PUT A FORK IN IT!: VisionTek 4850 $149 + tax BB YMMV

[Mucker]

I just picked up 2 Visiontek 4850 cards in Vegas off the shelf for $323 OTD! :Q

Weekly ad says "25% off all VisionTek cards"

YMMV = low or no stock

[spittledip]

nice

[Tempered81]

fvcking insanely HOT

http://forums.slickdeals.net/s...d.php?sduid=0&t=850075 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=850075)

[Kromis]

BB already has them?

OH SHIT!

[WiKiD]

on my way to check my local BB lol

[doggyfromplanetwoof]

None around Va Beach/Chesapeake area.

[rivan]

I'm pretty happy with my 3870, but man. I'm tempted.

[bf1942]

Did the card also include the game Mass effect?

thanks OP

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: bf1942
Did the card also include the game Mass effect?

thanks OP

No, there is advertising on the box for it, but no game.

[WiKiD]

no dice at mine.

[Exterous]

FWIW they seem to do this for all Visiontek cards when a new ATI series is released. They did it for the HD2900XT launch and the 38xx launch as well. Something to keep an eye out for everytime ATI/AMD releases a new card

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: WiKiD
no dice at mine.

You can try price matching at your local Circuit City - it worked for me for a previous 25% off all Visiontek card promotion

[ghost recon88]

gonna try the one in Okemos, MI tonight.

Edit: Got one, they had 3 left back in the warehouse when I left.

[hans007]

none at emeryville/oakland , ca store

[JBT]

ill check mine after work.

[psihog]

tempting, but i gotta see results for 4870 first.

[HumblePie]

Time for me to hit up best buy for a couple of these cards for CF I think with my x38 board.

[axia55]

Local store, Canton Ohio has 6 in stock. I may have to jump!

Just curious, why is the title "YMMV"? The ad clearly states 25% off VisionTek cards.

[doggyfromplanetwoof]

They dont have them in-stock most stores. Like mine. :(

[msi1337]

scored (2) at the Hagerstown, MD best buy. They have (2) left for anyone in the area.

They had to mark them down to $149.99 after I showed the manager the Ad. They would not honor my 10% movers guide coupons as well. for $149 who cares!

thanks op! I thought my 3870 2 weeks ago was a good deal

[taltamir]

162$ per card, nice (you have to figure in tax, which you don't pay when ordering online).

[ELopes580]

Originally posted by: taltamir
162$ per card, nice (you have to figure in tax, which you don't pay when ordering online).

$12.00 in tax? That is 8%. Where do you live? We only have 5% here so our total would be $157.50 each card.

[Delerious]

I got two at the Mission Viejo, CA one. They had 8 left. They wouldn't stack the 10% coupon.

[Genx87]

Very tempting but honestly for the games I play. My 8800GTS 640 will suffice for the next 12-18 months.

[EvilYoda]

must...resist...didn't want to build a new computer until the end of the year!

[Golgatha]

5 left at the Lee's Summit, MO Best Buy.

None even on the shelf at the Overland Park, KS Best Buy.

[waxking1]

Six left in Memphis Wolfchase. Problem is that they would not honor the discount. They said the $199.99 was the discounted price. I talked to the store manager and he was adamant.

I called the store before I went because it is about 12 miles from my house and I wanted to be sure they had them. The said they had six. When I got there the sales guy couldn't find them.
They kept looking and I kept waiting. After about 30 to 40 minutes they found them. I got two and went to the register. Sales clerk called a manager and they said that the $199.99 was the 25 percent off price. I argued for a while to no avail.

That was probably my last time in Best Buy. Every time I try to get a deal there it just never happens and it really isn't worth the aggravation to save a few dollars. I was planning on waiting for the 4870 anyway. Best Buy Sux.

[Pollock]

I just picked two up, had no trouble adjusting each one to $149.99. I gave it a shot with the 10% off coupons, but the guy said it was only off regular price, and since he already took it down from $199.99... I didn't press too hard, and it's hard to complain. The only question is, do I really need Crossfire?

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: waxking1
Six left in Memphis Wolfchase. Problem is that they would not honor the discount. They said the $199.99 was the discounted price. I talked to the store manager and he was adamant.

