[porschedrifter]

Recertified 9800gtx on Newegg $129.99

... Should I risk it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130403

 

[ljason8eg]

Yeah why not? Video cards really don't go bad very often unless you're volt modding or other crazy stuff like that. Plus, i'm not sure how much you can trust newegg reviews, but a couple said they got a 9800GTX+

Furthermore, if it doesn't have a recertified S/N, you'll get the lifetime warranty. (Friend had this happen with a mobo from eVGA)

 

[porschedrifter]

Well i took the deal, hoping for the 9800gtx+

 

[MRHANDS]

I ordered one 2 weeks ago.

It's not the gtx+ version. also, mine didnt come with any cords. just the card itself, which was expected. It works just fine.

 

[porschedrifter]

How was the condition of the card itself? I'm not worried about the cables, I never use the break-outs nor the dvi-vga adaptors and my psu has the dual 6pins.

 

[Livinstrong]

They also have a recertified 9800GX2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130402
Do you think that it would be a good buy?

 

[ljason8eg]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livinstrong They also have a recertified 9800GX2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130402 Do you think that it would be a good buy?

Not really. It's cheap performance, but that card has too many issues with scaling and microstutter.

 

[sLowEnd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ljason8eg Not really. It's cheap performance, but that card has too many issues with scaling and microstutter.

Scaling is only bad in some games

Microstutter is only a problem if you're the type of person who notices it

 

[FaceCannon]

Would i notice it.. i cant stand any type of lag or any type of ripping due to v-sync not being on

 

[trueg50]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FaceCannon Would i notice it.. i cant stand any type of lag or any type of ripping due to v-sync not being on

I doubt you would have an issue with it.

Many people report it with this particular card, but after owning one my self for a good while, I would say that is more that they spent a good amount of money on the card, and they expect 2510x1600 resolution with 16x AA and 16x AF.

If you use the latest drivers, and keep your games patched, then it shouldn't be any problem at all.

 

[FaceCannon]

[email protected]&drivers. I want one bad! someone said its like having sli 8800gts's
P.S. I have intel x3100 in my living room.. Any luck gaming? havent tried yet

 

[trueg50]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FaceCannon [email protected]&drivers. I want one bad! someone said its like having sli 8800gts's P.S. I have intel x3100 in my living room.. Any luck gaming? havent tried yet

Yup it really is 2 9800GTX's in one card.

I have yet to try gaming on this , but it definitely GameBoy Advance emulators pretty well.

 

[FaceCannon]

I have definately played.. GTA SAN ANDREAS, NFS Carbon, and spore on it.

 

[Old t-bird dude]

Its worth it make sure you also pick up the connectors.

Ps. hope you have a nice Psu 550+

 

[porschedrifter]

800

 

[porschedrifter]

I loved my late 8800gts, it played my nes emulator at max settings and 320x240 resolution!!!!

 

[FaceCannon]

rofl

 

[porschedrifter]

Nevermind, just cancelled my order and got this for the same price

BFG GeForce 9800 GTX Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV

 

[FaceCannon]

I LOVE TIGERDIRECT.. did i say that out loud?

 

[porschedrifter]

Yeah me too, Living in NJ I have to pay taxes when I buy from Newegg, but most of the time with tax and shipping it's about the same I would pay from Tigerdirect. Also being that the Newegg shipping facility is only an hour away from me, when I order I usually get the packages the next day

so it's a good deal! However, not this time