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AGP Card - X850XT "obsolete"

They got this in clearance. Id just ask for that to be honest

Sapphire ATI Radeon X850 XT Crossfire Edition 256MB GDDR3 (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-110-SP)
You won''t miss a single element hidden in the shadows of today''s gaming titles with hardware boasting 16 parallel pixel pipelines, 256MB of GDDR3 memory, PCI Express interface and the ultimate in digital diversity with the flexibility provided with DUAL DVI connections via Sapphire''s Digital Duo™ technology. Delivering pixel pounding performance, the Sapphire RADEON X850 XT provides the spark to ignite your imagination! The Radeon X850 CrossFire Edition completes the ultimate consumer multi-GPU solution. CrossFire ignites an entirely new gaming experience by accelerating all your games, all the time, and delivers the highest image quality modes and resolutions with no special software or patches needed for compatibility.

- 520MHz GPU Clock Speed
- 256MB 1080MHz GDDR3 memory accelerates the latest cutting edge 3D applications
- 256-bit quad-channel GDDR3 memory interface
- Sixteen pixel pipelines
- Six programmable vertex shader pipelines
- Crossfire Master Edition Card - Compatible with any slave X800/X850 PCI-Express graphics card
- ATX v2.0 compliant PSU Required for PCI-E Graphics/Motherboard.
 
martianrobot said:
Hmmm... just got a reply from OCUK Returns about my RMA:

We are currently waiting for a replacement for the suppliers. I apologise for the delay and thank you for your patience in this matter.

How come the original poster's X850XT is considered obsolete and he's offered a replacement but my X800XT-PE isn't, and I ain't?

I have to admit, having waited 6 months for ASUS to get their act together and provide an RMA without success and now 6 weeks for OcUK and their suppliers to make up the slack, my patience is getting slightly stretched :(
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I'm waiting on my ATI 850XT PE 256 and got this replay from OCuk 'It has been deemed faulty and are currently waiting for a replacement from the suppliers'?? Not sure what that means but we'll see I suppose, I have my nice new X199XT 512mb to keep me going anyways..!! :cool:
 
Update on my current situation:

After waiting for what seems like a century, I've just rung up OcUK a third time to see what's happening about my replacement card.

Now, I was expecting an X1800XT as you all know. But I've just been told that I'm being sent an X1600 instead. I'm a bit confused, as an OcUK official who posted in this thread was the first one to state that I'm entitled to an X1800XT.

The support guy told me that the X1600 was waiting to be picked up from the warehouse now, so I can't do anything about it.

A bit disappointed, I might just buy an X1800XT instead. If I'd known this was going to happen, I would have done that ages ago, as I've got the new mobo. etc. sitting here collecting dust in wait for the card.

I spent £480 upgrading to PCI-E thinking that I was going to receive an X1800XT. I'm not really in the best of moods, as I could've bought an AGP card for around the same price as an X1600.
 
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Ummm, X1600 is slower than X850 XT and worth less, if you were getting a PCI-E swap should be at least 7600 GT/X1800 GTO performance wise imo.
 
I think that's very poor and you should certainly kick up a stink. You've been without your card for how long?? And now you're being fobbed off with an inferior card?? Did you even get an apology?
 
Abes33 said:
But I've just been told that I'm being sent an X1600 instead. I'm a bit confused, as an OcUK official who posted in this thread was the first one to state that I'm entitled to an X1800XT.
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Oh dear. X1600 completely sucks compared to an X850 XT :(

Have a look at this from Toms Hardware-

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics/charts.html?modelx=33&model1=565&model2=556&chart=204

Third drop down list is to change the game. Have a look at the performance across all the games there. X1600 XT is way slower than X850 XT in just about everything. 12 pipe, 128 bit memory interface, versus 16 pipe, 256 bit memory interface. Even though the X1600 XT is clocked a little higher it's still way slower.

I'm assuming they're sending you the X1600 XT btw, the X1600 Pro is even worse.

Is it PCI-E btw? At least ask for a 7600 GT instead. They're selling that for £88 this week so that's roughly what an X850 XT would be worth, but it's miles quicker than the X1600 XT.
 
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Hmmm this news concerns me somewhat as I have sent a card back 3 weeks ago this Friday and OCuk have stated it has been "deemed faulty" and they are waiting for the supplier to send a replacement card??

My original card was a 3DConnect AGP 850XT PE 256mb?!?!?!?!?!

I have gone a brought a new mother board and vidoe card (in sig) as I knew they would take forever and I'm an impatient g*t...

I better get a card back very near or better than that spec or I WILL be kicking up a major fuss!!

We'll see
 
Abes33 said:
Update on my current situation:

After waiting for what seems like a century, I've just rung up OcUK a third time to see what's happening about my replacement card.

Now, I was expecting an X1800XT as you all know. But I've just been told that I'm being sent an X1600 instead. I'm a bit confused, as an OcUK official who posted in this thread was the first one to state that I'm entitled to an X1800XT.

The support guy told me that the X1600 was waiting to be picked up from the warehouse now, so I can't do anything about it.

A bit disappointed, I might just buy an X1800XT instead. If I'd known this was going to happen, I would have done that ages ago, as I've got the new mobo. etc. sitting here collecting dust in wait for the card.

I spent £480 upgrading to PCI-E thinking that I was going to receive an X1800XT. I'm not really in the best of moods, as I could've bought an AGP card for around the same price as an X1600.
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are sure you didnt mishear the guy on the phone: X1600/X1800 sound kinda the same. But if it is an X1600 of any sort, personally i would not accept that card as a replacement.
If you have a PCIE mobo now at a minimum i would expect back a 7600GT or X1800GTO, or partial refund & buy whatever card you like.
 
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After a 2 month wait on the outcome of my RMA'd ATi 850XT PE 256 AGP I was told I would get a XFX Gforce 7600 XXX 256 PCi last week but it didn't turn up and vanished from the OcUK website :confused:

Sent a mail this morning and was told I now have a Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO)

Coming in the post tomorrow due to the issues I have had all the way!!

Cheers OcUK ;)
 
Well I had to do all the chasing too mate which I wasn't too happy about, even to the point of chase the end manufacture to findout RMA updates...


Bah oh well, happy in the end :D
 
Just to let you guys know I took delivery of the Connect3D X1900XT 256mb yesterday!!

So OcUK sorted it.....in the end :D


*toodles off to auction site*
 
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