I called the store before I went because it is about 12 miles from my house and I wanted to be sure they had them. The said they had six. When I got there the sales guy couldn't find them.
They kept looking and I kept waiting. After about 30 to 40 minutes they found them. I got two and went to the register. Sales clerk called a manager and they said that the $199.99 was the 25 percent off price. I argued for a while to no avail.

That was probably my last time in Best Buy. Every time I try to get a deal there it just never happens and it really isn't worth the aggravation to save a few dollars. I was planning on waiting for the 4870 anyway. Best Buy Sux.

What a crock. The price clearly rings up at $199. The ad says "ALL VisionTek" cards. I'd stick it right back in his face for false advertising.....the a-hole. Take the gray area right out of the equation......

[gigahertz20]

Can anybody answer this question, I bought four 3870's June 2nd for $124 each (after 10% movers coupon) when they had that special deal going.

Am I able to take my receipt back and get an additional 25% off since the weekly ad says, 25% off all VisionTek cards? I guess it would basically be a price match correct, so it should work?


To the OP: This deal for the 4850 cards is awesome, I called my BB and they didn't have any, but I think they just checked the video card self. I'm going to go there tomorrow and ask them to look up the SKU number in their system and see if they have any in the back.

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Pollock
I just picked two up, had no trouble adjusting each one to $149.99. I gave it a shot with the 10% off coupons, but the guy said it was only off regular price, and since he already took it down from $199.99... I didn't press too hard, and it's hard to complain. The only question is, do I really need Crossfire?

If you have to ask "Do I really need Crossfire," yes you need it.

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: PollockThe only question is, do I really need Crossfire?

YES, especially if you have 1900 x 1200 or higher

[JBT]

Got one at the Broadway Blvd Bestbuy in Tucson. They didn't have them on the floor yet I had to ask, They had to look for em but found em in about 5 minutes. Manager oked the transaction. From the look on the sales persons face it look like he was going to hide the rest to buy him self one haha!

[HumblePie]

Well, just picked up two of them after much hassle.

To those in Houston, every best buy has them in "stock."

However, the store across the street from my work shows 4 as in stock and available but couldn't be found. This is the store by Tidwell and 290. the store by my house in copperfield also shows 4 available off their RSS computer page, They also couldn't find any of them.

Finally, I just started calling instead of driving, and the one of Spring Cypress showed 8 in stock. There are 6 left :)

[Bozo Galora]

Just as a point of info:
The 25% off all Visiontek cards (ending tomorrow, Sat.) from the 6-15 ad page 22 is correct, but it was intended for CURRENT in stock cards. The 4850 was not expected to be around until after the 25% discount had expired. So the manager who said $199 is the discount price is technically correct.
Thats one reason why some of the stores are keeping them hard to find
So realize that the $50 off is a gift, and that many of the employees giving the discount dont know themselves whats going on, or just want to make a sale anyway

The card also runs hot as a pistol, so think about an aftermarket cooler, and since its so new, I dont even know if anyone makes one yet.

[msi1337]

I ended up getting a total of 4 of them for $149.99 each

kept one for myself. 3 for my friends on Ebay.

as to the concens of heat. I ran some benchies and it got up to 74'C max. My card idles at 54'C

I am using an Antec 900 loaded with fans..all fans run at high speed..its still not all that loud though. I have a 120mm blowing right on top of this card.

[flashbacck]

bleh. None at Northgate in seattle. One employee claimed all stock was already on shelves, but there is a new shipment tomorrow.

[allies]

I'm thinking about throwing one of these in my HTPC. However, it has a 380W Earthwatts PS. Would that be sufficient to power this card?

The rest of the computer is
1 DVD drive
1 160GB Hard Drive
1 soundcard
2GB DDR 2
Athlon X2 @ 2.6GHz (1.35v)

[msi1337]

for anyone who didnt get one..

use your live search bar to get 20% back from live.com (see AT hot deals thread on it)

you can get just about the same deal as best buy on there

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: allies
I'm thinking about throwing one of these in my HTPC. However, it has a 380W Earthwatts PS. Would that be sufficient to power this card?

