Official "I got a x1900XT/X" and bargain hunting thread

Randomletters · Jan 25, 2006, 03:58 AM

And what is it replacing?

Leekay07 · Jan 25, 2006, 04:01 AM

Me X1800XT now up for sale only 4 weeks old.

pr0digal jenius · Jan 25, 2006, 04:55 AM

Brag about your new video card that cost you more then a half stack of cash, as well as post links to places with good prices to help your fellow DH buds out in their quest for the current gaming holy grail!

pr0digal jenius · Jan 25, 2006, 04:57 AM

Prior thread merged onto here for the sake of having one nice big sticky thread, instead of many lesser ones

5150 Joker · Jan 25, 2006, 05:09 AM

Got my x1900xt from Digitally Unique, should be here tomorrow:

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 25, 2006, 05:15 AM

still **pondering**

Sandok · Jan 25, 2006, 07:22 AM

Too big and loud for my tastes...

But hell, I'd love one for free

azrael13302473 · Jan 25, 2006, 01:36 PM

I got mine from newegg, it was an oem sapphire x1900xtx @ $599, now i believe the price has gone up to $619, which is still below MSRP and this will be replacing my x1800xt which I'm selling to a friend.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102671

Randomletters · Jan 25, 2006, 02:19 PM

So how are you guys paying for these as well, Credit cards, Borrowed money, or do you just have stacks of money lying around?

azrael13302473 · Jan 25, 2006, 03:57 PM

Yeah....just stacks of money laying around my room......*looks under bed*.....oh look its $800!!......

**temeteus82** · Jan 25, 2006, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

But hell, I'd love one for free

Ditto that !!!

Leekay07 · Jan 25, 2006, 04:21 PM

Paying for mine with the sale of some hard drives and some memory and the x1800xt

azrael13302473 · Jan 25, 2006, 06:16 PM

You could always sell yourself to 100 fat chicks at 6.49 a pop.....fat chicks need luv too?

pr0digal jenius · Jan 25, 2006, 06:25 PM

well...you don't need BOTH kidneys, do you?

Lowfat · Jan 25, 2006, 09:15 PM

I will most likely purchasing a X1900XTX before the end of the week is over.

It would of replaced an X850XT if the 850 wasn't dying, so i took it back.

azrael13302473 · Jan 25, 2006, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

well...you don't need BOTH kidneys, do you?

I woulda done that but I drink too much........oh wait thats my liver.......

Crossfire here i come!!!

drwho · Jan 27, 2006, 05:51 AM

Hmmmph......I'll be purchasing mine with a big Xmas bonus I got from work. I've managed not to spend it until the X1900XTXs came out. Now I can't make up my mind with one. Which one of these three would you guys pick?

Connect 3D

PowerColor

HIS

drwho

Visno · Jan 29, 2006, 04:26 AM

I just got mine from newegg for $550

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814195002

Thinking about buying a second one for my ati crossfire mother board.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Jan 29, 2006, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drwho

Hmmmph......I'll be purchasing mine with a big Xmas bonus I got from work. I've managed not to spend it until the X1900XTXs came out. Now I can't make up my mind with one. Which one of these three would you guys pick?

Connect 3D

PowerColor

HIS

drwho

i always go for the one that has the longest warranty.

nitrousoxide52 · Jan 29, 2006, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azrael13302473

You could always sell yourself to 100 fat chicks at 6.49 a pop.....fat chicks need luv too?

But they have to pay!

SFOSOK · Jan 29, 2006, 06:23 AM

Before you go out and buy it better be sure you can stand the sound...http://driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=97614

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 29, 2006, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randomletters

And what is it replacing?

My X1900 XT 512 will be here monday or tuesday
and its replaceing a X1800 XT 512MB

not a big
but I just was compelled to get the newer hardware...

drwho · Jan 29, 2006, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Death Flavor

Before you go out and buy it better be sure you can stand the sound...http://driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=97614

Well, I decided to go with the HIS x1900xtx. As for the noise from the stock GPU cooler it comes with, I guess I can tolerate it until the Artic Cooling Accelero X2 comes out at the end of February. That should lower the noise level quite nicely.

drwho

Drft3rX · Jan 30, 2006, 09:42 AM

I'm gonna be doing a huge upgrade soon. Crossfire here I come!!!

