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    XFX 9800GTX for $199.99 at CompUSA

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by wuzertheloser, Jun 21, 2008.

  1. wuzertheloser

    wuzertheloser Notebook Deity

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    http://www.compusa.com/applications..._-Main-_-COMEM068-_-Barebone&SRCCODE=COMEM068

    enjoy

    XFX GeForce 9800 GTX Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV

    GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
    RAMDAC: Dual 400 MHz
    Fill Rate per Second: 43.2 Billion pixels
    Additional Features: HDCP Enabled
    HDTV Ready
    SLI Ready
    DirectX 10
    OpenGL 2.1
    PCI Express 2.0
    Vista Certified
    Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital)
    Video Memory: 512MB
    Memory Type: GDDR3
    Core Clock: 675 MHz
    Memory Interface: 256-bit
    Memory Clock: 2200 MHz
    Shader Clock: 1688 MHz
    Stream Processors: 128
    Memory Bandwidth: 70.4GB/sec.
    Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0
    Interface Speed: x16
    Connector(s): Dual DVI (Dual Link)
    HDTV/S-Video
    Multiple Monitors Support: Yes
     
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    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Exactly, all stock 9800 GTXs are around $200 now. The cheapest 3850 I've seen is around $150 (after MIR, from Newegg) and the cheapest 8800 GT is around $110 (again after MIR, in Canada from NCIX).