asus hd4850 $145 ar ac free ship

[quadomatic]

Oh dang, I get my pay check on Tuesday...I am getting this for sure...

Anyone know when the promo code stops working?

 

[ccubed]

I should NEVER have found this thread. I got the shakes man! I was all set to wait for August for the release of the 4870x2 in the hopes the price wars would continue to rage in my favor for a new system. But this looks so tempting:

asus 4850+ asus p45 mobo deal = $337.82 - $ 30 MIR
asus 4850 with coupon code VGA7420 = $187.68 - $ 30 MIR
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Crossfire Combo Total = $525.5 - 60 MIR = $465.50 (*Note on pricing, I live in CA so I have to pay taxes 🙁)

Can anyone talk me down? I know MIRs can be tricky (recently got burned by Sprint on one) but that looks like a phenomenal deal.

 

[Infrnl]

Originally posted by: ccubed
I should NEVER have found this thread. I got the shakes man! I was all set to wait for August for the release of the 4870x2 in the hopes the price wars would continue to rage in my favor for a new system. But this looks so tempting:

asus 4850+ asus p45 mobo deal = $337.82 - $ 30 MIR
asus 4850 with coupon code VGA7420 = $187.68 - $ 30 MIR
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Crossfire Combo Total = $525.5 - 60 MIR = $465.50 (*Note on pricing, I live in CA so I have to pay taxes 🙁)

Can anyone talk me down? I know MIRs can be tricky (recently got burned by Sprint on one) but that looks like a phenomenal deal.

If you order the combo and another 4850 they take an additional $10 for the 2 4850's. doesnt look like you factored that into your price.

Also if you use the MS cashback deal you will get an additional 2.8% off the total. I saved $5 and change on just one card doing the MS deal. well worth the price IMO.

 

[ccubed]

Problem with the 2x cards with the mobo combo for 10 bucks off is that you can't apply the $20 off code. With my deal you need 2 separate orders to get the $30 off combo offer (1st line) then a second order with the code "VGA7420" to get $20 dollars off the card (2nd line.) $40 dollar savings vs. $30 with the mobo combo deal + bulk order discount.

But how are you getting the MS discount thing at Newegg? I thought that was an Ebay thing.

 

[GundamF91]

It looks dead. The VGA7620 coupon code no longer works.

 

[quadomatic]

NOOOOOOOOOO

You're right...it doesn't work 🙁

 

[verd14]

http://www.tomshardware.com/re...deon-hd-4850,1957.html

 

[Infrnl]

Deal may be dead, but you may also be able to buy one on Ebay with the MS 25% cash back deal; could possibly get it cheaper!

 

[RallyMaster]

My order is shipped and will be here on Thursday 😀

 

[dakels]

I got 1 from the deal I posted a few weeks ago. I have been running it for a week and this card kicks butt. I max everything on COD4 max AA and AF and still easily get 80-120 fps. I run 2-3 720p videos at the same time, some on 4-10x speed for review with no hiccups.

My only complaint about the card is that it gets hot, but in my Xaser III case not too bad, around 60-65C under load. The problem is that to keep it that cool you have to run the fan at max rpm which = NOISY AS HELL. I have a window AC running so it's not that bad but by wintertime, I have to get an aftermarket cooler. At 60% rpm and below the fan isn't too bad. It's when it hits 80%-100% it's really buzzing. With the ASUS autothrottle the fan generally doesn't hit 100% rpm until I am running an intense game for a while. Under normal web/app usage the fan is silent. (Mine is set to go 60% below 60C, 80% at 60C+, then 100% at 65C+)

I want to crossfire this on the P5Q but honestly, I don't have a game that really seems to need it yet. Crysis is the only game I have (COD4, AOC, Mass Effect, VT3) where I get less then 60fps and benchmarks show that crossfire doesn't help Crysis.