Dyre Straits

I picked up a VisionTek 2600XT at Fry's just this afternoon. But, there's an interesting story about it.

I did some checking on the 'Net for the 2600XT cards at locations near me. After checking them out, I decided to take a trip to Fry's just to see what was on the shelf.

Well, imagine my surprise when I got there and found this particular video card with a written tag on the front of the shelf stating that it was on sale for $174.99 plus a $25.00 Mail-in Rebate. Sitting right next to it was the same model but made by Diamond Stealth and it was priced at $179.99 right off the shelf.

So, I grabbed the VisionTek model and headed for the games section to see if The Witcher was in yet. (It's not. )

Then, it was off to the checkout to purchase the video card.

Well, this is where it gets really interesting. When the UPC was scanned, it rang up at $199.99 instead of the posted price. At this point, I protested a little stating what was on the shelf sticker. The clerk then went back to the displays and verified that what I said was true.

He then led me to the Customer Service counter where two other people, including the Head Store Manager, had to do some research. They concluded that someone had actually written it up all wrong. It was supposed to have been: $199.99 plus the $25.00 rebate which would result in a final price of $174.99.

The final result was, I got the card for $174.99 as they had to honor the posted price, PLUS I still get to send in the $25.00 rebate. Making my final cost, $149.99 plus tax.

How's that for shopping?

BTW, the other stores around town are selling the same card for $229.00.

VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 XT Graphics Card - A2600XT512PX

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Mac Daddy

Sweet Dyre gotta like when those things go in your favour

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IModIntel

But isn`t X1950Pro better than HD 2600XT ??

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Dyre Straits

I intend to find out.

Of course now that I have Vista, I can see what all the fuss is about with DX10.

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gen.Rage1991hrv

512MB DDR2 memory wtf ???? dont take it

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Dyre Straits

That's wrong. Someone got it messed up.

Welcome to Visiontek: Unbelievably Real Graphics

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gen.Rage1991hrv

know
sorry but on that first site says this
maybe they writed wrong name of gpu
Welcome to Visiontek: Unbelievably Real Graphics

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Dyre Straits

Your link is for the PRO model. I have the XT.

Detailed Specifications

• <LI class=style2>120 Unified Stream Processors <LI class=style2>Memory path - 128-bit interface <LI class=style2>GPU Clock – 800MHz <LI class=style2>Memory Clock - 1400MHz effective (1.4GHz) <LI class=style2>Memory Size - 512MB Ultra High Speed GDDR3 <LI class=style2>Connectors: Dual DVI-I, TV/ component HDTV
• HDMI video and 5.1 audio supported through adapter

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gen.Rage1991hrv

look at first page you Linked here
VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2600 XT Graphics Card - A2600XT512PX
they puted a name of 2600XT but with ddr2 LOL
they made mistake


it was misunderstanding my friend

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Dyre Straits

Yeah, that's what I said above. It was written wrong on that first link. But, notice it's a link to Best Buy...not VisionTek. So, blame Best Buy for that one.

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