Velvet Waferlol i wanna see what they get for an rma if their card dies... there is no one available anymore...

Velvet Waferarent rmas based on performance, not on price?:p

newtekie1Usually, but some people get lucky and the companies send cards out that are nice upgrades from what they sent in.

Velvet Waferwho determines that`? do you you know?;)

Nick89It better be great in CAD.

W1zzardthis is not a cad card, what makes you think it is ?

qubitA significant part of the reason for buying something like this, is to show it off to your friends, in real life or online. If everyone thinks you're a dick for getting it, then you lose all credibility and it defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

Even though I wouldn't get this even if I was rich enough, I wouldn't personally put someone down for it. I'd be glad for them and be happy to let them talk about it - and find the justification especially interesting. I'd also be curious to see some benchmarks.

DrPepperI didnt think us geeks had Street cred to begin with :laugh:

qubitHell yeah, ya gadda point. :) I guess I mean credibility between us geeks. If you look at the posts on this thread, most of them say something along the lines of they wouldn't get it and you'd have to be an idiot to.

Hence, buying this card is unlikely to impress anyone, not even peers.

DrPepperI'd get two just cause they would look fantastic in the rig.

qubitOh stop it, you're making me want them now! And my resistance is low... lol :)

Bodar has ordered them and I wish him all the best with them, with just a little envy. :D

I do like the oddness of 8GB of video RAM and 2GB of system RAM, hehe.

AddSub$1250? You will be able to pick up this "rare" item on eBay for around $100 or less 12 months or so from now. (You can expect all GTX2xx cards to take GM-like dive in value post GTX3xx release.) I remember few years ago some limited edition PNY 8800Ultra card cost nearly the same amount (around $1100 or so) and I remember seeing that same card about year after its launch going for around $150 on eBay. Another example was that "Gold" limited edition GeForce3 Ti 500 back in 2001 (gold colored PCB, not real gold though, something like only 500 were made), it was going for around $600 at launch. Little bit over a year later it was going for less than $150. Mass produced electronics, even in relatively smaller quantities, generally do not increase in value over time. (With few exceptions of course, but this "ASUS Mars" ain't it.)

KainXSWhen the GT300 comes out and smokes this for 1/3 the price, I will be the first to call the people who buy this even if they're rich retards

the only reason I can see a valid reason for buying this at such a retarded price if if you 1 have millions and millions of dollars or 2 for testing purposes only

its not a collectors item

trt740Correct me if I'm wrong all this is, is two 285 gtx 2gb cards back to back with a bridge connecting them in a very nice enclosure. Considering you could buy two 285 gtx at about 800.00 that's a bit steep. However, it's still cool and DX11 won't be widely used for at least a year and maybe not then DX10 took a long time to institute.