edited: nice...my X800 Pro arrived..starting the bench process :)

Conscript · May 7, 2004

guys, please let me know what benches you'd like to see, and i will try to accommodate

Regs · May 7, 2004

#1. All that stuff you just stated means nothing to us.

But, If you can supply how much you paid for it, your current system specs, and how you expect to benchmark it, I would be more than flattered.

Conscript · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: Regs
#1. All that stuff you just stated means nothing to us.

But, If you can supply how much you paid for it, your current system specs, and how you expect to benchmark it, I would be more than flattered.

#1 can you be more rude?

#2 it should mean everything, because as of this morning there weren't really any x800 cards shown in stock, and I and everyone else who preordered with Bestbuy will get them tomorrow. So go away and read threads that mean something to you...

LTC8K6 · May 7, 2004

Saturday delivery is an extra charge for UPS ($10.00 I believe), so you probably won't get it tomorrow.

Conscript · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Saturday delivery is an extra charge for UPS ($10.00 I believe), so you probably won't get it tomorrow.

we'll see, but i don't see anything about that on the ups website. It says next day air delivers on weekdays and saturdays...oh well, we'll see as soon as my tracking number works...

nitromullet · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: Regs
#1. All that stuff you just stated means nothing to us.

But, If you can supply how much you paid for it, your current system specs, and how you expect to benchmark it, I would be more than flattered.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1082519264724&skuId=6628919&productCategoryId=cat01151&type=product

Regs · May 7, 2004

Rude, yes. Sorry.

Congratulations are in order, you must be excited. I thought posting just a best buy receipt in the video forum was inappropriate.

Killrose · May 7, 2004

Cool! hope you get it Sat. so we can read about how it rocks here that much sooner

Conscript · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: Killrose
Cool! hope you get it Sat. so we can read about how it rocks here that much sooner

i think it will be here tomorrow, and I will supply pics/benches in my rig as soon as i get it up and running.

Conscript · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: Regs
Rude, yes. Sorry.

Congratulations are in order, you must be excited. I thought posting just a best buy receipt in the video forum was inappropriate.

thanks for the apology, no big deal. I was just so shocked that it shipped today i cut and pasted the email verification without being more specific. I'll have enchies and the like as soon as i get it installed

LTC8K6 · May 7, 2004

An additional charge, set forth in the UPS Rates applicable to the shipment in effect at the time of shipping, will be assessed for each UPS Next Day Air Early A.M. and UPS Next Day Air package and for each UPS Worldwide Express Plus and UPS Worldwide Express shipment received for Saturday delivery. This charge is billed to the payer of the transportation charges.

jhurst · May 7, 2004

you will get it Monday.......

Saturday delivery is a special service by UPS that must be specifically requested.....much like if you were to request Priority Overnight or Standard Overnight

ForceCalibur · May 7, 2004

What i don't understand is that if your going to spend 400 dollars, why not just buy the XT platinum. I know that if I chose ATI over Nvidia, that's definately what I would have done, or I would have been constantly looking my X800 pro and wishing it had another 4 pipelines and faster memory...

Conscript · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: ForceCalibur
What i don't understand is that if your going to spend 400 dollars, why not just buy the XT platinum. I know that if I chose ATI over Nvidia, that's definately what I would have done, or I would have been constantly looking my X800 pro and wishing it had another 4 pipelines and faster memory...

Two reasons. 1), the XT PE isn't avaliable right now and my computer is missing vid card. (just built it)

2) I don't think I'm going to see a real world difference in performance. I know alot of guys see "oohh this is better because it has 70 average FPS and that one only has 65!", but to be honest, by the time it gets to a point where any game isn't playable on a X800 pro, the R500 or R600 will be out.

Conscript · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: jhurst
you will get it Monday.......

Saturday delivery is a special service by UPS that must be specifically requested.....much like if you were to request Priority Overnight or Standard Overnight

i think you're right and wrong. Next day air delivers on saturday, but next day air saver delivers next business day. As it stands, Bestbuy uses next day air saver, so I am sol until monday

DoobieOnline · May 7, 2004

Next Day Air means next business day by 10:30. NDA Saver is delivered by 5 pm on the next business day. I don't believe Best Buy has the Saturday option available. Oh well, you'll still have it Monday but I can see where the anticipation would be killing you.

Let us know how it goes once you get everything running.

Doobie

Killrose · May 7, 2004

Someones going to have a tough weekend...

:beer:

high · May 7, 2004

wish i was waiting for MY x800 pro

!!!

us3rnotfound · May 7, 2004

Why is it only $399?

Regs · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: shminu
Why is it only $399?

Only! lol. Well, for the performance increase it's hard to argue the price tag right now. You must be confused with the X800XT price whitch is 500 dollars.

Keysplayr · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: jhurst
you will get it Monday.......

Saturday delivery is a special service by UPS that must be specifically requested.....much like if you were to request Priority Overnight or Standard Overnight

I don't think thats true. I have received many packages from UPS basic ground shipping on Saturday's.
And believe me, the people that shipped these items to me would not lay out the extra money for a Saturday delivery. UPS I believe is fully functional Mon thru Sat.

LTC8K6 · May 7, 2004

UPS NDA Saturday is $12.50 extra.

There is no Saturday ground in the U.S. as far as I know, and I have a shipping account with UPS.

SickBeast · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by: ForceCalibur
What i don't understand is that if your going to spend 400 dollars, why not just buy the XT platinum. I know that if I chose ATI over Nvidia, that's definately what I would have done, or I would have been constantly looking my X800 pro and wishing it had another 4 pipelines and faster memory...

Well, the X800XT may be overkill for many systems where it would be totally CPU limited. Unless you have an Athlon FX-53, it seems that may be the case unfortunately. I would like to see some benches on say an Athlon XP 3200+, which is still a pretty high-end system.

Even on the high-end rigs that Anandtech and them use, the difference between the two cards wasn't all that much. I mean, it definately wasn't the 25% boost I would have expected from 4 more rendering pipelines.

Conscript · May 8, 2004

yes, but next day air automatically ships on saturdays, no extra cost. I didn't realize when you purchased next day at bestbuy, it was shipped next day saver, which doesn't include saturdays. Oh well, guess I'll wait until monday

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/select/sending/services/next_day.html

Reliant · May 8, 2004

That's really cool!!! I wish that the XT would come out already, I think I might spring for that bad boy.

edited: nice...my X800 Pro arrived..starting the bench process :)

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