X800Pro costs less than 9800XT ?

[futuristicmonkey]

Linkz0r

This page is from a store 5 mins away from my house in Winnipeg, Manitoba (that's Canada for you Yanks). Anyways, check out the bottom of the page and compare the prices of the two cards in the title. Isn't this a little weird? Oh, and I remember also seeing something like this at Futureshop.ca. Aren't the prices of new-gen cards supposed to be more than that of current-gen?


Edit: and the XT is just $144 more than the 9800XT

 

[nanaki333]

and i bet dumb consumers will still go with the more expensive 9800XT. being it still costs more, it MUST be better!!!

 

[apoppin]

Circuit City in San Bernardino is STILL selling the Radeon 8500-128MB for $299.99.

So what. Caveat Emptor.

That said, my Ati Radeon 9800- "XT" only cost $223 shipped from NewEgg earlier this month . . . good "old" xt deals are to be had.

:roll:

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: apoppin
Circuit City in San Bernardino is STILL selling the Radeon 8500-128MB for $299.99.

:Q

 

[Cawchy87]

Wow, i didn't know someone else on this fourm was from winnipeg!

 

[futuristicmonkey]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Wow, i didn't know someone else on this fourm was from winnipeg!

Hey Cawchy87, don't you remember a while back I asked what city you lived in and if in Winnipeg then I could tell u a few good stores to buy cheap pc parts, then you pm'ed me about it, then I pm'ed you back?

And lol, ya, I thought i was alone here too

 

[Cawchy87]

Oh ya, too bad there isn't anywhere in canada to buy cheap computer parts , well, relitive to american prices.

 

[ronnn]

Only city with a neighbourhood called tuxedo (I think).

 

[bcoupland]

I live in Canada as well, and I have heard good recommendations about ncix.com. They are based out of Vancouver. Their prices look reasonable.

 

[Brian48]

One CompUSA in my area still has a single, 32mb Creative Annihilator GeForce2 priced at $129.95 :roll: It's actually a reduced price as the original sticker for $199.95 has been stratched out with the newer one right next to it.

 

[magratton]

Originally posted by: apoppin
Circuit City in San Bernardino is STILL selling the Radeon 8500-128MB for $299.99.

Ugly.

Originally posted by: apoppin
That said, my Ati Radeon 9800- "XT" only cost $223 shipped from NewEgg earlier this month . . . good "old" xt deals are to be had.

Got a receipt to back that up? Even the refurbs are over 300.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Originally posted by: magratton

Originally posted by: apoppin
Circuit City in San Bernardino is STILL selling the Radeon 8500-128MB for $299.99.

Ugly.

Originally posted by: apoppin
That said, my Ati Radeon 9800- "XT" only cost $223 shipped from NewEgg earlier this month . . . good "old" xt deals are to be had.

Got a receipt to back that up? Even the refurbs are over 300.

I think appopin's "9800XT" is a 9800 Pro 256MB flashed to a 9800XT IIRC.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy

Originally posted by: magratton

Originally posted by: apoppin
Circuit City in San Bernardino is STILL selling the Radeon 8500-128MB for $299.99.

Ugly.

Originally posted by: apoppin
That said, my Ati Radeon 9800- "XT" only cost $223 shipped from NewEgg earlier this month . . . good "old" xt deals are to be had.

Got a receipt to back that up? Even the refurbs are over 300.

I think appopin's "9800XT" is a 9800 Pro 256MB flashed to a 9800XT IIRC.

Yes i do have a receipt (it isn't stolen)

correct . . . And there is ZERO difference between my ATI 9800 "XT" and any other "XT" (except for the packaging and possibly the vga cooler) - same thermal diode, same Hynix 2.5ns RAM, same OverDrive thermal overclocking, same r360 core and enhancements, same minimum core 418hz . . . same . . same . . . same . . .

EXCEPT for the (over)PRICE.



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