X800XTPE for $420

Enjoy the wait guys, al three of my eVga 6800 GT's arrived today. Now to use the Step Up program to get an Ultra.
 
here's a lovely snip from an emal I recieved from Dell:

"We have reviewed your order. Although we had anticipated being able to ship your order sooner,
we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order and will not be able to ship this order and any associated orders until on or before 11-17-2004."

-now its shoved back to November?

good God! :rolleyes:
 
ozziegn said:
here's a lovely snip from an emal I recieved from Dell:

"We have reviewed your order. Although we had anticipated being able to ship your order sooner,
we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order and will not be able to ship this order and any associated orders until on or before 11-17-2004."

-now its shoved back to November?

good God! :rolleyes:
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sounds familiar

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=799343
 
Hehe, I got the same email. I have an order in at Gateway and Dell. At least Gateway's emails are more optimistic. My latest ship date for Gateway is 9-17. :p
 
i have given up on my order and plan to cancel. i found some BFG 6800GT OC's near my location and i'm just going to go grab one of those. i'm not waiting another two months after i've already waited over a month for the same card from another place. hell with all of that i am perfectly fine with spending the price, but i'm just fed up. i guess ati won't get my money this year...
 
sorry to bump this thread, but i got an email that said dell wont ship my card until 9-27-04.

i also ordered an x800 pro for a friend a few days ago, and that also says it wont ship until 9-27-04. i called a service rep, matthew riordan ext 39398 and he said they are oout of stock, and should be instock late september.

i just cancelled my order and bought an x800 pro thru best buy with an employee discount.
 
2aircooled said:
sorry to bump this thread, but i got an email that said dell wont ship my card until 9-27-04.

i also ordered an x800 pro for a friend a few days ago, and that also says it wont ship until 9-27-04. i called a service rep, matthew riordan ext 39398 and he said they are oout of stock, and should be instock late september.

i just cancelled my order and bought an x800 pro thru best buy with an employee discount.
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Is it me or Dell doesn't have the card on thier site anymore? Did a search for x800 nothing came up other then thier systems
 
ozziegn said:
here's a lovely snip from an emal I recieved from Dell:

"We have reviewed your order. Although we had anticipated being able to ship your order sooner,
we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order and will not be able to ship this order and any associated orders until on or before 11-17-2004."

-now its shoved back to November?

good God! :rolleyes:
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November! :eek: When did you order, yesterday? No, seriously, when did you order?
 
just cancelled my order yesterday and order another x800pro, but with VIVO...yay for flash mod :D
 
joses0 said:
where did you order one?
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mwave has the cheapest VIVO i've seen in stock at $435, i think it's just a BBA OEM card. i ordered mine from allstarshop, which was a Sapphire Toxic for $470...i was willing to pay the extra because the toxic comes with the ATI Silencer already and the cooler is $50+ at newegg and $36 at frozencpu (out of stock).

i've already seen 4 or 5 people have success modding the Toxic to 16pipes so here's hoping.
 
2aircooled said:
sorry to bump this thread, but i got an email that said dell wont ship my card until 9-27-04.
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What was your original ship date? I'm still holding out hoping that just maybe this card will show up since it is such a great deal. We'll see. If the price of 6800Us come down, I might jump ship but I see a fat lot of chance in that.
 
ozziegn said:
here's a lovely snip from an emal I recieved from Dell:

"We have reviewed your order. Although we had anticipated being able to ship your order sooner,
we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order and will not be able to ship this order and any associated orders until on or before 11-17-2004."

-now its shoved back to November?

good God! :rolleyes:
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I kinda told you guys that they would be November a while ago....

By then I'll be looking forward to Winter refreshes from both Nvidia and ATI.
 
ozziegn said:
8/13
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:mad: Well, my current due date is 9/3.I ordered 8/14 and had an original due date of 8/23. If they had 289 cards why didn't anybody get at least one?

As Jessie Jackson might say in this situation I am going to "Keep hope alive." :p
 
The only delay notice I've gotten was one saying 9/7... I guess we'll see if I get a second delay notice in the next few days.
 
