I called about my order that was "packed" thursday. They are now sold out, but expect stock tomorrow. Worst company ever.
BlueWeasel
Lifer
- Jun 2, 2000
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Mine is still showing as packed, but I now have a tracking number. WTF? :laugh:
I guess that means mine will ship out tomorrow, but talk about putting the cart before the horse.
It shows in stock and I got a tracking # too. We should get "Legendary" with the HIS, correct? I read it's pretty terrible, but free is free.
joutlaw
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I ordered the MSI bundle on 6/23. I got the package yesterday and the Legendary and Rainbox Vegas 2 weren't included. I sent a complain via their web page and mentioned I didn't receive those two games, but I did the BattleForge game. Hopefully they will mail mine out too.
As far as the card... it's fantastic. I got close to 13K in 3DMark06. Not bad for 2 year old system.
As far as the card... it's fantastic. I got close to 13K in 3DMark06. Not bad for 2 year old system.
Originally posted by: Axon
I have an XFX 4890 (red card). Can you mix and match brands in crossfire? Obviously I would match the clock speeds...or does the ATI driver do that for you? Sorry for the noobishness
I'm pretty sure you're fine. Ati cards are good about that, you can even mix models.
I'd say you definitely have a bottleneck, and it isn't the card. My 4850 512mb gets over 16k in 3dmark06
Just the default. I just have the free version, which doesn't allow you to change any settings.
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- Feb 8, 2001
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:wine:
Finally got my MSI 4890 OC in and, sure enough, neither Legendary or Rainbow 6 Las Vegas 2 games were included. A full retail copy of BattleForge was in the box. I'll call ZZF tomorrow to see if I can get the missing games.
It was a very easy physical install in swapping out my 8800GT but getting rid of the Nvidia driver did not go so well as I still have some lingering Nvidia dlls.
I used the MSI Catalyst CD to do a first software install and then I did an online update to the latest Catalyst 9.6 version.
After reading quite a bit on setting Catalyst up, I've opted for best quality all around as I think the card can easily handle my monitor's native resolution of 1920x1200. I am going with 16X AF and 8X AA using Edge Detect (effectively 24X as this method uses the card's abundant shaders for this and does so without any softening that I can tell.) The only game that I have where I will likely have to reduce these will be Crysis, which I am going to do a fresh install of within a couple of days. Probably have to run Crysis at 4X AA Edge Detect.
Ran a few tests on my system (Q6600, 3GB DDR2, 750W Cooler Master Real Power Pro PS) starting with ATI's Autotune and then going with a few further tweaks. Right now I am very stable running the core at 960 and the memory at 1050 and will keep it there for about a week to see how I like it. The core will go higher even with stock cooling but the memory will need a better than stock cooling solution to go any higher.
The fan did not exceed 40% in my load testing with temps controlled to a max 70C. It is apparent but not loud on full load, really not noticeable on light loading and game play yet. I finally left the fan on automatic system control.
So far, I am really happy with this card and particularly happy with the price I got it at.
Finally got my MSI 4890 OC in and, sure enough, neither Legendary or Rainbow 6 Las Vegas 2 games were included. A full retail copy of BattleForge was in the box. I'll call ZZF tomorrow to see if I can get the missing games.
It was a very easy physical install in swapping out my 8800GT but getting rid of the Nvidia driver did not go so well as I still have some lingering Nvidia dlls.
I used the MSI Catalyst CD to do a first software install and then I did an online update to the latest Catalyst 9.6 version.
After reading quite a bit on setting Catalyst up, I've opted for best quality all around as I think the card can easily handle my monitor's native resolution of 1920x1200. I am going with 16X AF and 8X AA using Edge Detect (effectively 24X as this method uses the card's abundant shaders for this and does so without any softening that I can tell.) The only game that I have where I will likely have to reduce these will be Crysis, which I am going to do a fresh install of within a couple of days. Probably have to run Crysis at 4X AA Edge Detect.
Ran a few tests on my system (Q6600, 3GB DDR2, 750W Cooler Master Real Power Pro PS) starting with ATI's Autotune and then going with a few further tweaks. Right now I am very stable running the core at 960 and the memory at 1050 and will keep it there for about a week to see how I like it. The core will go higher even with stock cooling but the memory will need a better than stock cooling solution to go any higher.
The fan did not exceed 40% in my load testing with temps controlled to a max 70C. It is apparent but not loud on full load, really not noticeable on light loading and game play yet. I finally left the fan on automatic system control.
So far, I am really happy with this card and particularly happy with the price I got it at.
dfuze
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^^ I didn't get those two games either, but after I emailed them a compaint about it I got a response a couple days later saying they just got another shipment in of them and would be USPS sending them to me. For some reason I doubt they'll just send yours out, you probably would need to contact them. I haven't heard anything good about Legendary yet, but I'm looking forward to Vegas 2.
