What to do with extra eVGA 8800GTS & GTX card

[AllWhacked]

I just bought the eVGA 8800GTS OC for $250 w/ PayPal discount and I thought that was a decent deal for an already overpriced video card.

Anyway, normally I would be happy about that, but I just got a customer who sold me his spare eVGA 8800GTX & GTX OC for $50 after he upgraded to an Ultra. I felt guilty accepting it, but that's what he offered and so my greed won out.

Anyway, to make a long story short now I have a $250 ($270 w/ Tax) 320MB GTS OC. I don't really game that much. I only got the GTS because I plan to play Oblivion and Fallout 3 once I finish some of my older games (that is what I said to myself a year ago). And would have gotten an x1950xt, but couldn't find any that weren't close to $200. Now the question, should I keep the GTX for use and return the GTS & sell one GTX card. Or do you think I'll make more profit selling both and keeping the GTS.

I would normally return the GTS, but Dell return policy states they will charge a 15% restocking fee, plus I hardly game. Does anyone know if they actually practice restocking fees. The damn card is practically brand new, I haven't even installed it yet (though I did take it out to look at how shiny it was).

Here are my specs:
Q6600
2GB RAM
74GB Raptor
500GB Seagate

Upgraded from:
A64 3200
1GB RAM
74GB Raptor
250GB Seagate
6800GT OC

 

[cmdrdredd]

you could probably get a good chunk of change from the GTX sales. Probably over $600 between selling both of them.

Plus you said yourself you wouldn't really use the GTX power.

 

[GoBucks2007]

Originally posted by: AllWhacked
I just bought the eVGA 8800GTS OC for $250 w/ PayPal discount and I thought that was a decent deal for an already overpriced video card.

Anyway, normally I would be happy about that, but I just got a customer who sold me his spare eVGA 8800GTX & GTX OC for $50 after he upgraded to an Ultra. I felt guilty accepting it, but that's what he offered and so my greed won out.

Anyway, to make a long story short now I have a $250 ($270 w/ Tax) 320MB GTS OC. I don't really game that much. I only got the GTS because I plan to play Oblivion and Fallout 3 once I finish some of my older games (that is what I said to myself a year ago). And would have gotten an x1950xt, but couldn't find any that weren't close to $200. Now the question, should I keep the GTX for use and return the GTS & sell one GTX card. Or do you think I'll make more profit selling both and keeping the GTS.

I would normally return the GTS, but Dell return policy states they will charge a 15% restocking fee, plus I hardly game. Does anyone know if they actually practice restocking fees. The damn card is practically brand new, I haven't even installed it yet (though I did take it out to look at how shiny it was).

I would tell them that it is not working and that you are very unhappy and just want your money back. I have returned several items to Dell before and they have never charged me a restocking fee.

 

[Laminator]

Sell the GTS for $250 and the GTX for $450 or so on the FS forums. You make $700 and you don't have to lie/scam anyone.

 

[MarcVenice]

I'd sell both gtx's. If you spend a qaurter of the money earned in another year or so, you can keep playing all games at fairly high settings without a problem. The 8800gtx is going to decrease in value a lot faster then the 8800gts will, so yeah.

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
I'd sell both gtx's. If you spend a qaurter of the money earned in another year or so, you can keep playing all games at fairly high settings without a problem. The 8800gtx is going to decrease in value a lot faster then the 8800gts will, so yeah.

That's what I would do. With the money from those cards, you can always get G90 or whatever else is and sell 8800GTS. When G90 comes out those 8800GTX cards will be worth a lot less.