Did I get screwed by BFG?

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Ok, my 8800 GTX OC 768MB vid card bit the dust so I turned it in for a warranty.

They sent me a 9800GTX+ 512MB card. Is this a comparable card?

EDIT: Jeff from BFG called me up and straightened my dumbass out ;)

its a 1 GIG card not a 512!

I went to their site and only saw a 512 card listed but the smell of Friday in the air dulled my already low comprehension skills and I missed it.

Thanks to Jeff for helping me out!

I hope everyone remembers that its not just about the card. Its about the service behind the card!!!

Its also the reason I also bought a 285 BFG card as an update excuse!

My only complaint is that Jeff reminded me I could SLI this card with the 285 and now I'm considering it! lol
 
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Yes. Live with it ;).

PS-just think of it as a gts250 if it makes you feel better.
 
While the performance charts that I was looking at state the 9800 GTX+ should be a better performer in most applications, it isn't the proper upgrade. There was a mistake made. Please send me your contact details via PM so I can look into this and resolve this issue for you :)
 
If you can get over the memory difference in your head...

The 9800GTX+ 512MB I think has a better performance except maybe running at very high resolutions - 2560 x 1600 where the extra memory might help, otherwise 9800GTX+ 512MB all the way!
 
Jeff.Kozlowski said:
While the performance charts that I was looking at state the 9800 GTX+ should be a better performer in most applications, it isn't the proper upgrade. There was a mistake made. Please send me your contact details via PM so I can look into this and resolve this issue for you :)
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i dont know about you guys, but this post is heartening to me. a rep who pays attention and goes out of his way to help a customer around here gets points in my book
 
Jeff.Kozlowski said:
While the performance charts that I was looking at state the 9800 GTX+ should be a better performer in most applications, it isn't the proper upgrade. There was a mistake made. Please send me your contact details via PM so I can look into this and resolve this issue for you :)
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Isnt it cool to have reps around.
My next card has to be a BFG now that I realized how useless EVGA's step up program is. Although I do have one for Physx and its very fast so nice upgrade anyway.
Regards
 
__hollywood|meow said:
i dont know about you guys, but this post is heartening to me. a rep who pays attention and goes out of his way to help a customer around here gets points in my book
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It was to me too! My only problem now is feeling guilty about my title!
 
It would be awesome if everything was this way. Something happens and a rep pops in and saves the day.
 
I've had a BFG card fry on me and I must admit they were awesome. Called them up, no problem, sent me a new one.
 
guavaball said:
My only complaint is that Jeff reminded me I could SLI this card with the 285 and now I'm considering it! lol
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Well you can't "SLI" them exactly, but you can install the 9800GTX and dedicate it for PhysX. It should be a great card for that.

It might not give you the biggest performance increase, but will make the overall gaming experience that much better, especially in games that heavily support PhysX:)
 
I've said over and over BFG is awesome for GPUs.

It's all I buy.

Jeff has helped me more than once.
I also think the BFG Trade-up is excellent, many more choices than the competition.
 
Jeff.Kozlowski said:
Well you can't "SLI" them exactly, but you can install the 9800GTX and dedicate it for PhysX. It should be a great card for that.

It might not give you the biggest performance increase, but will make the overall gaming experience that much better, especially in games that heavily support PhysX:)
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I'll take any edge I can get!

Thanks Jeff! :D
 
shaolin95 said:
Isnt it cool to have reps around.
My next card has to be a BFG now that I realized how useless EVGA's step up program is. Although I do have one for Physx and its very fast so nice upgrade anyway.
Regards
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They treat me so well that I will start using NVidia cards on my next upgrade just to get BFG.
 
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