A little story.

1600x1200 max settings, around ~30 fps.

I woulda got the 3870 for ~$149 which is on par with the 9600GT.

Because his boss told him to move that stock would be my guess. Yes, you did the right thing. I just upgraded from an 8600GT that I generally ran overclocked to near GTS speeds, and can tell you your buddy:

1. Owes you one because you helped him dodge a bullet.

2. Is going to love his 9600GT. For a single card I would probably try running at 1280x1024. 1600x1200 pushes my SLI'd 9600's pretty hard at times (War Pig in SP mode can dip into the mid 20's FPS with everything set to max).

that isn't all either.  So he brings back his computer to get fixed, he can't get a refund now because he has had it for more then a few months.  but he still has a warranty on it.  So now he brings back his computer to bestbuy and that stupid company....whats it called?.........oh yea "the geek squad" goes through a bunch of things to then find out from gateway it was probably a bad motherboard.

Now you would think the "Geek Squad" could put in a motherboard.  Well, they can't because they are not qualified enough or something.  So what I need to understand is, if they can't install a simple motherboard, then WTF are they doing giving out computer info to people.  As a matter of fact why do they even have a damn buisness?

for a company that can't install a simple thing such as a motherboard, I certainly wouldn't trust them tampering with my computer or anything else for that matter.  As of a few days ago I am still mindboggled by this. 

so they had to send the computer back to gateway and now it's about 4 to even 6 weeks at the most until he gets his computer back.   I just can't help but rant about this, it's so fricken stupid that I can't get over it. LOL

ARRRRRRRGGGGGG!!!!!! I wish I was there with the guy just so I could start yapping at them.  I like to bitch about things if it's the right thing to complain about, that is actually one of them.   I am going to stop right here though since I am so worked up that I could actually type a full 3 page rant about this.

I think digital storm should put in a rant section for ranting about other companies that we have experienced just down right horrible things and things that just don't make sense.  From talking to a BestBuy employee to whatever else....maybe Circuit City even lol I dunno.


Edited by Bigdog - 14 May 2008 at 6:26pm