~~Alien1~~ · Jan 30, 2006, 07:51 PM

Probably i am going for a X1900XTX too

As about the noise i think is just happens in the Sapphire cards and not in all XTX models

Anyway i will wait for more reviews to decide

Crossfire ??
No way i do not have so much money for 2xX1900

anyway i am using a SLI mobo

TV addict#2 · Feb 1, 2006, 10:39 PM

got one of new eggs sapphire oem x1900xtx cards on the way,$615.99 total charge - $350.00 that the x1800xt went for on ebay,time is slow waiting for the ups

CorwinRathe · Feb 4, 2006, 07:39 AM

I got the Sapphire X1900XFX in today from new egg for 599. And it does get quite loud when it boots up. But after that the fan seems to settle in for a much lower speed. OpenGL accerleration is quite nice

Necrosis · Feb 7, 2006, 06:23 PM

Guess I'm going back to ATI. I got her ordered, just waiting for it to ship.

Exceededgoku · Feb 7, 2006, 11:14 PM

I got mine and it scored 5833 3dmark06's

but it came all bent and dvi-d ports scratched like the guy in the thread, but ah well

.

Necrosis · Feb 9, 2006, 01:57 AM

It's on they way!! I'll have to take some pics beside the card it's replacing. Come on ATI release the 6.2s NOW!!!

Jan 25, 2006, 03:58 AM	#1
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Jan 25, 2006, 04:55 AM	#3
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Official "I got a x1900XT/X" and bargain hunting thread Brag about your new video card that cost you more then a half stack of cash, as well as post links to places with good prices to help your fellow DH buds out in their quest for the current gaming holy grail!

Jan 25, 2006, 05:15 AM	#6
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	still pondering __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Jan 25, 2006 at 05:21 AM.

Jan 25, 2006, 01:36 PM	#8
azrael13302473 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	I got mine from newegg, it was an oem sapphire x1900xtx @ $599, now i believe the price has gone up to $619, which is still below MSRP and this will be replacing my x1800xt which I'm selling to a friend. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102671 __________________ DFI LanParty UT RDX200 \|\| AMD64 X2 3800+ @ 2.8Ghz \|\| 2GB Mushkin XP4000 @2-3-2-5 \|\| Audigy X-fi Fatality \|\| X1900 Crossfire \|\| 650W BFG PSU \|\| 4 x 320GB Seagate 16MB cache, 2 x 120GB Western Digital 8MB cache \|\| Westinghouse 37" LVM-37W3 \|\| Logitech Z-5500

Jan 25, 2006, 02:19 PM	Thread Starter #9
Randomletters ))<>(( Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 52	So how are you guys paying for these as well, Credit cards, Borrowed money, or do you just have stacks of money lying around? __________________ <----------- Sexy Budget Rig stats to the left.

Jan 25, 2006, 04:01 AM	#2
Leekay07 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 180 Rep Power: 0	Me X1800XT now up for sale only 4 weeks old. __________________ [COLOR=black]Cooler Master Stacker Case, 600Watt OCZ Powerstream PSU,Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi Ed. Bios 1042, Intel E6700 Core 2 Duo, X1950XTX + Crossfire, Plextor 755 DVD/RW (sata)[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]320GB Seagate Drive, 2x 150GB WD Raptors, Liteon DVD/RW, Mitsumi Floppy with card reader, Creative X-Fi Soundcard Xtreme Gamer, Asus Silent Square CPU Cooler, Realtek 3 port USB card, 2x1GB Geil 1Ghz 4-4-4-5[/COLOR]

Jan 25, 2006, 04:57 AM	#4
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Prior thread merged onto here for the sake of having one nice big sticky thread, instead of many lesser ones

Jan 25, 2006, 05:09 AM	#5
5150 Joker HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Got my x1900xt from Digitally Unique, should be here tomorrow:

Jan 25, 2006, 07:22 AM	#7
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	Too big and loud for my tastes... But hell, I'd love one for free

Jan 25, 2006, 03:57 PM	#10
azrael13302473 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	Yeah....just stacks of money laying around my room......looks under bed.....oh look its $800!!...... __________________ DFI LanParty UT RDX200 \|\| AMD64 X2 3800+ @ 2.8Ghz \|\| 2GB Mushkin XP4000 @2-3-2-5 \|\| Audigy X-fi Fatality \|\| X1900 Crossfire \|\| 650W BFG PSU \|\| 4 x 320GB Seagate 16MB cache, 2 x 120GB Western Digital 8MB cache \|\| Westinghouse 37" LVM-37W3 \|\| Logitech Z-5500

Jan 25, 2006, 04:21 PM	#12
Leekay07 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 180 Rep Power: 0	Paying for mine with the sale of some hard drives and some memory and the x1800xt __________________ [COLOR=black]Cooler Master Stacker Case, 600Watt OCZ Powerstream PSU,Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi Ed. Bios 1042, Intel E6700 Core 2 Duo, X1950XTX + Crossfire, Plextor 755 DVD/RW (sata)[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]320GB Seagate Drive, 2x 150GB WD Raptors, Liteon DVD/RW, Mitsumi Floppy with card reader, Creative X-Fi Soundcard Xtreme Gamer, Asus Silent Square CPU Cooler, Realtek 3 port USB card, 2x1GB Geil 1Ghz 4-4-4-5[/COLOR]

