8800GTS 512 AUS QLD prices and manufacturer opinions

note: these prices has 2 shops from Queensland (QLD) and 1 online retailer shop that ships to anywhere in AUS

Albatron $479 Umart Brisbane (they have the ASUS 8800GT for $483 while MSY has the 8800GTS for $479 lol)
Galaxy $499
Gigabyte $555
Inno3d $499
Inno3d OC $549
Jetway $465
Leadtek $539
XFX $555

EVGA OC $558.80 itsdirect.com.au online retailer (this company has extra costs of shipping)
Gainward $453.20
Galaxy $461.51
Inno3d $440.00
Inno3d OC $500.01
Leadtek $508.81
MSI OC $497.81
XFX $471.90

ASUS $479 MSY (this shop is walking distance from my house ) i bought this card on 20/12/07 =D
Gigabyte $479
Leadtek $479

Albatron $549 Computer Alliance (havent bought from them yet, no comment)
Jetway $495

Albatron $479 Gamedude (also walking distance from my home, bought my maximus formula here)
Forsa $499
Galaxy $479
Inno3d $499
Inno3d OC $519
MSI OC $479
XFX $489

do you guys have any opinions on what MANUFACTURER i would go with?..

i personally like ASUS, EVGA, LEADTEK and XFX. but i would like to hear your thoughts about quality and general performance of these manufacturers and who would you rate in 1st to 4th pick if possible, price is not really an issue as i would pay for better performance.

its only if the manufacturer is too expensive but has crap quality that i will be pissed

im sorry to have asked about the manufacturers again as i made a thread about the 8800GT's and i got no clear answer, and i didnt bother to buy inflated priced cards.

thanks heaps

and warranty aside?..

regarding warranty though, i believe evga only has 3 in AUS with no step-up and games..

asus has 5 years warranty in AUS (4-5 year warranty is good enough for me)

Just took a look at staticice... It's a nice day, take a stroll down to MSY.

You think that is bad?

In NZ it is $599 for the XFX GTS512, 580 for leadtek GTS512, 450-500 for the GT. No problem with supply at those prices of course, my local store has 40 odd GTS512's on the shelf and over 100 GT's...

3870's are all sold out at $400... 3850's going fast at $320

.85 AUD -> NZD$1
.77 US$ -> NZD$1

At least its only really GPU's that are overpriced everything else is pretty close to their US equivalents.

Scorptec down Melbourne way have at least 3 of the 512 versions for $399. Namely the XFX, Gigabyte and Gainward (XFX also the "Extreme Edition" for $425).

[url] http://www.scorptec.com.au/browse/35/461[/url]

They seem to have the overall best pricing of the places I regularly check or deal with.

Doico also has just the Sparkle card for $390 http://www.doicoaustralia.com/shop [...] ath=25_145

AusPCMarket also has a couple around the $400 mark, plus a Gainward 8800GTS 512 for $484 - http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/

I think I should be grateful for living here in CA...damn wow those high prices.

Anyways the 8800GT price is dropping. On newegg it dropped $20

oh man thats alot of pesos aye, i used to use pesos in the PH xD

il update the prices when more retailers get stock lol

but i think il b picking up the $479 ASUS from MSY already pre-ordered and will be in next week xD

im in the same boat


evga is nice.. but 570$

xfx is 470$.. big difference

How come you bought the Asus? It was $479, while they sell generic (XpertVision?) 8800GTS 512's for $430 odd. Scorptec in general grossly overprice their products (a week or 2 ago, they were asking $469 for 8800 gt's, more than $100 higher than everyone else) because they know they are the only ones to have stock, and they'd sell anyway. Only now that supply seems to have stabilised SLIGHTLY are they lowering them below $400 (and given that other places have stock of the gts's lower than their price for the gt).

well as you can see, this thread was also a inquiry about manufacturers..

i did not get clear answers again, only answers saying get the one with best warranty..

so i opted to buy ASUS again as i never had a problem with their cards...

MSY had the cheapest ASUS even on staticice.com.au and my card is cheaper than most "good" manufacturer cards on other retailers so i am happy