The rest of the computer is
1 DVD drive
1 160GB Hard Drive
1 soundcard
2GB DDR 2
Athlon X2 @ 2.6GHz (1.35v)

yes, way more than sufficient.

[supperdude]

Most stores in San Diego don't know they have them, i.e. not on shelves, but if you give them the SKU and ask them to look at the "cages" in the back they will find it. El Cajon store had 7 in stock, the price was $199.99 showed them the ad, got the 149.99+tax=162.36 OTD. Now to sell my 8800gt.

[Bozo Galora]

Note that the review says the 9800GTX+ (55nm) has temp of 50C, whilst the HD4850 is "toasty" at 80C

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/731/17/

Its gonna be more money of course ($30 at start), but who knows how it will shake out?

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
Just as a point of info:
The 25% off all Visiontek cards (ending tomorrow, Sat.)

It's Sat, is this sale still on, or is it over on Sat?

[msi1337]

the sale ends at the close of business today

[skywhr]

bestbuy.com shows pre-order only and no in store pickup ****

[Twigger]

Scored one at the BB in Columbus, GA. ($160.64 out the door.) Three more on the shelf.

[fastman]

Where can I find this ad?

[allies]

Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
Note that the review says the 9800GTX+ (55nm) has temp of 50C, whilst the HD4850 is "toasty" at 80C

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/731/17/

Its gonna be more money of course ($30 at start), but who knows how it will shake out?

Pick up this deal at Best Buy for $160 ($70 cheaper than the 9800GTX+ that will be released NEXT month), and invest in a dual slot cooler for $30 and you have a better performing card at high settings for $40 cheaper.

[deepinya]

Originally posted by: allies
Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
Note that the review says the 9800GTX+ (55nm) has temp of 50C, whilst the HD4850 is "toasty" at 80C

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/731/17/

Its gonna be more money of course ($30 at start), but who knows how it will shake out?

Pick up this deal at Best Buy for $160 ($70 cheaper than the 9800GTX+ that will be released NEXT month), and invest in a dual slot cooler for $30 and you have a better performing card at high settings for $40 cheaper.


I have a feeling factory dual slot designs for the 4850 will be coming out soon. Hopefully HISICEQ3!

[Lanyap]

Originally posted by: fastman
Where can I find this ad?
Go to bestbuy.com and click on "Weekly Ad" at the top of the page.

[Corporate Thug]

does the discount apply automatically or do you have to tell the cashier?

[Tullphan]

I called my "local" (120 mile round trip) BB & they had them in stock, but wouldn't honor the 25% off because they're "technically" not supposed to go on sale until tomorrow. They said they'd give me 10% off, but I told them between what it'd cost me in gas (~$15) & what I can get it for online w/rebate (~$175), 10% isn't worth my trouble.

[Twigger]

It took a little effort, but I was able to convince the assistant manager at the customer service desk to apply the 25% off to the MSRP price of $199. The guy in the computer department wouldn't budge off of the $199 price, which he claimed was a sale price (reg. price was $214 in the computer). With BB, I've learned not to be combative with the blue shirts, just politely ask for the assistant manager. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. (YMMV)

Happy hunting.

[PClark99]

2 cards out the door for $320.98 including tax.

Manalapan, NJ. 2 left on the shelf.

They rung up $199.99 and I had to show them the add but they honored it.

[datobin1]

Just picked one up at the Mooresville NC store. They had their add fliers at the front of the store. Just brought the video card and the flier to the register. It rang up as 199 showed the chasier the ad and she corrected the price to $149 and had a manager come over to do the overide. Then greed got the best of me and I tried to use the %10... no dice, didn't push but figured asking wouldn't hurt. So with tax $160 out the door.

They had one left on the shelf when I left.

Thanks OP

[imported_LandShark1]

I've just pick one up from BB, no problem with the discount, and they have like half a dozen on the shelf.

[manimal]

Just PMd this price at frys B&M in fishers Indiana. !!! Now to just find a decent Xfire board for my UberHTPC build im putting together.

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Delerious
I got two at the Mission Viejo, CA one. They had 8 left. They wouldn't stack the 10% coupon.


