** SOLD OUT ** -- BFG FX Geforce 6800 GT 256mb Video Card for $349.99 + Ship

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** SOLD OUT ** -- BFG FX Geforce 6800 GT 256mb Video Card for $349.99 + Ship

Outpost has the BFG FX6800 GT 256mb Overclocked Video Card with nVidia's GeForce 6800 GT Chip for $349.99.

1. Outpost Price : $349.99
Final Price : $349.99 + Ship -- ** SOLD OUT **

 

[sdissem]

Says "Currently unavailable"
And in CA you also pay taxes...

 

[lexington01]

I'll never understand why anyone would pay so much for a video card. I'm perfectly satisfied with my Geforce4 Ti.

 

[jloutz]

Geforce 4

I had that same video card and you really shouldn't be satisfied as it wasn't really that good. Image quality in 2D was subpar. Speed wise an ATI 9800 card which you can get for $150.00 is way better 2D and double the speed of what you have. The new generation cards are another 100% speed improvement above that card or four times the throughput of your card.

 

[flybynight]

I had that same video card and you really shouldn't be satisfied as it wasn't really that good. Image quality in 2D was subpar. Speed wise an ATI 9800 card which you can get for $150.00 is way better 2D and double the speed of what you have. The new generation cards are another 100% speed improvement above that card or four times the throughput of your card.

wat u say may all be true (i'm not too current with the new vid cards) but not everybody needs all that speed. i have a geforce2 pro in one of my system and it does wat i want it to and more

 

[lexington01]

Clearly this card is intended for the computer 'elite'.



ie: Nerds!

 

[corruptedsanity]

Clearly this card is intended for the computer 'elite'.



ie: Nerds!

I beg to differ, I would buy the card today before tomorrow. but not because im a nerd. Hell i wish i were a nerd, but I enjoy using computers and prefer to indulge in the best

I guess then, its more a concept of taste than anythin else

 

[sTaTIx]

People seem to think that they're somehow "elite" or "prestigious" when they pay 400+ bucks for a card (that turns into a worthless heap of silicon and scrapmetal in a year or two). In other words, they're compensating for something. If you want to feel "elite," I think it's rather silly to waste your cash on something like a videocard.

 

[corruptedsanity]

People seem to think that they're somehow "elite" or "prestigious" when they pay 400+ bucks for a card (that turns into a worthless heap of silicon and scrapmetal in a year or two). In other words, they're compensating for something. If you want to feel "elite," I think it's rather silly to waste your cash on something like a videocard.

and who are you to judge whats wasting and whats not on other ppl's behalf?

I can do what I want with my money, and payin 400 $ for a vid card that will be top of the line for the next year or so is worth it.

man grow up a lil, to you, paying 1 $ for a can of coke may be nothing big...but to some poor person in another country...they would be callin u a wannabe rich boy or something coz ur wasting money on rubbish drinks...

are they right?NO and niether are you. If your financial situation allows you to think 400 $ for a vid card is a waste and what not rubbish you said.. that doesnt mean it applies to every one..other ppl may prefer top of the line ( even poor ppl who collect thier money) or ppl may have enuf money to buy...
ur no one to decide.

 

[sTaTIx]

I'm sorry but I just find it incredible stupid that anyone would pay that much for the newest videocard that'll be totally worthless in no time. It's not because the upgrade is "needed," nor does is actually increase anyone's enjoyment of playing games. The only reason he does it is to gain some vain sense of prestige, and it doesn't even buy him that much. There are far better things to spend cash on for that; save up and buy some real toys instead of being a geek that's so damn proud of his state-of-the-art piece of computer hardware.

 

[lexington01]

Wow. Sorry I said anything.

Anyways, everyone wastes money on something. Cars, booze, women, computer products...... Everyone has their vice and I don't think we should judge them for it. I was just making a joke.

 

[corruptedsanity]

It's not because the upgrade is "needed," nor does is actually increase anyone's enjoyment of playing games. The only reason he does it is to gain some vain sense of prestige, and it doesn't even buy him that much.

So you are saying that the new video card ( i.e top of the line) will not be better than what he already has?
Care to wager this stupid illiterate claim u made?
ill buy u the damn card if what ur sayin is true, and if ur wrong. I dont want the card, i can buy it. I want you to wade in ur shallow shame.


I should report you to the Admin.

lastly you kid, what may be a "Real toy " to you could be a peice of junk to another person. You are no one to judge whats a" real yot" and whats not.

Consider yourself reported.

 

[flybynight]

So you are saying that the new video card ( i.e top of the line) will not be better than what he already has?
Care to wager this stupid illiterate claim u made?
ill buy u the damn card if what ur sayin is true, and if ur wrong. I dont want the card, i can buy it. I want you to wade in ur shallow shame.


I should report you to the Admin.

lastly you kid, what may be a "Real toy " to you could be a peice of junk to another person. You are no one to judge whats a" real yot" and whats not.

