Warm? PNY 9600 GT $99 bucks at CC.

They would do this when I'm trying to sell my 9600GT with a Zalman vf-900.

Good deal; too bad I'm so far away from CC.
 
Head up guys. There are a few of them @ the CC nest to NE mall in Hurst TX (76021). I priced matched it for $99.00 at Best Buy around the corner and used my $35.00 BB GC as well bringing it down even further. The Best Buy has several at that store. I think I counted about 3 of them and if you need one I would grab one now since several the CS reps have the price match fresh in memory from my sale today.
 
I picked one up in Tucson, Az. They couldn't even find it in thier computer, Had to go to the Hardforums right in CC and "oh, there is one in town". GO HARD!
 
gwarren007 said:
I picked one up in Tucson, Az. They couldn't even find it in thier computer, Had to go to the Hardforums right in CC and "oh, there is one in town". GO HARD!
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Yes [H} really is the cats meow :). Yeah they didn't have it in the computer at the Hurst TX store either until they actually "rung it up" just to see what it would ring up as. Even the regular CS guy was unaware of it.

About the card. I stuck in it a budget machine not expecting much, but boy was I wrong. It's at least 20-35% faster (game depending) in the newer games than a 7950GT. Some of the older games don't get that same boost, but most recent and fairly recent like Oblivion and Stalker get a massive boost from the previous 7600GT-7950GT series generation of cards.
 
zone_86 said:
Head up guys. There are a few of them @ the CC nest to NE mall in Hurst TX (76021). I priced matched it for $99.00 at Best Buy around the corner and used my $35.00 BB GC as well bringing it down even further. The Best Buy has several at that store. I think I counted about 3 of them and if you need one I would grab one now since several the CS reps have the price match fresh in memory from my sale today.
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How did you get them to price match it?
 
Simply went to the best buy after verifying that indeed CC had it in stock and was actually $99.00 - all you do is go to BB and ask them if they will price match it. Either store will usually price match any item even if on sale or clearance. They did have to call CC to verify that items price though before they matched it.
 
zone_86 said:
Simply went to the best buy after verifying that indeed CC had it in stock and was actually $99.00 - all you do is go to BB and ask them if they will price match it. Either store will usually price match any item even if on sale or clearance. They did have to call CC to verify that items price though before they matched it.
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I live in the hulen TCU area and they will call whatever store to match price and it does have to be in stock. I would be all over this if i didnt have a 8800GT. On a side note....some guy here has a 10% off $99 and up Best Buy coupon that can be used too. :D :cool:
 
gwarren007 said:
I picked one up in Tucson, Az. They couldn't even find it in thier computer, Had to go to the Hardforums right in CC and "oh, there is one in town". GO HARD!
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:rolleyes:
Go hard, or go home?

Yea, in our system it rings up as PNY Video Card $99. haha
 
what I dont understand is that CC will have a killer deal like this but very few people will ever know. most items that are marked down are not advertised, listed on their website, or even marked down in the store. CC could make a shitload of sales if people actually knew about their sales. theres no telling how many items I would have purchased from them instead of just walking right by them.
 
That's the truth, they do an abysmal job of keeping price tags up to date in store.
 
Any chance you could check these area codes please? I've got some friends and family in the market.

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so my question.. this or my 3850 512 for a home theater that plays some games big screen (psychonauts, f11, psx emulators come to mine). which is the overall way to go?
 
I picked up the last one at the CC in Huntsville, AL. They had it for the aforementioned $99.
 
Manaknight said:
so my question.. this or my 3850 512 for a home theater that plays some games big screen (psychonauts, f11, psx emulators come to mine). which is the overall way to go?
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3580 is fine if you already have one.

I picked up the only one from the [local] store. Supposedly the restocking truck arrives every Wednesday, so more might arrive then. $99.99 was the price.

I tried to price match at Best Buy, but the Best Buy employee called and claims that the person at Circuit City could not find the card in their computer. They told me I couldn't use the 10% off coupon along with a price match anyways. They said I would have to buy the card from Circuit City and bring them the receipt to get a price match.