None on the shelves when I got there. In fact, the sticker wasn't even there.

[msi1337]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Originally posted by: Delerious
I got two at the Mission Viejo, CA one. They had 8 left. They wouldn't stack the 10% coupon.


None on the shelves when I got there. In fact, the sticker wasn't even there.

these items are not on the shelf..they are stored in the back stock room.

[psihog]

If your BB doesn't have it in stock, you can goto eBay and use the Live search 20% cashback from the other hot deals thread...
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2198292&enterthread=y (http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=40&threadid=2198292&enterthread=y)

[luv2liv]

Originally posted by: msi1337
Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Originally posted by: Delerious
I got two at the Mission Viejo, CA one. They had 8 left. They wouldn't stack the 10% coupon.


None on the shelves when I got there. In fact, the sticker wasn't even there.

these items are not on the shelf..they are stored in the back stock room.

yeah, i called. she said its not available till tomorrow 6-22-08....?

[mixxedstuff]

I can confirm the Tucson one as well- as of yesterday, they weren't on the shelves, but there are several there today, as of 10 am, with an "As advertised" marker in front, though no price. Cashier/busy manager discounted it, no questions asked.

[msi1337]

great deal lives on

[luv2liv]

never mind, the BB in south philly has the card readily available.
thanks!!!

[dud89]

Two left on the shelf Emeryville/Oakland, CA store after I got one. Needed manager override with the ad, $163.11 after taxes. Cahier would not left me use the %10 off, said it was "double dipping".

[gigahertz20]

Crap, went to my BB, gave them the SKU number and the guy looked it up in the system and it showed 4 in stock in the store, so he and another guy went in the back to look for it but couldn't find it. After not being able to find it, they then talked to some other guy whom I think was a supervisor who said they can't sell the card until tomorrow and that it was still pre-order on the website.

I made the argument that the card was already being sold on numerous places online and circuit city was even selling them on their website and in the store right now. But of course, they said that if other Best Buys were selling them that it was a mistake then.


Bah, I even tried getting the 25% off sale on my ATI 3870 cards I bought a few weeks ago, but they wouldn't do that since those were bought on sale and now they are around $187, so 25% off of $187 is still more expensive then what I paid for them which was $124.


If your guys BB doesn't have them or won't sell them, check Circuit City, I called CC and they were OOS. But if they had them in stock, I bet you could price match BB and get 25% off.


I'm going to head back to BB later tonight with receipt scans and raise all the hell I can to get them to sell me one. The thing is, even if they will sell me one, I don't know if they will be able to find them since I already had the guys go in the back and look, but didn't see any. Not sure why they wouldn't find any if the store shows 4 in stock.

[RamIt]

Though this is a good deal (i just got one) the card just runs too hot. Its currently sitting at 80* idle if gpuz is correct. The heatsink WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS!!!
Going back for a return tommorow :(

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: RamIt
Though this is a good deal (i just got one) the card just runs too hot. Its currently sitting at 80* idle if gpuz is correct. The heatsink WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS!!!
Going back for a return tommorow :(

Doesn't it have a fan?

[gigahertz20]

Originally posted by: RamIt
Though this is a good deal (i just got one) the card just runs too hot. Its currently sitting at 80* idle if gpuz is correct. The heatsink WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS!!!
Going back for a return tommorow :(


The video card runs hot, but who cares? It's meant to run hot, it's not like you have a faulty card and by it running hot it's going to die or something. All the cards run hot, if they failed from heat in large quantities before being released during company testing, do you think ATI/AMD would have released them anyways? No.

If you're worried about the heat hurting your other PC components inside your case, just make sure you have adequate fan flow blowing over your motherboard and anything close to the video card. As long as the air in your case is not stagnant, you should be fine.

[sgrinavi]

Tried at two stores in Fort Myers, FL. Both managers said they had them, but could be fined by corporate if they put them on the shelves before 6/22 (the "in stock" date) --

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: RamIt
Though this is a good deal (i just got one) the card just runs too hot. Its currently sitting at 80* idle if gpuz is correct. The heatsink WILL BURN YOUR FINGERS!!!
Going back for a return tommorow :(

That's why i put "Red Hot" in the tiltle ;)

1. Is is stable?

2. Is your system temp ok?

Would recommend above average case airflow (e.g. Antec 900) with these cards especially in Crossfire.

