Did new egg send me the wrong video card?

[xanimefanx]

Its weird because the model looks different from the one i ordered i was supposed to get this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102064

but whats weird is the green sticker on the back says its X1650 Pro 512M DDR2 Pci-E Dual dvi tvo

 

[twite]

Pop it in and see what everest says.

 

[xanimefanx]

Pop it in and see what everest says.

i dont have a good enough powersupply for it yet it needs 350watts or more

 

[twite]

Oh ok.

What probably happened is they where out of stock of the one you ordered, so they just sent you the closest thing they had. No biggie.

 

[SNGX1275]

1850 when you ordered a 1650? I wouldn't complain

 

[twite]

Is that an 8 on the HSF?

I couldn't make out whether it said 1650, or 1850.

 

[xanimefanx]

Is that an 8 on the HSF?

I couldn't make out whether it said 1650, or 1850.

it says X1650 Pro not X1850 Still i hope its not 256mb and that its 512mb...

edit: i hope they didn't rip me off they placed a sticker that says 512MB on top of the 256mb. thats weird so which one is it 256mb or 512mb

 

[captaincranky]

Eenie, Meenie , Minee, moe...

Newegg shows 3 Sapphire 1650 512 MB cards on this page: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...E&N=2000380048+50001561+1068310557&name=512MB
1 is yours, 1 is a ripoff, and 1 is a gift. You'll need to investigate further by taking a much closer look at the part numbers.
BTW a 350 Watt PSU would be a BARE MINIMUM!
The Clock frequency of the 2 better cards is 590Mhz, the cheapest card 500 Mhz

 

[xanimefanx]

Newegg shows 3 Sapphire 1650 512 MB cards on this page: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...E&N=2000380048+50001561+1068310557&name=512MB
1 is yours, 1 is a ripoff, and 1 is a gift. You'll need to investigate further by taking a much closer look at the part numbers.
BTW a 350 Watt PSU would be a BARE MINIMUM!
The Clock frequency of the 2 better cards is 590Mhz, the cheapest card 500 Mhz

i dont see 3 on the page i see more then 3 and my card is supposed to be PCI-Express

 

[xanimefanx]

turns out im sure i got this card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102098

what did they do just put a sticked over it that says 512MB When its 256MB

 

[twite]

Haha seems like it. Call them and demand what you paid for or something better. Newegg is generally good with customer support.

 

[captaincranky]

Actually.......

This card would/or should be the best of the Sapphire X1650 cards. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102068
Ignore the fact that it only has 256MB of memory, the clock is much faster, and the memory is GDDR3, not GDDR2 as are the other cards.
I would still like to know under what circumstance the card was purchased. Was it: A retail box? : an oem item? : or an open box? It seems that each of these possibilities offers a different explanation of what could have happened.
If you feel you've been wronged, the people at Newegg will answer their customer service phone. So, there really isn't any reason to continue agonizing over the issue.

 

[xanimefanx]

This card would/or should be the best of the Sapphire X1650 cards. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102068
Ignore the fact that it only has 256MB of memory, the clock is much faster, and the memory is GDDR3, not GDDR2 as are the other cards.
I would still like to know under what circumstance the card was purchased. Was it: A retail box? : an oem item? : or an open box? It seems that each of these possibilities offers a different explanation of what could have happened.
If you feel you've been wronged, the people at Newegg will answer their customer service phone. So, there really isn't any reason to continue agonizing over the issue.

Retail is how it was bought

 

[captaincranky]

Maybe I'm Naive But....

I honestly don't believe Newegg would re-box and re- shrinkwrap an item, they don't have to. If it's not what the customer wanted,all they need do is charge the re-stocking fee, and sell it as open box.
The factory may have run out of the right boxes the day it was manufactured.
Even if it's the wrong card, I don't see the necessity of going on and on about this. Put the G**d***** card in the machine then simply read what it is using system properties. If that doesn't do it, then install "SIW" that will tell you everything. Even more than everything. You don't have to go very far to find SIW: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/155-siw-system-info.html
Then, if it's not what you paid for, send it BACK!

P.S. Don't throw away any of the packing, even the cellophane wrapper!