XFX Geforce 6800 GT 256MB AGP8X

I have seen this XFX Geforce 6800 GT 256MB AGP8X,on http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002ZDRTE/202-3146470-7675026
Has  any one  used this card,from XFX,or any Xfx graphic cards,Have you had any problems with it,eg power supply issues,or warrinty.
Has any one used a Geforce 6800 GT 256MB AGP8X,from any MANUFACTURE,if so
could you give details,thanks (to fit a K8N Neo Platinum)
Thanks for the help
from dave jnr

Quote from: Doggy on 05-November-05, 14:35:53
lol 
I have already smacked myself on the nose with a rolled up newspaper for my current AGP configuration.  Now I just have to pick the mb and the video cards (2 x 7800's) to go in it. . .
doggy
Heck, I was kicking myself last year for not getting SLI... not too long after I bought my Neo.
Don't get me wrong, my Neo2 has taken all the abuse that I've thrown at it without a hiccup. I just thought at the time that AGP still had some more life just because so many people were still using it.
The marketing powers that be have decided otherwise & are "forcing" the switch. Now it seems that the decent AGP cards that are still available are selling at a premium compared to their PCI-e counterparts... and they won't be around much longer. If I could still get a "current tech" AGP card at a competitive price, I'd probably do it.
Just the price of "progress", I guess.
For me now, it's the matter in which order my upgrade is going to go.... Buy an X2 now, in anticipation for the new board/card or new board/card now & keep the "old" CPU...?
Decisions, decisions....       Yup... new thread coming on!

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