The sink isn't the best for sure, but the card should draw only about 110 watt peak power, which is pretty darn good especially for the performance.

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: sgrinavi
Tried at two stores in Fort Myers, FL. Both managers said they had them, but could be fined by corporate if they put them on the shelves before 6/22 (the "in stock" date) --

I swear they will say anything :roll:

[Hardlin]

Just picked up one at the BB in Marietta, GA. They had to get a manager to mark it down but he didn't hesitate doing it. They had 2 left on the shelf.

[Gothgar]

son of a... I gotta get down to BB!!!

bah, I just bought my 8800gt :P

[spdfreak]

Douglasville, GA does not have them as of last night. Don't feel like driving to Marietta. I'll check again tonight but I'm wondering why I'm bothering since I have a 9600GT that plays all my games at 16x12 perfectly...

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: HumblePie
Well, just picked up two of them after much hassle.

To those in Houston, every best buy has them in "stock."

However, the store across the street from my work shows 4 as in stock and available but couldn't be found. This is the store by Tidwell and 290. the store by my house in copperfield also shows 4 available off their RSS computer page, They also couldn't find any of them.

Finally, I just started calling instead of driving, and the one of Spring Cypress showed 8 in stock. There are 6 left :)

spring cypress and what? I used to work at tomball dodge on 249, 2 miles north of spring cypress! too bad I'm not there today :(

[tvdang7]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
Originally posted by: HumblePie
Well, just picked up two of them after much hassle.

To those in Houston, every best buy has them in "stock."

However, the store across the street from my work shows 4 as in stock and available but couldn't be found. This is the store by Tidwell and 290. the store by my house in copperfield also shows 4 available off their RSS computer page, They also couldn't find any of them.

Finally, I just started calling instead of driving, and the one of Spring Cypress showed 8 in stock. There are 6 left :)

spring cypress and what? I used to work at tomball dodge on 249, 2 miles north of spring cypress! too bad I'm not there today :(

are they 149 though? i called the willowbrook one and they said 199 .

[gigahertz20]

Damn, I've tried my 2nd BB and they said they had 4 in stock but when they go to search for them in the back they can't find them. The kid said he'll tear through the warehouse to find it, wonder why it's so difficult to find, unless they are just BSing me or something.

[Adam8281]

END RESULT: Was finally able to purchase at the 3rd Best Buy I tried (Durham, NC): $160.11 after tax

THE RUN-AROUND:

1) Best Buy #1: There was a shelf card showing the card for $199, but no cards on the shelf. A clerk looked it up in the computer and saw there were 4 in stock. He went to look for them in the back and couldn't find any. Called over a few other clerks, and they pow-wowed. I overheard them saying that 3 other people had come in looking for the card, and they've looked all in the back and can't find them anywhere. The clerk apologized, and directed me to another BB, 10 miles away, which had 6 in stock, according to the computer.

2) Best Buy #2: There was NOT a shelf card. I told the clerk that the computer said there were 6 in stock here. He looked it up in the computer, said sure enough, and went to the back. He came back 5 minutes later, apologized, and said that he's not allowed to sell it to me until tomorrow. I asked (nicely) to speak to his manager. I told the manager that plenty of other BB's were selling the card, and that I had driven a decent distance to get here, on the recommendation of BB #1. He was really nice, but said that if Visiontek found out that he sold the card a day early, his store could get fined $10,000. I asked if there was any way to "pre-order" so that I could use the 25% today (the promotion expires at the end of today), but pick it up tomorrow. He said that was impossible. He said the 25% off promotion was no doubt specifically intended to end the day before the HD 4850 went on sale. I said oh well, on to the next BB, and he laughed.

3) Called ahead this time, so as to not waste gas. The clerk said there were 3 in stock. I had him confirm that they were actually there, in the glass case, ready to be bought, and he confirmed. I picked up the card no problem, but it rang up as $199. I showed the cashier the ad, and he called his manager over. She overrid thesystem, and it rang up for $160.11 after tax.