Ok everyone, you are all one person closer to your card as I have decided to give up on this one. If I didn't have a brand new A64 waiting on a VC, I might wait around for this deal. As it is, I'll be looking at either the X800Pro VIVO mod or the 6800GT to OC. Good luck getting your cards. ATI has really managed to step on their danglies this time...

Dell Customer Service said:
We have reviewed your order. Although we had anticipated being able to ship your order sooner, we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order and will not be able to ship this order and any associated orders until on or before 09-30-2004.

Please be aware that due to Federal Trade Commission rules, we must have your consent to continue with the order despite the delay. If you do not contact us by 9pm Central Standard Time on 09-07-2004, your order will automatically be cancelled.

Please inform us of your decision to consent or cancel your order by emailing the Dell Notification team at US_Dell_Notify@dell.com or by calling us at 1-877-868-3355.

Please include your customer number or order number with any correspondence.
We apologize for any inconvenience this delay may cause you.



Thank you,
Dell Inc. Notification Team
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Just got the same email... I'll wait to the end of the month, but if nothing by then I'll get a 6800 Ultra...
 
I've also given up on Dell and ordered a 6800GT.

I'm disappointed in Dell. This sucks not only due to the video card, but also because I own their stock. While this is my first order from Dell, I'd expected better from this top computer vendor. My concern is that they can check to see something is in stock, confirm shipment plans, then later find they cannot ship. For heaven's sake, this is what Dell does, this is all they do. How on earth can they not be better at it?

For anyone interested...
I went with the CompuPlus.com
BFG GeForce 6800GT 256MB AGP Video Card - BFGR68256GTOC
Total amount: $429.95
This includes shipping, UPS second day (which turns out to be 5th day with the holiday) but it's on the way with tracking info provided. CompuPlus shipped the day after I ordered it (I ordered it late in the day) and provided a direct link for tracking.

Fop those thinking of the 6800GT, the BFG is factory overclocked to 370MHz with 350MHz being standard. The memory on the card runs at the standard 500mHz DDR (effective 1000MHz) so isn't overclocked. If there's a faster 6800GT, I'm not aware of it.

BestBuy sells the same card for $399 but pretty much seems to stay sold out.


Meanwhile, I'm going to take up fly fishing.


greeps said:
ugh...

Recapping: :)

He checked the records and found no card ordered. Next he took the order for the card, apologized for the failed web order, put me on hold for a minute while called the warehouse and confirmed they were in stock, authorized the discount price of $416.66 plus state taxes of $38.54, and also authorized free priority shipping.​


Now under order status on Dell's site: :(

This information is current as of Friday, August 20, 2004.Delayed Items

Currently one or more items are backordered. Every effort is being made to complete the order.

SKU: <> A0381920 Quantity: 1
Description: <> Radeon X800XT Platinum Edition :



Perhaps it was too good to be true. Still, it was worth a try.

Now to look into this "GT" I see people discussing. If the X800XT truly is endlessly I'll probably return to the Nvidia camp and plant one of those power sucking, slot blocking, futureproof Nvidias. I've always liked the bleeding edge.

Anyone gone with the new dual card PCI solutions?
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Hm, it's pretty much as I expected, if ATI isn't shipping this cards out until Mid-October...OEMs won't get them en masse until November. Bummer. Sorry it didn't work out guys.
 
LordBritish said:
I got my X800 XT-PE for $416 !!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

















Oh no I didn't - just kidding :p
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Ooooooooh that was mean. I was just about to do my happy dance and I read a little further. :p

Hopefully Dell will flex it's OEM muscle and get some of these cards in sooner than later. I know this situation has PO'd (that's "pissed off" for those of you that took the short yellow bus to school :) ) Dell as well. If any OEM gets these cards, I would think the first would be Big Daddy Dell.
 
So... my order delay date of 9/30 is coming up... what do you think the odds of getting another indefinitly delayed email are?
 
