie. 480W requirement isnt it? That is insane. I would bet that over
3/4 of the people running EE P4s and FX Athlons dont even have that.

olaf

 

[Mr. Grinch]

(e-mail address removed) (John Lewis) wrote in @news.verizon.net:

In fact I did a little experiment on the ATi site ... filled in all
the details for ordering their X800 Pro, up to entering my credit-card
number --- still no sign of any proposed ship date !! Very fishy....

I vaguely remember the overheated Ati marketing machine making the
exact-same statement that the 9700 was shipping to "stores next week"
when it first came out. They eventually did arrive.. 2-3 months
later.....

Feel welcome to refute the above statements, but only when you have
had your X800 order accepted from your favorite dealer AND you have
received the Tracking Number via Fedex/UPS/Airborne........

They do have Customer Care numbers for USA. Give them a call and ask when
they'll ship if you order today.

 

[GMAN]

No lie. 480W requirement isnt it? That is insane. I would bet that over
3/4 of the people running EE P4s and FX Athlons dont even have that.

olaf

No shit, soon well have to have a 600 watt supply. Enough to operate a
Stargate with!!!!!