This was really good timing with this deal, because I woke up this morning to a dead computer. I had been planning to wait another year before upgrading, but I decided to just go ahead an get a system now. I was online, ordering parts off of NewEgg when I ran across this thread.

[gwynethgh]

Originally posted by: Twigger
It took a little effort, but I was able to convince the assistant manager at the customer service desk to apply the 25% off to the MSRP price of $199. The guy in the computer department wouldn't budge off of the $199 price, which he claimed was a sale price (reg. price was $214 in the computer). With BB, I've learned not to be combative with the blue shirts, just politely ask for the assistant manager. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. (YMMV)

Happy hunting.

Looks like their in house system is lying to people again/still
from BB external site
Model: 900241 | SKU: 8894057 $199.

[tvdang7]

update willowbrook in houston bb has 2 more i just got one. just tell them visiontek cards are 25% off and he said ok.

[allies]

Is mass effect included? Thanks in advance.

[Insomniator]

Got the last one in manalapan nj, came up as 199 at the register and showed the guy the flier and he took it off right away.

No PCI E power though, so i'm screwed.


--edit--

opened the box and they included a 4 pin molex - 6 pin pci e adapter!!

now to install the drivers and get out of 640x480 on this 24..

[ghost recon88]

Originally posted by: allies
Is mass effect included? Thanks in advance.

Nope. Real sneaky marketing by Visiontek :roll: The box would make it look like it has Mass Effect included, however if you look at what is included in the box, Mass Effect is not.

[hans007]

Originally posted by: dud89
Two left on the shelf Emeryville/Oakland, CA store after I got one. Needed manager override with the ad, $163.11 after taxes. Cahier would not left me use the %10 off, said it was "double dipping".

DAMN IT!!

i went there yesterday since my office is near it. and they had not put them on the shelf yet.


woke up this morning with a massive hangover i might add, and saw your post. drove over again, and they were sold out.

sigh. what a gas waste.

[gigahertz20]

LoL, I just had the biggest argument with my local BB manager. Must have been on the phone for like 8 minutes, I presented all my evidence but he would not sell me a card. His repeated reason was that the street date is tomorrow, and he can't budge from that. I told him the street date is gone, just call up your regional management or look online, and he wouldn't do it.

I told him CC was selling it in all their stores and online, numerous hardware e-retailer sites like Newegg were already selling it. I even called up the next closest BB in my area (40 miles away) and they reserved one for me to buy tonight, but I'm not about to drive 40 miles each way to buy a video card.

Even after I told him the other BB 40 miles away is selling them and even reserved one for me, he still wouldn't do it...POS manager!


There is something about inventory transfer in the slick deals forum:
*Update*Nevermind called BB about this and, "They only do this for large items like TV."


I guess another thing would be to have the local BB get in touch with a BB store that IS selling them in stock right now and say "ok, you claim to not have them or won't sell them, fine, but this other BB store is selling them NOW, so order me one right now, I'll pay for it on the spot, do an inventory transfer from that store to this store as is your policy / ability to do, and let me know when to pick it up." Then they'll either confirm the details and do it or more than likely avoid the hassle and just sell you the local card from stock.



I think I have exhausted all of my options to try and get one of these at 25% off, time to give up I guess, I guess I'll just wait to find another good price on this. There is always e-bay with the 20% off live coupon, might do that I guess.

[VirtualLarry]

Watertown, MA was sold out (they had two but sold them). Framingham, MA had three, and I was able to purchase two of them for $150 + tax OTD. THANK YOU OP!

[zettler]

Originally posted by: dud89
Two left on the shelf Emeryville/Oakland, CA store after I got one. Needed manager override with the ad, $163.11 after taxes. Cahier would not left me use the %10 off, said it was "double dipping".

You must have been to the same store and clerk that I did in SPringfield, IL!

It took two tries - last night for 25 minutes and then again for 45 minutes today and it involved nearly a half-dozen staff trying to find the seven that the one signed for yesterday...but they finally found one and when I tried to use the 10% coupon, the clerk tried (and could have over-ridden but I did not push) but no go...

