Please send me more things for review that aren't available
by Anand Lal Shimpi on November 15, 2007 11:41 AM EST- Posted in
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It looks like, despite what I've been told, that that Radeon HD 3870 and 3850 aren't really available today. Newegg and Tiger Direct were supposed to have stock, but thus far I haven't seen anything. I'm hearing that we'll see quantities in the coming weeks but this isn't exactly a hard launch as far as I can tell (maybe everyone is still sleeping?).
So let me get this straight, in one way or another we've recommended the GeForce 8800 GT, Radeon HD 3870 and Radeon HD 3850 - but you can't actually buy any of them? Great.
Maybe more companies will send me limited availability items for review? I hear they aren't making too many Bugatti Veyrons and they only made 20 of that new Lamborghini Reventon. Hmm...
So let me get this straight, in one way or another we've recommended the GeForce 8800 GT, Radeon HD 3870 and Radeon HD 3850 - but you can't actually buy any of them? Great.
Maybe more companies will send me limited availability items for review? I hear they aren't making too many Bugatti Veyrons and they only made 20 of that new Lamborghini Reventon. Hmm...
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opterondo - Sunday, November 18, 2007 - link
Gotta shop around .. it is Sunday and they just were released you know.mwave.com (IN STOCK)
Diamond ATI Radeon HD 3850 256MB DDR3 PCI-E2.0 W/ DVI/HDTV/VIVO (White box) $179.90
Diamond ATI Radeon HD 3870 512MB DDR4 PCI-E 2.0 W/-DVI/HDTV/VIVO (White box) $239.90
EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR e-GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB DDR3 PCI-E 2.0, DVI+DVI+HDTV, HDCP, RoHS (Retail) (*Limit 1pcs/customer) $299.99
$10 Bucks 3-day shipping
nowayout99 - Sunday, November 18, 2007 - link
Kind of off-topic Anand, but would it be possible to get a noise comparison between the new Radeons and the GT? Or at least give us an unscientific "not much difference" or an "X is quieter than Y, but just a little" comment. ;) If the GT is particularly annoying for some reason, then I'd rather go with the 3870 as I am (trying to) build a quiet-ish system. As it is, there aren't too many noise comparisons out there. Thanks.beoba - Thursday, November 22, 2007 - link
I've found the forums on silentpcreview.com to be pretty handy for that sort of thing.slashbinslashbash - Thursday, November 15, 2007 - link
Newegg links...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...">Diamond 3850 256MB $179 currently in stock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...">HIS 3850 256MB $179 currently in stock
3870's appear to be out of stock at Newegg.
TigerDirect:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool...">Diamond 3850 256MB $199 currently in stock
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTool...">Diamond 3870 512MB $249 currently in stock
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, November 15, 2007 - link
ahh I love seeing these things sell for MSRP, thanks for the links :)crimson117 - Thursday, November 15, 2007 - link
I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say that the only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on buying a Lamborghini Reventon is because it hasn't gotten an Anandtech Editor's Choice award.So Lamborghini, listen up!
((((perhaps that will help you get your review sample :P ))))
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, November 15, 2007 - link
If I end up with a Reventon sample dinner is on me ;)Sunrise089 - Thursday, November 15, 2007 - link
That's almost as good as Daily Tech's Coffee-if-you-write-for-us policy :)