News - XFX announces value-orientated GeForce Core Edition graphics cards

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GeForce 9800 GTX+, GeForce GTS 250 and GeForce GTX 260 Core Editions going cheap?

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[0iD]

Agent's so going to be all over these, such an XFX fanboi!

[scaryjim]

I'm a little bemused by the concept of releasing new SKUs of both the 9800GTX+ and the GTS250, given that they are basically the same... Still, if they can bring in the GTS250 at around £120 I'll be considering it...

[Lanky123]

And what are they cutting back on to be able to price cards this cheaply? Their already suspect customer service? Quality control? If it was economical to sell the cards this cheap without cutting back on something important surely one of the budget brands would have tried to undercut the competition already.

[MadduckUK]

Originally Posted by Lanky123

And what are they cutting back on to be able to price cards this cheaply? Their already suspect customer service? Quality control? If it was economical to sell the cards this cheap without cutting back on something important surely one of the budget brands would have tried to undercut the competition already.

the cards are already certified not to work, therefore cutting down on costly testing during an RMA

[scaryjim]

Originally Posted by MadduckUK

the cards are already certified not to work, therefore cutting down on costly testing during an RMA

I never thought it was possible to portray that much cynicism just in ASCII text!! Well done sir

[danroyle]

i was quite pleased to see the gtx260 hit £162 yesterday on scan so ended up buying one oops!!!

a bit dubious about buying xfx but as its through scan and usually they are quite good with the whole RMA process went for it anyway

[snootyjim]

I'm just trying to figure out how low they would have to price the GTX 260 for me to buy an XFX card. I haven't got low enough yet.

[Johnnyboy]

XFX UK have definite customer service problems at the moment. Just search google for 'XFX RMA problem'.

My 8800GTS has been with them for repair/ replacement under RMA for 6 weeks now. I'm not getting responses to my emails and have no idea if/when they plan to honour their warranty.

Buyer beware, in my experience.

[this_is_gav]

Originally Posted by danroyle

a bit dubious about buying xfx but as its through scan and usually they are quite good with the whole RMA process went for it anyway

You should have taken a trip into the Scan forums in the last couple of weeks.

[Lanky123]

Originally Posted by danroyle

a bit dubious about buying xfx but as its through scan and usually they are quite good with the whole RMA process went for it anyway

Don't XFX insist on testing the cards themselves? So whatever retailer you buy from it will still have to be sent to XFX for them to check that it doesn't work.

[directhex]

Originally Posted by Lanky123

Don't XFX insist on testing the cards themselves? So whatever retailer you buy from it will still have to be sent to XFX for them to check that it doesn't work.

Nope.

[Lanky123]

Ok fair enough if not, I just got that impression from a few threads around here. Here's one after a quick search:

General RMA Policy

[jimborae]

Actually XFX were pretty good with my 7900GT rma, Scan wanted me to deal direct with them, which, as it was outside of the 12 month period I can understand. Had to send the card to somewhere in Europe iirc but received an 8600GTS as a replacemnent which I thought was quite fair. Emails were always answered within 2 days and the whole process was quite swift.

So back on topic I would not have any qualms about buying one of their new value cards.

[Sumanji]

I can only imagine they will be shipping with a heavily stripped down package (practically card only), at stock clocks and in reused cardboard boxes

The XT edition seems like a tasty deal though, given it's clocks. Bite or wait...?

Cheers,

Suman