XFX 6800 Ultra - Pre-Order on Scan

[Noxis]

don't forget it's liquid-cooled Gainward CoolFX PowerPack! Ultra/2600 "Golden Sample"' that i've referred to...

Is that the stupidly expensive one?

[Platinum]

Cheers PD , Noxis, the Gainwards are expensive but when you look at whats included you could hardly call it stupidly expensive, if anything its a good deal.

[Noxis]

The one he is referring to is about £600+ which I believe you will agree is stupidly expensive ?

Yea re-read it PD, it does say "for dispatch" ... I'll forgive you that one

[Platinum]

PD is now part of team Hexus??

[Noxis]

OMG!!



1. 256Mb XFX 6800Ultra DDR3 T/D
Estimated Lead Date = 24/06/2004

[pocketmoon]

You want to know what is REALLY funny ?

I'm booked to go on the Nvidia Developer Conference on the 28th & 29th June here in the UK and guess what - NOBODY IS GOING TO HAVE ANY OF THE B*$£##! things before then anyway!

[Platinum]

I think ive just got a email to say my card has been dispatched

[Noxis]

WHAT ?! From Scan? I was within the first 7 to pre-order ! Is it the XFX 6800 Ultra?

[Platinum]

Actualy not dispatched but picked :

The real time status of your invoice is: Stage 3 of 4

1. Invoice printed / Awaiting authorisation - 25 May 2004 09:42:00
2. Payment authorised - 10 Jun 2004 09:16:00
3. Order picked / Awaiting despatch - 10 Jun 2004 09:17:00
4. Order despatched

We will aim to dispatch your order today to meet the estimated time of arrival we have calculated. If there are any delays we will send further email notification.

Gonna call em tommorow, I think this is a cock up as a emailed em to cancel this yesterday.

The thing that makes me think its a cock up is that it says payment authorised today when it was actualy taken weeks ago.

[pocketmoon]

This is what happens when you cancel. I got a similar email a few minutes after cancelling via email ealier in the week

Mind you I also got an email saying 'ignore any emails you receive regarding this order'

So, there you go, no 6800's

[Noxis]

Aah yea I cancelled with em before as well. I think it needs to go all the way through their system in order to finish.

Whew!

[Platinum]

Cool, Wish they would have emailed me back to confirm the cancel, do they usualy take about 5 days to get the cash back into my account?

[Platinum]

nope, ive now canceld my order

[pocketmoon]

So much for the scan 'special relationship' with Nvidia!

First 6800 product to hit the UK is at Komplett

Going.... Going......

"Gainward GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR3 AGP, "CoolFX Ultra/2600 GS" 450Plus mhz,"

Availability: 1 stocked

Well Just the ONE and it's the CoolFX variety

[Noxis]

Even I aint crazy enough to pay £600 for one.

[pocketmoon]

Scan has supplied a UK review site with a retail sample of the XFX 6800 Ultra

http://www.trustedreviews.com/articl...d=15&page=1115

So I guess they maybe have some more for anyone who hasn't cancelled their order yet!