I was just going to dig up this thread and ask the same question... I had an order placed too, but scrapped it for a 6800GT a few weeks ago... I'm feeling good about it, but if you guys that stuck it out until now do have your cards ship in a couple days I'd be a little jealous...
 
ShoNuff said:
Ooooooooh that was mean. I was just about to do my happy dance and I read a little further. :p

Hopefully Dell will flex it's OEM muscle and get some of these cards in sooner than later. I know this situation has PO'd (that's "pissed off" for those of you that took the short yellow bus to school :) ) Dell as well. If any OEM gets these cards, I would think the first would be Big Daddy Dell.
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Maybe, but I have been waiting for my card from gateway that I would have gotten for $386 for the x800xt, after tax and shipping. I have been waiting for about 6 months....lol
 
halcyon said:
So... my order delay date of 9/30 is coming up... what do you think the odds of getting another indefinitly delayed email are?
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My "order delay date" was 9/27. I got the email and a phone call asking if I wanted to keep waiting. My new date is 10/4. Forcing myself to be optimistic I guess I should be happy that they did not push the date back to 11/4. :)
 
I got my XT PE for $399. Actually its a X800pro softmodded 16 pipes. Able to run as 540/570. I use it at 520/560 speeds. If its not an XT PE I dont know what is.
 
I got this letter yesterday

We have reviewed your order. Although we had anticipated being able to ship your order sooner,
we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order and will not be able to ship this order and any associated orders until on or before 10-19-2004.

Please be aware that due to Federal Trade Commission rules, we must have your consent to continue with the order despite the delay. If you do not contact us by 9pm Central Standard Time on 09-30-2004, your order will automatically be cancelled.

Please inform us of your decision to consent or cancel your order by emailing the Dell Notification team at US_Dell_Notify@dell.com or by calling us at 1-877-868-3355.

Please include your customer number or order number with any correspondence.
We apologize for any inconvenience this delay may cause you



Thank you,
Dell Inc. Notification Team
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I'm in no rush whatsoever to get this card. But if I'm able to get it at this price, it sure is a steal. My local Fry's have both the BFG 6800GT's and ultras in stock but 'm not sure I want to pay an extra $100 for the ultra. Sure I can get a GT and overclock it but we just did that to my friends GT and a resistor got fried off the board. Oh well, I might buy me a new case and a some watercoooling equipment for my other computer.
 
SocketA said:
I got my XT PE for $399. Actually its a X800pro softmodded 16 pipes. Able to run as 540/570. I use it at 520/560 speeds. If its not an XT PE I dont know what is.
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hate to burst you bubble but you dont have an XT PE.

yes, your card is running at current XT PE specs but it still isnt a genuine (sp?) XT PE card.

there's a reason why so many of these soft modded XT PEs werent labeled as official XT PE cards.

they probably failed one test or another which is why they didnt make the official cut.

but nonetheless, for $399 you cant beat the performance that you (and so many others) are getting.
 
Well did anyone get one for $416 !!

Let's hear from all of you lucky son of a guns !!
 
LordBritish said:
I agree, time is money.

I spent $590 on a 6800 Ultra that was available on newegg.com at that moment - 2 days later I got it and I was dooming away.

I hope you're dooming away coz I'm having a blast :D

If you think you're gunna get a X800 XT-PE for $420, then you're obviously very optimistic.

You'll probably end up wasting a lot of time and you'll probably be dissapointed in the end.
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I agree, I just got the 6800GTOC at Fry's, put in an NV5 Silencer modified with a Sanyo Denki 800mm fan and I am Doomiinnngg away with my GT running at 425 / 1115 and the load temp never goes above 64c. Wish you ATI X800 guys good luck but your wait may be very looooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!! LOL !!!!
 
jgdiaz said:
I agree, I just got the 6800GTOC at Fry's, put in an NV5 Silencer modified with a Sanyo Denki 800mm fan and I am Doomiinnngg away with my GT running at 425 / 1115 and the load temp never goes above 64c. Wish you ATI X800 guys good luck but your wait may be very looooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!! LOL !!!!
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Did you actually just make that post?
 
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