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Whoa, the 7800's just took a plunge, why?

Saga

Saga

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What'd I miss in the past two days? Planning on buying another 7800 this paycheck to SLI the main rig and was looking at that BGF OC 7800 for $620.. check again today and it's $569.

Hell, CrapEgg's cheapest card is the AOpen @ $539.

Someone fill me in
 
When would be an estimate for the next price drop? Release of the next core? Because if I can wait two months and pick one up for the $460-$500 range the 6800U's were at I might just play patient. =o
 
Only reason I nab the BFG's is the fact that the video card seems to be the only piece of hardware I cannot successfully modify to overclock. I remember sending back 4 (FOUR) 9800 Pro's because everytime I removed the stock HS and put a ATI Silencer rev.1 on it and OC'd it I ended up screwing the core via temperature and making them shut down during 3d graphics regardless of underclocking, setting to stock, whatever.. and of course I ruined the stock hs/fan via snipping the pins off with a pair of pliers. Fortunately Newegg is very accomodating if you send them a graphics card and heatsink outside the shielding bag. =p
 
Originally posted by: Izusaga
Only reason I nab the BFG's is the fact that the video card seems to be the only piece of hardware I cannot successfully modify to overclock. I remember sending back 4 (FOUR) 9800 Pro's because everytime I removed the stock HS and put a ATI Silencer rev.1 on it and OC'd it I ended up screwing the core via temperature and making them shut down during 3d graphics regardless of underclocking, setting to stock, whatever.. and of course I ruined the stock hs/fan via snipping the pins off with a pair of pliers. Fortunately Newegg is very accomodating if you send them a graphics card and heatsink outside the shielding bag. =p
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So you VOIDed your warranty and THEN sent 4 (FOUR) of them back? :Q
[i would not brag about being so clumsy, either] 😉
:roll:

:thumbsdown:
 
Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: Izusaga
Only reason I nab the BFG's is the fact that the video card seems to be the only piece of hardware I cannot successfully modify to overclock. I remember sending back 4 (FOUR) 9800 Pro's because everytime I removed the stock HS and put a ATI Silencer rev.1 on it and OC'd it I ended up screwing the core via temperature and making them shut down during 3d graphics regardless of underclocking, setting to stock, whatever.. and of course I ruined the stock hs/fan via snipping the pins off with a pair of pliers. Fortunately Newegg is very accomodating if you send them a graphics card and heatsink outside the shielding bag. =p
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So you VOIDed your warranty and THEN sent 4 (FOUR) of them back? :Q
[i would not brag about being so clumsy, either] 😉
:roll:

:thumbsdown:
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Nein. Sapphire tech has no problems with you removing the HS, I called and asked the first time and they said go for it, as long as you don't scratch the board you are fine.

Keep in mind this was long ago when I was learning, I've just been so terrified of video cards ever since I haven't bothered trying. Sort of like the whole eat a bad taco never eat mexican again. =p

I was quite honest with Newegg, and I buy constantly from them because I build computers for people in the local Omaha area (102 to date and growing!). Losing $400 to the thousands I spend a week is nothing to them, but regardless I basically said, "Look. I removed the heatsink, added a silencer (which I bought from them and was clearly on my invoice) and it seems to overheat. What can you do for me?".

They just said send it back. Was no deception at all (the heatsink itself was clearly detached and outside the shielding and the pins were not even present - it was quite obvious I removed it), and no void warranty on removing any HS from a Sapphire Tech video card unless you scratch it while doing so.

Don't leap to conclusions. :shocked:
 
sure, four times . . . and your description of snapping off pins required no 'leap' for me to conclude: 'clumsy'


:roll:

thanks for the confirmation, though.

😀
 
Sorry didnt know there was another thread on the price drop.

I was in BrokenPrices when they just listed a bunch of 7800's and other video cards.
Seems there were a lot of price drops across the board.
 
Well the BFG doesn't function on water and neither does evga. I like bfg usually but this time XFX has the ball. 490Mhz on the model bundled with BF2 and it is the only card I know of that watercools. FYI =)
 
Originally posted by: apoppin
sure, four times . . . and your description of snapping off pins required no 'leap' for me to conclude: 'clumsy'


:roll:

thanks for the confirmation, though.

😀
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Did you bother to read what I posted? Using a pair of pliers I just snapped the ends of the plastic pins off the underside of the card itself. There is absolutely nothing clumsy about this as it actually requires a pretty steady hand as a good pair of pliers will scratch the pcb with very little pressure causing extreme damage to any card.

And yes, I went through four cards. It had nothing to do with me being clumsy, however. I very carefully cleaned off the thermal paste they used and put on AS3. In the end it was due to a very poor finish on the ATI Silencer which I solved by taking sand paper to it. The bad contact caused the cards to overheat even on stock settings, and there was no damage to the cards at all per say, they just needed the original heatsink stuck back on and they would be good to go, as I take the pins off simply by clipping them with a pair of pliers.

I'm sorry you really feel the need to attempt to nit pick me, but I'm being pretty straightforward with this issue. Come back and reply when your reading comprehension gets to the point where I don't have to correct your understanding at least once per reply. :roll:

Anyway, since this thread has been hijacked enough by someone with some strange vendetta lets get back to the point. =o
 
Originally posted by: TheMerovingian
Well the BFG doesn't function on water and neither does evga. I like bfg usually but this time XFX has the ball. 490Mhz on the model bundled with BF2 and it is the only card I know of that watercools. FYI =)
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I'm too old fashioned, or cheap.. air for me! 😉
 
Originally posted by: Izusaga
Did you bother to read what I posted? Using a pair of pliers I just snapped the ends of the plastic pins off the underside of the card itself. There is absolutely nothing clumsy about this as it actually requires a pretty steady hand as a good pair of pliers will scratch the pcb with very little pressure causing extreme damage to any card.
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Well it is kinda clumsy consider all you have to do is pull the little center part of the pin out and the rest slides right making the whole assembly reusable. 😉
 
Actually, the $507.50 for the eVGA is a bad link. However both the XFX and Leadtek are going for $515.00.

Looks like the 7800 GTX is moving into the mid-upper spending range. Nvidia must have very good yeilds for the G70 and ATI looks like it's going to be in a world of hurt. Both Crossfire and R520 are not out yet and ATI can't afford to let 7800 drop to the mid price range.
 
Originally posted by: Izusaga
Only reason I nab the BFG's is the fact that the video card seems to be the only piece of hardware I cannot successfully modify to overclock. I remember sending back 4 (FOUR) 9800 Pro's because everytime I removed the stock HS and put a ATI Silencer rev.1 on it and OC'd it I ended up screwing the core via temperature and making them shut down during 3d graphics regardless of underclocking, setting to stock, whatever.. and of course I ruined the stock hs/fan via snipping the pins off with a pair of pliers. Fortunately Newegg is very accomodating if you send them a graphics card and heatsink outside the shielding bag. =p
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FYI even OCing the BFG voids your lifetime warranty 😛
 
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