"Free Call of Duty-World at war w/ purchase, limited offer"
Not too shabby at all.
WhiteBoi
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Jun. 15, 2009 @ 6:50p
Very well made card. Not the cut down version of the 9600GSO. Would go perfectly with my eVGA for a little SLI action but no free ship kills the deal for me. Also not a fan of this (HS)Fan.
If you can use them get two at $51.99 + $4.48 S/H - $20 = $36.47 shipped AR each. Takes the bite out of no free ship.
Edit: Have them in my cart and the cards show as $2.00 each, and the "free" game shows at $49.99 each. Wonder if that would cause problems with the rebates? (Card cost less than rebate.)
Hm... page 1 of the rebate says: "2. Only two rebates per qualifying product per household per promotion will be accepted. "
Then page 2 says: "Limit one rebate per qualifying rebate offer per person, billing address, company, household and receipt/invoice/packing slip during eligibility period, except where prohibited by law. Only one rebate application per envelope."
I wonder which is accurate? I might get 2 of these.
comprx said: If you can use them get two at $51.99 + $4.48 S/H - $20 = $36.47 shipped AR each. Takes the bite out of no free ship.
Edit: Have them in my cart and the cards show as $2.00 each, and the "free" game shows at $49.99 each. Wonder if that would cause problems with the rebates? (Card cost less than rebate.)
It should be ok, My order detail shows: 1
DISCOUNT FOR AUTOADD #2551 -$49.99
ASUS EN9600GSO/HTDP/384M GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB 192-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail Item #: N82E16814121319 VGA Standard Return Policy $54.99
Nvidia Gift Call of duty - World at war - OEM Item #: N82E16800999088 Limited Replacement Only Return Policy $49.99
Subtotal $54.99 Tax $0.00 UPS Ground $7.00 Order Total $61.99
JTFH said: Hm... page 1 of the rebate says: "2. Only two rebates per qualifying product per household per promotion will be accepted. " Circle that and attach page 1 with your submission. My guess is good for 2. But, unless I get free ship, I am not biting. It's just me.
Sorry but my eVGA was made better. It has the same (# of phases) power and more caps.
fatwalletsam said: Is 305W PS sufficient for this card?
probably not, I think it wanted at least a 400w PSU for the last 8600gts I bought. Since it's slower than the card in this deal I'd suspect the power requirements only went up.
JTFH said: Hm... page 1 of the rebate says: "2. Only two rebates per qualifying product per household per promotion will be accepted. "
Then page 2 says: "Limit one rebate per qualifying rebate offer per person, billing address, company, household and receipt/invoice/packing slip during eligibility period, except where prohibited by law. Only one rebate application per envelope."
I wonder which is accurate? I might get 2 of these.They're both correct, but the wording is confusing. You have to presubmit online. In the process you can add as many products from the offer as you have bought, and also indicate the quantity of each. Actually a pretty decent process, but ease of payment is yet to be seen.
So, the "one rebate" is the overall submission on which you can claim rebates for multiple products. Once you submit that one rebate you can't come back later and submit a second time for the same offer, even if it's for a product you did not buy on your first submission. That's my interpretation at least.
If you go through Bing CB, they count the full price of both the card and the software in computing CB. So I got $5.10 back on two cards. Not sure if it will work that way with FWCB.
valleypoboy said: fatwalletsam said: Is 305W PS sufficient for this card?probably not, I think it wanted at least a 400w PSU for the last 8600gts I bought. Since it's slower than the card in this deal I'd suspect the power requirements only went up.Can't upgrade the PS in the legacy system with the current PS deals as those are all sata power. Thanks for the input.
paulgoh
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 16, 2009 @ 12:35p
comprx said: If you go through Bing CB, they count the full price of both the card and the software in computing CB. So I got $5.10 back on two cards. Not sure if it will work that way with FWCB.
Argh...I didn't realize that bing has a better Cash Back than FW for Newegg. btw...I did the FW Cash Back and FW does count the full price of both the card and the software as well. Initially I thought that Newegg overcharged me for the purchase because I see a much high price due to them counting FWCB.
comprx said: JTFH said: Hm... page 1 of the rebate says: "2. Only two rebates per qualifying product per household per promotion will be accepted. "
Then page 2 says: "Limit one rebate per qualifying rebate offer per person, billing address, company, household and receipt/invoice/packing slip during eligibility period, except where prohibited by law. Only one rebate application per envelope."
I wonder which is accurate? I might get 2 of these.They're both correct, but the wording is confusing. You have to presubmit online. In the process you can add as many products from the offer as you have bought, and also indicate the quantity of each. Actually a pretty decent process, but ease of payment is yet to be seen.
So, the "one rebate" is the overall submission on which you can claim rebates for multiple products. Once you submit that one rebate you can't come back later and submit a second time for the same offer, even if it's for a product you did not buy on your first submission. That's my interpretation at least. That's how I understand it too. You can basically only use the form ONCE, so submit the rebates you want all at once.
Hmm, this is a very good deal but going to have to pass (I'm looking for a lower powered - higher performing card) I have only a 300-350 watt psu in my computer and it runs my 8600gt just fine, it just depends if the PS can reliably deliver enough power on the +12V rail. This seems to take ~25% more power than an 8600gt.
paulgoh
Senior Member
posted: Jun. 24, 2009 @ 12:44p
btw...one thing I forgot to mention is that the 9600gso has hardware support for decoding H.264 video, so previously I'm using 50% cpu when viewing a 1080p mkv file (Using e5200 o/c to 3.5 ghz), and after installing the 9600gso, I'm using only about 25% cpu, a great improvement. I don't know if 8600 has this support...
corduroy said: Hmm, this is a very good deal but going to have to pass (I'm looking for a lower powered - higher performing card) I have only a 300-350 watt psu in my computer and it runs my 8600gt just fine, it just depends if the PS can reliably deliver enough power on the +12V rail. This seems to take ~25% more power than an 8600gt.
Well it actually uses more like 100% more power, 8600gt (40-50w) 8800gs/9600gso (80-90w). That being said, you more than likely can get away with this card depending on your current system. (Unless you have a P4, Athlon FX, or early model quad core)
75w CPU 85w 9600gso 30w chipset 5w ram 15w HD 20w DVD/Fans/misc
Total 230w maximum theoretical usage. It would probably be well under 200w. Less than 150 on the 12v (12.5A) If you PSU says 18a on the 12v you'll be more than fine.
So 230/300 = 75% usage
If you're more than worried, get a 4680, 4770, 9600gt, Energy Efficient 9800gt.
paulgoh said: btw...one thing I forgot to mention is that the 9600gso has hardware support for decoding H.264 video, so previously I'm using 50% cpu when viewing a 1080p mkv file (Using e5200 o/c to 3.5 ghz), and after installing the 9600gso, I'm using only about 25% cpu, a great improvement. I don't know if 8600 has this support...
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