Consider yourself reported.

that would depend on wat he/she already has and wat they need the card to do as well as what the rest of the system specs are. i mean you're not gonna need a $400 vid card just to surf the web and type reports. of course there is always a personal taste there too

not trying to say anyone is wrong or rite here i just think that people need to take it easy here and i don' think there is any need to report anyone to the higher up's. it's just a difference of opinions.

 

[Choochoojr]

My son plays PC games alot, I replaced a 128 MB Radeon 8500 PRO card he had with a 128MB Radeon 9800 PRO card and there is a big difference. Doom 3 looked horrible and was choppy until the card swap, now it works great and the graphics are incredible. So yes, if you wish to play the newer games at the best resolution and have fluid motion you need to upgrade to something farily decent. Good do I live being a "NERD/GEEK"

sTaTIx, I need to feel "ELITE" because I am compesating for not having... What the hell are you taking about anyways. :hmm: :banghead:

 

[corruptedsanity]

hahaha i guess ppl are differant man...some ppl are satisfied/impressed by standards different than ours...

 

[sTaTIx]

My son plays PC games alot, I replaced a 128 MB Radeon 8500 PRO card he had with a 128MB Radeon 9800 PRO card and there is a big difference. Doom 3 looked horrible and was choppy until the card swap, now it works great and the graphics are incredible. So yes, if you wish to play the newer games at the best resolution and have fluid motion you need to upgrade to something farily decent. Good do I live being a "NERD/GEEK"

sTaTIx, I need to feel "ELITE" because I am compesating for not having... What the hell are you taking about anyways. :hmm: :banghead:

I'm not talking about you. It's one thing to upgrade to be able to play a newly released game at a more acceptable framerate, but it's quite another for a man to feel impelled to pay $400+ for the latest-greatest state-of-the-art videocard far beyond any current game's requirements just to get his jollies off. It's merely an ego thing when you get to that point, and it's sad.

 

[Cpaladin]

I can do what I want with my money, and payin 400 $ for a vid card that will be top of the line for the next year or so is worth it.

I should know better than to step into this fray but I'm stupid that way...

It is impossible to buy a card that will be top of the line for the next year or so, as both Nvidia and ATI are locked in a death dance and seem intent to continue it, releasing ever changing versions of existing chipsets and newer technologies, be that PCI Express, more pipelines, improvements to the shader, whatever. Neither sits on their butts for such an extended period of time.

I fail to see why the animosity towards those would who exercise their rightful freedom to buy such high end products, be it motherboards or graphics cards or whatever. Typically those users are the ones who must contend with early driver development and bugs, compatability issues in some cases, a quick rash of bios updates in the beginning, they basically act as beta testers. So that by the time the rest of us buy the stuff when it has come down in price, all the kinks, bugs, and teething pains have been worked out of them.

I've had my MSI K7N2 Delta (nforce 2 ultra based) mobo for a year and a half now and I've flashed the bios only once during that time, which was right at the beginning to correct reported cpu temps. Otherwise I didn't have to contend with any of the earlier nforce1/2 issues, fixes, and bios updates that others did. All those who could and did make the jump early on when the technology was more expensive and more buggy, I thank 'em personally.

 

[OtakuCODE]

Cpaladin: You are indeed a wise person. I've rarely seen people be as sober and their arguments as cogent as yours with regards to being on the bleeding edge of technology. I think we'll only see more and more spats around the net about stuff like this ("Nobody needs that much speed!") as time goes on. As computers get faster and faster, some people will meet the point where they are satisfied with their machine, and they won't really need upgrades except to keep up with software bloat. And software will bloat. I forget the author that wrote it and the book it was in (it might have been "The Mythical Man-Month" but I'm not certain) but a good quote is "Software is a gas - it will expand to fill the space it is given".

I recently bought an Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 Pro TOXiC card and flash-upgraded it to an XT PE card. I suffered all the familiar barbs people are throwing around on here, but the reality is - you still can't max the settings in all available games with either of these cards. Doom 3 has an Ultra High Quality mode that uses 512MB of video ram. Neither of these cards has that. People have reported getting playable performance on some, but I think those people simply don't understand what playable means. The swapping over the AGP bus would be enormous. Unreal Tournament 2004, also, has very high quality modes that can bog down even the best of the cards out today. My general rule of thumb is that I upgrade when a new core chipset comes out. I had a 9700 Pro before I upgraded to the X800 Pro and a geForce3 before that. I won't upgrade when they release a card that's just a faster version of the same chip I already have.

To everyone: Just do not ever say that "nobody needs that much speed" or "that's too much", because it's not. I have over 750GB of hard drive space at home, and for most people that is an insane amount. For me, I am always searching for ways to clear up some more space. I have a 2.8GHz processor and I could make full use of a 100GHz processor tomorrow. Mostly video processing eats both resources. You might not do video processing, but there's no need to slam people for maximizing their machine, they may be doing things with it you don't imagine.

And always remember: BIGGER BETTER FASTER MORE