Could I use this with my EVGA 8800gt Superclocked?
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MSI 8800GT $208 @ Dell.com
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Could I use this with my EVGA 8800gt Superclocked?
s0ccermike4
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I placed my order on the 27th and Dell estimates a ship date of 12/12/2007. It's perfectly fine with me if it ships out on the 12th since that will be about when I am done with my final exams. I really hope that estimate is accurate...
I hope so.I think as of 12/1 we will have tracking information. I foresee it
I returned my PNY 8800GT to CompUSA last night. I'm suffering withdrawal already. The onboard GeForce 6100 is my only companion.
NowhereMan
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12/10/2007 ship date for me too... tick, tock, tick, tock...
FurBurglar
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I really do hope that Dell follows through on their ship date estimates. I don't have a card ordered from them, but the last time I had an OOS item from them it said "ships in 1-2 weeks". I finally canceled the order after 2 months of waiting. If they follow through it is a great deal, if not, not so much.
Yeah... I ordered Supreme Commander from Amazon now that it's below $30. I sold my old video card and shipped it out yesterday morning. SC was there for me when I got home yesterday. Ouch. I'm on a Radeon X1200 type onboard thingamajob. I think I'll get around to finishing that StarCraft campaign now
i called dell to check shipping date because mine was listed at 12/10/07. i asked the rep to check the stock of the item and she said it was backordered and is estimated to ship on the 20th now, but it could be 2 weeks even later than that. dell....wow. and i ordered mine on the 24th..when it first hit. so... i would go ahead and assume santa will be bringing it.
FurBurglar
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i called dell to check shipping date because mine was listed at 12/10/07. i asked the rep to check the stock of the item and she said it was backordered and is estimated to ship on the 20th now, but it could be 2 weeks even later than that. dell....wow. and i ordered mine on the 24th..when it first hit. so... i would go ahead and assume santa will be bringing it.
And so it begins......
SignalSoldier
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Hjmmm this may get ugly...
Can anybody else confirm this?
Can anybody else confirm this?
You are forgetting Dell is the biggest manufactures of home PC's so getting hundreds if not thousands of cards may not be a problem for them as it would be for say Newegg.
FurBurglar
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It could be tough for them if the cards do not exist and/or the quantity they sold because of their price is way too great for the manufacturer to get caught up on. I can guarantee you that no matter how big Dell is no manufacturer is just going to give all their stock to Dell because Dell was stupid. They will distribute the supply as they normally would.
i called dell to check shipping date because mine was listed at 12/10/07. i asked the rep to check the stock of the item and she said it was backordered and is estimated to ship on the 20th now, but it could be 2 weeks even later than that. dell....wow. and i ordered mine on the 24th..when it first hit. so... i would go ahead and assume santa will be bringing it.
Wow, that is teh suck.
You first,Quick, everyone call a different Dell CSR in India and report back with the answer. This should be fun.
Anywho, as said before, My HD3870's have shipped so I am confident my 8800GT's will ship as well, just wait until the ETA shipping date is reached....
Um...OkayYour sarcasm detector has failed.
Anywho, is there a rough estimate as far as how many people actually ordered the MSI's and XFX compared to the VisionTek's?
Live chat or call their 800 customer number, really easy, but hold off until mid december, if it doesn't come by then, the decision is up to you.
Ok, thanks.
Gonna be out of the country from the 22nd-6th, so it's basically now or next year.
I'll wait a few days and see how this goes...I just realized that the 225 dollars or so they withdrew from my checking account has been put back...... ah shit
It wasn't withdrawn.
What they did is called a hold. It's placed on the account to authorize the credit card for the purchase. In other words, they place the hold and make sure it goes through OK to make sure the card works and has funds available.
The hold automatically comes off a few days later. This is SOP for all purchases of this type.
Your card was never "charged" and they didn't reverse any charges. They placed a hold for the funds when you clicked "submit" and the hold naturally comes off a few days later no matter what Dell does.
I just realized that the 225 dollars or so they withdrew from my checking account has been put back...... ah shit
What card was purchased and when was the order placed?
Definitely not a good sign
Anyone else confirming?
What card was purchased and when was the order placed?
Definitely not a good sign
Anyone else confirming?
There is an explanation of the process here:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/gascharge.asp
It is a common practice in the merchant trade that when a customer initiates a transaction for goods or services that will be paid for later (such as a hotel room reservation), the merchant submits an authorization hold against the customer's card. This authorization verifies that the customer's card is valid, checks that the cardholder has a sufficient credit limit to complete the transaction, and "reserves" a block of that credit line.
For example, suppose I had a credit card with a $300 credit limit, and I made a one-night reservation for a hotel room costing $200 per night. My card might be clear of charges at the time I make the reservation, but what happens if by the time I check into my hotel, I've already racked up my $300 limit in other purchases? Even though my card is valid, even though my credit limit is greater than the cost of the hotel room, and even though my card was clear at the time I made the reservation, the hotelier might not be able to put through his legitimate charge because it will not fit within my card's authorized credit limit.
This problem is solved by "reserving" a block of credit. When I make my hotel room reservation, the hotel puts through an authorization hold that grabs and reserves a $200 chunk of credit to ensure that the room charge will eventually go through. They aren't actually charging $200 to my card; they're temporarily holding a portion of my credit line so that I can't spend more than $100 somewhere else in the meanwhile, thereby guaranteeing that their later $200 charge will go through without running afoul of my credit limit. Once the transaction is completed (or cancelled, or allowed to expire), the authorization hold is reversed. Most customers never see these authorization holds on their printed statements (although cardholders who view their recent credit card activity via web-based banking services may see them appear in on-line listings).
No.
They still have to put the hold to authorize the transaction. They cannot process the transaction and put your order through to the backorder list unless they confirm that they have a working form of payment.
Gas stations do the same thing. You generally get a $10-$50 hold placed on your credit or debit card between when you swipe the card and when you start pumping. Then the actual charge is placed and the initial hold is reversed. Sometimes the bank lags a bit reversing the hold and it can really screw with your day if you have limited funds in the account.
And, as you've found out, if the "real" charge isn't placed within a few days to the account, the hold just "goes away" because the bank assumes the transaction won't take place.
smileyscout
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Will I just had a little chat with Dell...
Ok maybe I didn't need to paste it all in but hey might as well. Looks like the 26th (hopefully) and a 20 dollar credit. Nice gesture but now I'm out of a graphics card until Dell coughs one up or I bale and buy from Newegg. Oh well I can surf on my Wii or PS3.
Ok maybe I didn't need to paste it all in but hey might as well. Looks like the 26th (hopefully) and a 20 dollar credit. Nice gesture but now I'm out of a graphics card until Dell coughs one up or I bale and buy from Newegg. Oh well I can surf on my Wii or PS3.
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Well if they do cancel them I'd like them to do it sooner rather then later. Crysis demands SLI!!!
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