Dual 7800 GTX 256 mb on sale at $399 CAD

[drsingh]

Hi,
Building a new system and was considering the 7900 GT or a single 7900GTX but it appears this is a good deal for dual 7800 GTX 256. These are branded dell, will they work on an ASUS SLI MB? Is this a good way to go, or is the 7900 series single card a better way to go?

any advice appreciated.

Ken

 

[Golgatha]

Where did you find dual 7800GTXs for $399 CAD? That's a nice deal.

Dual 7800GTX would cream a single 7900GT and probably a 7900GTX also unless you went over the 256MB frame buffer.

 

[n7]

Holy crap link pls?

 

[n7]

Holy shiat!!!!!

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/Prod...ductlisting.aspx&instock=&refurbished=

 

[n7]

How the F*ck would it fit in a normal case though

 

[Creig]

Sounds like a heck of a deal. Apparently the extra length of the card is simply attached to the metal rail on the top and unscrews from the main PCB leaving you with a regular length card.

I'm assuming this is a package deal for two separate 256mb 7800GTXs?

 

[akugami]

I'm not sure it'd fit in my case or I'd order it in a sec. My dad has a few friends in Canada.

 

[nitromullet]

You would take the extension bracket off. That is just a normal 7800GTX with a 7800GTX 512 cooler and an extender. That isn't a dual core card. I hope they send you two of those...

 

[MBrown]

:shocked:

 

[Creig]

Looks like you can't order it from the US, at least through the regular checkout. It will only allow you to choose a Canadian Province, not a US State.

 

[hemmy]

Ya dell is really misleading, that isn't 2 cards or dual core

 

[CP5670]

Is that actually two cards or a single SLI capable card? That price seems ridiculously low for two cards; I think it might be a typo or something.

 

[drsingh]

called them and confirmed, NOT dual cards or cores. MISLEADING description. Sorry for the original post...

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: drsingh
called them and confirmed, NOT dual cards or cores. MISLEADING description. Sorry for the original post...

That sounds about like Dell.

 

[RussianSensation]

Doesn't seem like the card is long enough to fit 2 gpus.

 

[Creig]

Geez, if it doesn't mean you get two cards, what exactly does the term "Dual" refer to in "Dual 256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX with SLI Technology" ?

 

[CP5670]

I guess it supports dual card setups. :roll:

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: Creig
Geez, if it doesn't mean you get two cards, what exactly does the term "Dual" refer to in "Dual 256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX with SLI Technology" ?

Since this was listed under 'accessories', my best guess would be that it was originally intended as an 'upgrade' option for a system that already has one 7800GTX (like: upgrade for $399 to "Dual 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX").

They could just be idiots, though.

 

[n7]

Bah this isn't a good deal...

7900GT would be a better choice...