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Thanks, Hmongkeysauce, you are right! There is a new $30 rebate available from MSI that makes this the price leader once again. ZZF has not posted it yet but Newegg has the PDF listed at their WWW site already.
MSI R4890-T2D1G-OC Radeon HD 4890
Let's do the math: Current ZZF price is $189.99 - $30 MSI mail in rebate (#MIR00457 valid for purchases July 1 - 31, 2009) - $30 eBillme rebate (for first time eBillme users, valid until July 15, 2009) - $4.45 Bing.com cash back = $125.54 net price.
If you are in the market for a 4890 I would actually wait until the July 4 weekend to see if ZZF will drop the price further, on top of the new rebate. Also, I expect one or more other manufacturers are likely to also offer a new rebate.
MSI R4890-T2D1G-OC Radeon HD 4890
Let's do the math: Current ZZF price is $189.99 - $30 MSI mail in rebate (#MIR00457 valid for purchases July 1 - 31, 2009) - $30 eBillme rebate (for first time eBillme users, valid until July 15, 2009) - $4.45 Bing.com cash back = $125.54 net price.
If you are in the market for a 4890 I would actually wait until the July 4 weekend to see if ZZF will drop the price further, on top of the new rebate. Also, I expect one or more other manufacturers are likely to also offer a new rebate.
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In the long and winding road of this deal, I called ZZF about the missing games (Legendary and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2) from my order and they are out of Legendary (which is a garbage game from the reviews that have been posted) but they are shipping out R6V2. If you don't have the promised games in your shipment you can ask for a replacement.
I was offered the following games as a replacement for Legendary:
World in Conflict (a really GREAT RTS game from a couple of years back)
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (an air combat arcade sim that just came out with lots of landscape eye candy to give the 4890 a workout)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (an oldie but goody)
Stormrise (newly released but one of the worst rated RTS in a long time)
I will say right now that while this transaction has had some misfires, the service from the ZZF customer service reps I have spoken to has been really good and they have bent over backward to make sure that I was a satisfied customer.
I was offered the following games as a replacement for Legendary:
World in Conflict (a really GREAT RTS game from a couple of years back)
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (an air combat arcade sim that just came out with lots of landscape eye candy to give the 4890 a workout)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (an oldie but goody)
Stormrise (newly released but one of the worst rated RTS in a long time)
I will say right now that while this transaction has had some misfires, the service from the ZZF customer service reps I have spoken to has been really good and they have bent over backward to make sure that I was a satisfied customer.
reallyscrued
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reallyscrued
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Mine was backordered too. This is very annoying. They say 7 days until the expect stock, even when it says PACKED on their goddamn website. How misleading is that? So 7 days until they get it in stock, then another 7 days when I finally get it, WOOT I'll be showering in high frames per second in as little as two weeks.
But wait, there's more!
Customer service was pretty rude, I'm wondering if they will bait and switch me by the time i get the card so that the rebate wont be valid anymore. There are tons of horror stories on reseller ratings. I should've just bought Newegg. I ordered a mobo and proc with them on Thursday morning. Friday afternoon, it showed they already shipped and ready to be delivered. Hot damn.
Fuck ZipZoomFly. Never doing business with them again. But thank you for the original deal OP. I know you meant well.
But wait, there's more!
Customer service was pretty rude, I'm wondering if they will bait and switch me by the time i get the card so that the rebate wont be valid anymore. There are tons of horror stories on reseller ratings. I should've just bought Newegg. I ordered a mobo and proc with them on Thursday morning. Friday afternoon, it showed they already shipped and ready to be delivered. Hot damn.
Fuck ZipZoomFly. Never doing business with them again. But thank you for the original deal OP. I know you meant well.
joutlaw
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I'm happy with the deal I got from ZZF, but it's going to have to be a spectacular deal like this for me to do business with them again.
I live in MS and when I buy from newegg I typically get my order in 1 day if it ships from their TN warehouse. I can see now from some of the compaints in this thread why ZZF ratings have dropped.
I live in MS and when I buy from newegg I typically get my order in 1 day if it ships from their TN warehouse. I can see now from some of the compaints in this thread why ZZF ratings have dropped.
BlueWeasel
Lifer
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My HIS 4890 finally arrived today and Legendary wasn't included. I sent an email to ZZF about it.
Are they still doing substitutions for it? I'd much rather have HAWX or WIC than Legendary.
Are they still doing substitutions for it? I'd much rather have HAWX or WIC than Legendary.
See my note at the end of this thread regarding MSI rebates for products purchased through MWAVE and ZZF:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2296298&enterthread=y
John
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2296298&enterthread=y
John
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