Thanks for posting this great deal antiv6!
 
also if you can get one of those USPS movers coupons for $40 off $199 that would make the deal even sweeter.
 
darkpaw said:
That's the truth, they do an abysmal job of keeping price tags up to date in store.
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Well, I am on my last 2.5 weeks so I really don't do tags, at like all anymore.

I guess they are just trying to get rid of old video cards or something because the GTX280/260 and 4 series ATi cards are coming out??

The stocking truck comes on Wednesdays and Fridays. But nobody but the Ops Manager(#3 guy) knows what is on it. Maybe shirts that fit, and that were supposedly ordered back last September, or name tags for all the sales guys. :p Ahh, to be working at a company that is getting killed. haha
 
There's only one minor downside to the card itself from what I now know, and that is that for some reason PNY has this fan "locked" and you absolutely can't manage the fan speed at all with any utility. Not even RivaTuner. However, as opposed to what other people that bought this card says, it's not spinning @ 100%. It's spinning @ around 47% constant which actually keeps it quite cool at idle -- around 40c to be exact, and it will ramp one time when it hits about 55C to 65% which amazingly keeps the card @ below 62c idle. Much more efficient than the typical 8800GT with the reference cooler. Not quiet but also not overly loud. So all overall it's a great deal for $99.00.
 
zone_86 said:
There's only one minor downside to the card itself from what I now know, and that is that for some reason PNY has this fan "locked" and you absolutely can't manage the fan speed at all with any utility. Not even RivaTuner. However, as opposed to what other people that bought this card says, it's not spinning @ 100%. It's spinning @ around 47% constant which actually keeps it quite cool at idle -- around 40c to be exact, and it will ramp one time when it hits about 55C to 65% which amazingly keeps the card @ below 62c idle. Much more efficient than the typical 8800GT with the reference cooler. Not quiet but also not overly loud. So all overall it's a great deal for $99.00.
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its lock at 37% for me according to EVGA tool. It is a little loud but thats just because my 8600gt is dead silent at idle. I havent heard it ramp up at all and in fact its locked to one speed from I can tell. The 2 prong fan has no adjustability but temps are in the 40s idle and mid to high 50s under load in most games.
 
I should have known not to trust the older ntune ulility. In fact I can't even remember why I installed it or why I didn't uninstall it because I really don't like it, but it read the fan speed @ 47%. However I checked with GPU-Z and sure enough you're right it's reading it @ 35% currently, and eVGA precision says the same :)


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37% fan speed and 47 degrees for me in gpu-z. its 82 F in my room so thats why its running warmer than yours.
 
Jeez bro I didn't mean to make you pull the case side off I thought you might have noticed when you installed it LOL. I noticed that mine was white as well, and when initially googling the PNY 9600GT I didn't see any of them with a white fan. I thought the 9600GT would be shorter than the 8800GT but I believe it's the same size pretty much - went right up next to the drive cage of a SuperLanboy - there's might be 1/4" clearance which was just enough for the power plug.
 
zone_86 said:
Jeez bro I didn't mean to make you pull the case side off I thought you might have noticed when you installed it LOL. I noticed that mine was white as well, and when initially googling the PNY 9600GT I didn't see any of them with a white fan. I thought the 9600GT would be shorter than the 8800GT but I believe it's the same size pretty much - went right up next to the drive cage of a SuperLanboy - there's might be 1/4" clearance which was just enough for the power plug.
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no I didnt actually look but I am 99% sure its white because I remember checking out the card before installation. I still cant figure out why they would go with a two prong fan for this card though. yeah its the same length as the 8800gt but it easily fit in my HP(dont laugh) case.
 
Anyone have easy ideas on how to make this super quiet for a home theater / gaming PC that lives in a common area?
 
those things are expensive... I was hoping for something more reasonable in price
 
As my under $100 before tax threshold for purching a vid card was breached :) I had the good fortune to pick up the last one in stock at the Kentwood, MI store.
 
cannondale06 said:
what I dont understand is that CC will have a killer deal like this but very few people will ever know. most items that are marked down are not advertised, listed on their website, or even marked down in the store. CC could make a shitload of sales if people actually knew about their sales. theres no telling how many items I would have purchased from them instead of just walking right by them.
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CC could motivate us more to make and update the tags by completely rehauling the tagging system. Its a total piece o' shit.

