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Ordered 8600M GT, got 8600M GS

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by longroad, Jun 17, 2008.

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    sorry but it just looks to me that you're trying to minimize Dell's error by suggesting the cards in question somehow perform equally. the fact is they don't if you check the their 3DMark06 scores, the GT w/ ddr2 far outperforms the GS with ddr3. there really isn't any question, the GT has double the number of shaders and will always be better than a GS even with slower ddr2 memory.

    the fact is he paid for a card advertised by Dell and received something inferior.
     
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    you've got to be kidding me, are you really going to take it up the butt that way? did you pay the GT price as well?
     
    only, Jun 18, 2008
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    I dont know what the GT is worth.
    It was advertised as a free upgrade.

    I've argued and argued on the phone 3 times a day. They can not speak English, they do not put me through to anyone who can.
    Maybe it is different in the Northern Hemisphere but from where i am it is like talking to a brick wall.
     
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    i am on the phone to them now ..... just to clarify my order


    :cool:
     
    Toryglen-boy, Jun 18, 2008
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    am talking to some dude, who doesnt know squat ..

    i am asking him

    "i want to confirm for defo, that i will get the 8600GT card"

    "yes sir, you will get the 256 em bee (thats how he said it) video card"

    "no, its not the amount of memory, its the actual Video setup i want to confirm"

    "yes sir, its 256 em bee"

    :(
     
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    LOL
    I know hey, I got told "they are both nvidia 256mb" - yeah and?? Im sure there are some really crap 256mb cards out there too.

    em bee.. rofl
     
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    maybe i should wait to see what i get .... they cant get them all wrong !!

    :eek:
     
    Toryglen-boy, Jun 18, 2008
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    Can't they?

    Two of us have been told that its a misprint and there are no GT's. It is very likely you will get the GS whether you wait to see what you're getting or find out from them first. At least you will be prepared, unlike us ;)
     
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    i'd just return it and shop around for something else, if circumstance allowed.

    if this happened to me i don't think i could look at it, never mind use it, daily without feeling resent & shame from getting stuck with it.
     
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    is there a Dell office in Australia you can go to?

    :confused:
     
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