Now I have this one and the prior purchase from 6/3 and need to decide what my son needs, or, deserves!

[eggrolls]

Three in stock in the back at the Pinole, CA store. They're willing to sell but no 25% discount. No tags on display either.

[Damn Dirty Ape]

in for 2 here, in Carbondale Illinois BB store. Manager went to the back, got them from lockup and gave the 25% each at a register override.

life is now officially faster. :)

[Bad Dude]

How fast is this compare to the 8800GT?
Thanks.

[PClark99]

I got 2 earlier today in Manalapan, NJ.

Now when is that DFI matx motherboard coming out....

[Gothgar]

sweet, got the deal

there was about 5 more on the shelf at the Moreno Valley store... I am wishing I bought two or three now though, lol

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: Bad Dude
How fast is this compare to the 8800GT?
Thanks.

this has been asked and answered in this thread a few times...

this card is about as fast as a 9800gtx so a good step up from an 8800gt

[Tullphan]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape
in for 2 here, in Carbondale Illinois BB store. Manager went to the back, got them from lockup and gave the 25% each at a register override.

life is now officially faster. :)

Lucky you!
I called & they wouldn't do it...said they weren't "officially" in stock yet. Said they'd take 10% off, but it isn't worth it driving from Eldorado & back.
I ended up getting on on eBay w/the 20% off from a fellow member here. Cost will be about the same by the time I figure in gas, etc.
I just hope this will be a nice improvement (& hopefully good investment) over my 7900GT!

[scoobyx13x]

It is amazing how a corporate store like Best Buy has such differing results.

I had a very easy time getting the card, once I found a competent employee to actually find it in the back. I also had a shelf tag that said the price was $149, so there was no dickering about the 25% off. They even processed my 10% off coupon without any hassle or grief.

Reading these threads, here and on other forums, it would seem that the people who had the biggest trouble were the ones that didn't have shelf tags - the employees argued that $199 was the price after the discount, because that is what it rang up as.

[karmaboyx]

I bought a 3870 a few weeks ago when they were going for $130 less 10% off coupon, the following week the 8800gt went on sale for $150 less 10% off coupon so I exchanged my ati for it. Now this deal shows up and I still within the 30 days return policy margin, so I'm like why not exchange and pay an extra $15 ?( after reading this thread I dint think it was worth to ask to use the 10% off coupon) On top of that I asked to get a gift card worth the exchange to buy the new card instead of piling up exchange receipts, they gave me a new receipt instead as it was a fresh purchase(there wasnt a reestocking fee for doing it that way). Just hope no other crazy deals come up for another 30 days to tease me lol.

[HumblePie]

Originally posted by: scoobyx13x
It is amazing how a corporate store like Best Buy has such differing results.

I had a very easy time getting the card, once I found a competent employee to actually find it in the back. I also had a shelf tag that said the price was $149, so there was no dickering about the 25% off. They even processed my 10% off coupon without any hassle or grief.

Reading these threads, here and on other forums, it would seem that the people who had the biggest trouble were the ones that didn't have shelf tags - the employees argued that $199 was the price after the discount, because that is what it rang up as.

Well, 2 of the best buys in houston, the one off Tidwell/290 intersection and the other off 529/Hwy 6 intersection were "hiding" the 4 they had in stock.

I went to the next closest one that had some, the one of Spring Cypress/290 and they had 8 available on the shelf. Originally they rang up at $200, but I had the ad in had and showed it to the customer rep. The store manager was called, took a look at the ad and changed the price with no quibbling.

I tried to use a 12% birthday coupon and a 10% moving coupon but was denied. Oh well. the coupons do state they are not valid with any other sale offer and discount applies to regularly marked items. Would have liked for a bit more off, but walking away with two 4850's for my new CF setup for $320 that blows the crap out of a single GT280 for $650 is a steal :)

[Tempered81]

Originally posted by: HumblePie
walking away with two 4850's for my new CF setup for $320 that blows the crap out of a single GT280 for $650 is a steal :)

Hell yesh. I'm so glad ATI is back in the game now. Cant wait to see R700 in CFX benches next month.