Jan 25, 2006, 06:16 PM	#13
azrael13302473 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	how to pay? You could always sell yourself to 100 fat chicks at 6.49 a pop.....fat chicks need luv too? __________________ DFI LanParty UT RDX200 \|\| AMD64 X2 3800+ @ 2.8Ghz \|\| 2GB Mushkin XP4000 @2-3-2-5 \|\| Audigy X-fi Fatality \|\| X1900 Crossfire \|\| 650W BFG PSU \|\| 4 x 320GB Seagate 16MB cache, 2 x 120GB Western Digital 8MB cache \|\| Westinghouse 37" LVM-37W3 \|\| Logitech Z-5500

Jan 25, 2006, 06:25 PM	#14
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	well...you don't need BOTH kidneys, do you?

Jan 25, 2006, 09:15 PM	#15
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	I will most likely purchasing a X1900XTX before the end of the week is over. It would of replaced an X850XT if the 850 wasn't dying, so i took it back. __________________ 27" iMac: i5 750 * 80GB X25-M G1 * 4GB DDR3 * HD4850 Stacker: 2600k * P8P67 Pro * 4GB DDR3 * 80GB ioXtreme * 30GB X25-E * (2) HD6950 * Asus D2 * Enermax Revo85+ HWD: (2) Xeon E5649 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * 8800GTS * 1000W Antec FT01BW: (2) Xeon E5645 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * GTS210 * Gigabyte 800W Odin GT Storage: (2) Sans Digital TR8M-B * 29TB

Jan 27, 2006, 05:51 AM	#17
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 48 System Specs	Hmmmph......I'll be purchasing mine with a big Xmas bonus I got from work. I've managed not to spend it until the X1900XTXs came out. Now I can't make up my mind with one. Which one of these three would you guys pick? Connect 3D PowerColor HIS drwho __________________

Jan 29, 2006, 04:26 AM	#18
Visno DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	I just got mine from newegg for $550 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814195002 Thinking about buying a second one for my ati crossfire mother board.

Jan 29, 2006, 06:23 AM	#21
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Before you go out and buy it better be sure you can stand the sound...http://driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=97614 __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Jan 30, 2006, 09:42 AM	#24
Drft3rX DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I'm gonna be doing a huge upgrade soon. Crossfire here I come!!! __________________

Jan 30, 2006, 07:51 PM	#25
~~Alien1~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 365 Rep Power: 0	Probably i am going for a X1900XTX too As about the noise i think is just happens in the Sapphire cards and not in all XTX models Anyway i will wait for more reviews to decide Crossfire ?? No way i do not have so much money for 2xX1900 anyway i am using a SLI mobo Last edited by Alien1; Jan 30, 2006 at 08:05 PM.

Feb 1, 2006, 10:39 PM	#26
TV addict#2 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	got one of new eggs sapphire oem x1900xtx cards on the way,$615.99 total charge - $350.00 that the x1800xt went for on ebay,time is slow waiting for the ups

Feb 4, 2006, 07:39 AM	#27
CorwinRathe DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I got the Sapphire X1900XFX in today from new egg for 599. And it does get quite loud when it boots up. But after that the fan seems to settle in for a much lower speed. OpenGL accerleration is quite nice __________________ [COLOR=DarkRed]ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe \| A64 X2 4800+ \| 3D Aurora Gigabyte Chassis Case \| [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed]Corsair TwinX PC3200 (2-3-3-6)(2x1 gig, 2x512 megs)[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed] \| Sapphire X1900 XFX PCI-e \| ATI FireGL V7100 \| (RAID 1) Western Digital Raptors (OS) (4x) (RAID 0) - 74 gig [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed]\|[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed] Seagate Barracuda Sata 80 GB 7200.7 RPM (Storage)[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOrange][COLOR=DarkRed] (4x) (RAID 10) \| Antec Neo480 power supply \| Windows XP Pro SP2 \| (2x) SGI SW1600 LCD Monitors[/COLOR] [/COLOR] Last edited by CorwinRathe; Feb 4, 2006 at 07:47 AM.

Feb 7, 2006, 06:23 PM	#28
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	Guess I'm going back to ATI. I got her ordered, just waiting for it to ship.

Feb 7, 2006, 11:14 PM	#29
Exceededgoku DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	I got mine and it scored 5833 3dmark06's but it came all bent and dvi-d ports scratched like the guy in the thread, but ah well .

Feb 9, 2006, 01:57 AM	#30
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	It's on they way!! I'll have to take some pics beside the card it's replacing. Come on ATI release the 6.2s NOW!!!