I need to know where to find a specific Card

[mangoose]

I have a XFX GeForce 9800 GTX Black Edition 512MB card. The link to it is here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150297

I bought this card over a year ago, and love it to death. It provides similar speed to higher end cards today, and can still run most of the games that i have as well as some

I need to find another one so that I can set up an SLI, and would like to find the exact card. I have looked at all of the main websites, and sent a support ticket to XFX, but still have had no luck. I was wondering if anyone on these forums know of another site to purchase from, or if i would have any luck at a large retailer of some kind? I live in Seattle, if that makes a difference to the retailers nearby, etc.

Thanks very much!

 

[masterasia]

Those Black Editions have become extinct. They were very limited and you can now only find them on eBay or Craigslist. In the mean time you can SLI it with this card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143149. It's not the same, but it comes close.

Edit:
There's two on eBay right now
http://cgi.ebay.com/XFX-9800-GTX-BLACK-EDITION-PV-T98F-YDBU-9800gtx-VGA_W0QQitemZ260540427663QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item3ca96b6d8f

http://cgi.ebay.com/XFX-9800-GTX-BLACK-EDITION-PV-T98F-YDBU_W0QQitemZ190363763975QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item2c52908507

 

[shadow187]

Go SLI it with a GTS250. They're the same architecture, with the GTS250 being slightly smaller and using less power.

 

[masterasia]

The XFX 9800 GTX Black Edition was was and still is a monster card. The GTS 250 doesn't match up to it.

 

[mangoose]

THANK YOU!!!

but that is wierd...i checked ebay about a millino times before even posting this, and somehow didnt happen upon those...

Also, while i know it would work to SLI it with something else, I am a firm believer in like-equipment systems, and have found they gel more easily with everything from drivers to physically fitting properly. Not to mention it looks a lot better with identical cards...

Again, THANK YOU!

...now to buy that card...

 

[mangoose]

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