[Mucker]

Dang....UT3 looks beautiful in Crossfire on my 22" Mitsubishi DP 2070SB @ 1600 x 1200 @ 100Hz. This on an Abit IP-35 Pro. Now I need to hunt down a 16/16 CF motherboard........

[SuperSonicBoom]

Got mine for $157+change at Honolulu today.

Check Pearl City BB yesterday, and not in stock after checking in the back.

Went to Downtown Iwilei and saw the tag on the empty shelf. The BB dude replied that if the shelf is empty then there's no cards.... Walked around for 10 minutes and saw this girl putting some balloons for a display. Just wanted to see if I could get a raincheck, and she looked it up in and said 6 in back containers. She just happened to be customer service manager and was most helpful!!!! She scribble a raincheck authoriztion on the ad and took my name down. Got a reurn call in 4 hours to say my card was ready for pickup!!!! Awesome experience at BB today.....

[imported_Irse]

Originally posted by: SuperSonicBoom
Got mine for $157+change at Honolulu today.

Check Pearl City BB yesterday, and not in stock after checking in the back.

Went to Downtown Iwilei and saw the tag on the empty shelf. The BB dude replied that if the shelf is empty then there's no cards.... Walked around for 10 minutes and saw this girl putting some balloons for a display. Just wanted to see if I could get a raincheck, and she looked it up in and said 6 in back containers. She just happened to be customer service manager and was most helpful!!!! She scribble a raincheck authoriztion on the ad and took my name down. Got a reurn call in 4 hours to say my card was ready for pickup!!!! Awesome experience at BB today.....

Do you know if they got more? Might have to check them out.

[raddreamer3kx]

no more 25% off today, correct?

[BladeVenom]

Originally posted by: raddreamer3kx
no more 25% off today, correct?

Correct, yesterday was the last day for that sale.

[moks78]

If you missed out on this...Fry's has the same card for $34+ more.

Visiontek HD4850 PCIe for $229.99 minus $50 for $179.99. Not good as the BB deal but better than regular price.

[Chrono]

Originally posted by: moks78
If you missed out on this...Fry's has the same card for $34+ more.

Visiontek HD4850 PCIe for $229.99 minus $50 for $179.99. Not good as the BB deal but better than regular price.

Hey Guys,

Yup. I just bought a single card myself from Fry's for 200 OTD. Not better than the Best Buy deal but at least cheaper than 200.

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Chrono
Originally posted by: moks78
If you missed out on this...Fry's has the same card for $34+ more.

Visiontek HD4850 PCIe for $229.99 minus $50 for $179.99. Not good as the BB deal but better than regular price.

Hey Guys,

Yup. I just bought a single card myself from Fry's for 200 OTD. Not better than the Best Buy deal but at least cheaper than 200.

I did the same thing a few hours ago while picking up the E8400 combo and all the stuff to build a new rig for myself. For that price it is much better than the alternative video cards out there.

[SuperSonicBoom]

Originally posted by: Irse

Do you know if they got more? Might have to check them out.




Hey Irse, same guy on U. Hawaii sports forums? The Visiontek sale is gone, but computer defintely showed 5 cards left "somewhere" in the store, but they were not on shelf. they probably wont put them out till official launch, which is June 23rd or June 25th. The item sitcker was on the shelf though, and if the store or BB chain hasnt been alerted yet, you could still try to ask a manager to purchase the card at listed price $199.....


You want a 320MB 8800GTS? Gonna list it on craigslist as soon as I get around to installing the 4850....Probably in a few days, my kids keep me tremedously occupied, sigh.........lol

[Chrono]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: Chrono
Originally posted by: moks78
If you missed out on this...Fry's has the same card for $34+ more.

Visiontek HD4850 PCIe for $229.99 minus $50 for $179.99. Not good as the BB deal but better than regular price.

Hey Guys,

Yup. I just bought a single card myself from Fry's for 200 OTD. Not better than the Best Buy deal but at least cheaper than 200.

I did the same thing a few hours ago while picking up the E8400 combo and all the stuff to build a new rig for myself. For that price it is much better than the alternative video cards out there.

I fired up Assassin's Creed... DX10 is looking top notch :)

How's your rig fairing?