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chewybaca96 · 08-16-2003, 01:40 AM

ok so about three weeks ago my GeForce4 TI-4800 decides to have its fan fail and die. ok not a huge deal, i get an RMA from MSI and send it in. they received it on the 31st of july. ok on the 6th i get an email saying my RMA # has been changed due to their new system. ok no big deal. today its the 15th. they said they have a 7 day turn around time. so i'm thinkin.... where is my card? i call them up and the guy tells me that the problem is that they dont have my card in stock and wont for awhile. so to appease me he says we can give u a GeForceFX 5600. i'm thinkin hmmm, sounds ok, but i wanna check it out first. i tell him i'll call him back and let him know. www.tomshardware.com here we come. well after just a minute or two, i know that i cant settle for the 5600 because its performance is about half that of the 4800. so i call the guy back and tell him that the 5600 wouldnt suffice becuase the performance is about half, and also about half of what i paid for the card like 3 months ago. so he says hold on a minute.....holding....holding....holding..... comes back in like 5 minutes and says. "ok here's what we can do for u" we can give u the GeForceFX 5900 Ultra VTD256." i'm a little dumbfounded for a second, but i keep my sanity, and just for effect tell the guy. "hold on for just a second so i can check it out." then i tap a bit on my keyboard and stuff and then tell him, " ok, that looks like it will get the job done."

I just about creamed my pants when i hung up the phone.

here's a couple linky's
the second link is the cheapest i could find the MSI brand card on pricewatch. the cheapest offbrand was $407

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produc...il.php?UID=477

http://www.gameve.com/store/gameve_v...=1225&showit=1

Lasereth · 08-16-2003, 06:17 AM

Nice card, I have one myself. the eVGA one, anyway. Way to fast talk'em! I wouldn't have settled for a 5600 either.

-Lasereth

ironx · 08-16-2003, 07:07 AM

why, you, lucky thang!!!!

Enjoy the eye candy; Doom 3 is coming real soon

YaWhateva · 08-16-2003, 02:13 PM

thats great.

sixate · 08-16-2003, 02:36 PM

That's a great deal! There's no way I woulda settled for that crappy 5600.

The_Dude · 08-16-2003, 03:31 PM

you lucky bastid!!

great job man, great job!

juanvaldes · 08-16-2003, 05:35 PM

not bad at all

macthelist · 08-16-2003, 07:31 PM

Yes. Yes, it can.

(Was I supposed to read this post first?)

Mr.Deflok · 08-16-2003, 07:40 PM

Sumbitch! Wish I were you.

MacGnG · 08-16-2003, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by macthelist
Yes. Yes, it can.

(Was I supposed to read this post first?)

no

Nooze2k · 08-16-2003, 09:46 PM

Man, you lucked out big time

I'm an ati zealot myself, either way the 5900 is still a sweet as hell vid card.... call me envious

08-16-2003, 01:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
chewybaca96 We can't stop here! This is bat country! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: SL,UT	can it get any better than this?? ok so about three weeks ago my GeForce4 TI-4800 decides to have its fan fail and die. ok not a huge deal, i get an RMA from MSI and send it in. they received it on the 31st of july. ok on the 6th i get an email saying my RMA # has been changed due to their new system. ok no big deal. today its the 15th. they said they have a 7 day turn around time. so i'm thinkin.... where is my card? i call them up and the guy tells me that the problem is that they dont have my card in stock and wont for awhile. so to appease me he says we can give u a GeForceFX 5600. i'm thinkin hmmm, sounds ok, but i wanna check it out first. i tell him i'll call him back and let him know. www.tomshardware.com here we come. well after just a minute or two, i know that i cant settle for the 5600 because its performance is about half that of the 4800. so i call the guy back and tell him that the 5600 wouldnt suffice becuase the performance is about half, and also about half of what i paid for the card like 3 months ago. so he says hold on a minute.....holding....holding....holding..... comes back in like 5 minutes and says. "ok here's what we can do for u" we can give u the GeForceFX 5900 Ultra VTD256." i'm a little dumbfounded for a second, but i keep my sanity, and just for effect tell the guy. "hold on for just a second so i can check it out." then i tap a bit on my keyboard and stuff and then tell him, " ok, that looks like it will get the job done." I just about creamed my pants when i hung up the phone. here's a couple linky's the second link is the cheapest i could find the MSI brand card on pricewatch. the cheapest offbrand was $407 http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produc...il.php?UID=477 http://www.gameve.com/store/gameve_v...=1225&showit=1 __________________ Brian: “Ok, all we’ve gotta do is find the American Embassy, and they’ll help us get home” Stewie: “Home? I have no intention of returning to that disgusting hovel with that intolerable woman, that fat slob, and that insufferable dog… Oh, you’re right here aren’t you? Oh well, I stand by it."

08-16-2003, 02:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
YaWhateva Lover of life. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Mexico	thats great. __________________ "This is my United States of Whateva!"

08-16-2003, 02:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
sixate .::. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere in Ohio	That's a great deal! There's no way I woulda settled for that crappy 5600. __________________ Drug free Atheist for life

08-16-2003, 03:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Austin, TX	you lucky bastid!! great job man, great job! __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

08-16-2003, 07:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
macthelist Rookie Join Date: Jun 2003	Yes. Yes, it can. (Was I supposed to read this post first?) __________________ It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, dawn's the time to do it.

08-16-2003, 06:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Nice card, I have one myself. the eVGA one, anyway. Way to fast talk'em! I wouldn't have settled for a 5600 either. -Lasereth

08-16-2003, 07:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
ironx Tilted Join Date: Apr 2003	why, you, lucky thang!!!! Enjoy the eye candy; Doom 3 is coming real soon

08-16-2003, 05:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
juanvaldes Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: shittown, CA	not bad at all

08-16-2003, 07:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Zealand	Sumbitch! Wish I were you.

08-16-2003, 09:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nooze2k Tilted Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada	Man, you lucked out big time I'm an ati zealot myself, either way the 5900 is still a sweet as hell vid card.... call me envious __________________ " Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies, Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I "