The sale IIRC on these ends some time in August.

My friend Amanda wants to pick one up for her computer for WoW, which would be a step up from her Radeon X300. She has a 1680x1050 monitor.

How well do you think it will perform with WoW.
 
Max on everything @ 1680x 1050 with AA and AF.

WoW played on medium/medium high on my FX5500 and P4 @ 2.4Ghz... A 9600GT will mow over it.
 
antiv6 said:
Max on everything @ 1680x 1050 with AA and AF.

WoW played on medium/medium high on my FX5500 and P4 @ 2.4Ghz... A 9600GT will mow over it.
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What about Shattrath?

I have a Radeon X1950 Pro that I play WoW with on a P4 3.6 GHz. Get 30-40 FPS with every setting maxed out at 1920x1200, but as soon as I hit Shattrath, it takes a nosedive.
 
Reanimation_LP said:
What about Shattrath?

I have a Radeon X1950 Pro that I play WoW with on a P4 3.6 GHz. Get 30-40 FPS with every setting maxed out at 1920x1200, but as soon as I hit Shattrath, it takes a nosedive.
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Just off hand I can tell you that this card is much faster than my older 7950GT 512MB. Especially in new games. But I will say that some older games like HL2/EP1-EP2, and Far Cry, Prey and all much faster with this card then the 7950GT as well. I know WoW is considered and older game now so i'm not sure about that one - it could be that the specific area of WoW that you're talking about gives all cards a major FPS dive I don't know, but I would *think* you would get about and extra 15-20-25 FPS in that area instantly with the 9600GT and your setup. Move to a better CPU/mobo platform and you'll get an even bigger jump. Heck even an AMD 5000+BE OC'ed to 3.0 would get you much better frame rates than the older P4 setup you're using. Just as an example though as to how good a card for the money it actually is -- the 7950GT was struggling on a 22" with medium settings in Stalker. I had to set the Sky @ static lighting (non dynamic) to get decent FPS and lower the res to 14*9. With the 9600GT I can use dynamic skies and all high settings, and some AA and the FPS is good @ 16*10. Clearly it's not an HD4850, but is is 9/10 of an 8800GT for $99.00
 
The price should still be the same this week, but the PNY 8800GT for $119 + shipping is a great deal for those who want a little bit more power.
 
Scored one at the Vernon Hills, IL CC. No tags on the self mixed in the EVga stuff.... It was the only one there...
 
zone_86 said:
Just off hand I can tell you that this card is much faster than my older 7950GT 512MB. Especially in new games. But I will say that some older games like HL2/EP1-EP2, and Far Cry, Prey and all much faster with this card then the 7950GT as well. I know WoW is considered and older game now so i'm not sure about that one - it could be that the specific area of WoW that you're talking about gives all cards a major FPS dive I don't know, but I would *think* you would get about and extra 15-20-25 FPS in that area instantly with the 9600GT and your setup. Move to a better CPU/mobo platform and you'll get an even bigger jump. Heck even an AMD 5000+BE OC'ed to 3.0 would get you much better frame rates than the older P4 setup you're using. Just as an example though as to how good a card for the money it actually is -- the 7950GT was struggling on a 22" with medium settings in Stalker. I had to set the Sky @ static lighting (non dynamic) to get decent FPS and lower the res to 14*9. With the 9600GT I can use dynamic skies and all high settings, and some AA and the FPS is good @ 16*10. Clearly it's not an HD4850, but is is 9/10 of an 8800GT for $99.00
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Ah, again, this card would be for my friend, whos dropping it into a AMD X2 machine that has 2GB of RAM and XP installed.

I'm personally going to be moving from the P4 to a Core 2 Extreme QX6700.
 
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