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Cheap XFX Radeon HD7970 BLACK Edition Double Dissipation (BE DD) - $409 with 3 Free Games

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Cheap XFX Radeon HD7970 BLACK Edition Double Dissipation (BE DD) - $409 with 3 Free Games
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nugga1984 on 10/12/2012 - 11:49 centrecom.com.au (1670 clicks)
Last edited 12/12/2012 - 14:57 by 1 other user

Seen that Centrecom is selling the XFX 7970 Black Edition Dual Dissipation Version for cheap price… cheaper than the 7950 BEDD or 7970 DD / 7970 BE

EDIT: bring your jumping shoes and tissues- Online ordering with centrecom is a very disappointing experience x2 !!!!
Lack of email updates mean status changes without your knowledge, at one stage they wanted my license before confirming Paypal payment, ATM it says awaiting stock ***do not dispatch - awaiting email from customer - WTF??? first i heard of an email requested from me. to make it worse cannot contact anybody by phone must email and there email responses are few and far between. Delay Delay Delay.., So it looks like I order mine 2 days before everyone else and it hasn't moved from there warehouse - even worse they might have sold the 17 they confirmed they had and now waiting for more supplies before fulfilling my order. Horrible Experience

Black Edition:
XFX uses its "GPU Edging" process to identify the top 1% of overclockable GPUs which go into the Black Edition video cards.

Dual Dissipation:
XFX claim that DD will be 7 degree's cooled and 13 dba quiter… than what i dont know - but reviews seem positive. pretty much its a better cooler to help with OC'ing you BE GPU.

AMD promotion: 3 Free Games for any 7950/7970 Radeon
-FarCry 3 (Uplay code / Not on Steam)
-Hitman Absolution (Steam Code)
-Sleeping Dogs (steam Code)
-20% off Medal of Honor Warfighter (It's obvious)

Other Features:
Lifetime Warranty* - correct me if i am wrong (this is the twin fan version BE edition)
Black Edition Membership……
Cool Case Badge

*From my reading this product is cover by lifetime warranty IF you register your warranty card within 30 Days of purchase - if you fail to do this it will be a 2 or 3 YR warranty

Similar pricing available on New Egg although will require rebate and extra for postage.

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  • Snoopy113 on 10/12/2012 - 11:53

    Definitely a bargain. However, unless things have changed, the lifetime warranty on xfx cards usually doesn't cover Australian customers. This is how it used to be a few years ago anyway.

    • phamid on 10/12/2012 - 11:57

      I'm pretty sure it still covers the high end models though:
      - Cards with Double Dissipation (Double D) or whose product number ends in “R”: Lifetime warranty if registered within 30 days.

  • ChickenAdobo on 10/12/2012 - 11:55
    +1

    good price!

    edit: I'll will have to pass. $49.50 cent to ship to WA….. maybe good for those who live locally.

    • 2pro4sho on 10/12/2012 - 12:00
      +5

      I bought a PSU from them the other day. Shipping was gonna be $25 to QLD so I msg them on facebook and they reduced it to $9. Worth asking imo

    • johnno07 on 10/12/2012 - 13:36
      +1

      I always feel sorry for WAers - Aus Post charges a fortune to ship stuff from the East coast to the West coast :(

      • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2012 - 16:02

        especially anyone who lives regionally… AusPost charges ridiculous prices

        • MATTDAMON on 10/12/2012 - 23:34
          -1

          Probably because its not a charity, and it costs more per kg to send it regionally.

  • FabMan on 10/12/2012 - 12:00

    Good price for one of the fastest single GPU cards available.

    • FabMan on 10/12/2012 - 13:33

      Read a review, there is a downside with the sound it makes. Some people state it 'squeals'.

      • Knightelf on 10/12/2012 - 15:03
        +6

        Squeals with power.

      • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2012 - 16:02
        +2

        Get a watercooler for it? then overclock the shiz out of it?

        • FabMan on 10/12/2012 - 21:03

          Smart chap.

  • inusure on 10/12/2012 - 12:13
    +6

    Oh no!! Im trying to save money now!!! Stop this please!!!

    • nugga1984 on 10/12/2012 - 12:31

      me too, didnt happen…

  • AreYouAWiiizard on 10/12/2012 - 12:34

    Damn… awesome price…. but shipping to W.A. =(

    • 2pro4sho on 10/12/2012 - 12:47
      +10

      There's a difference between minimum and recommended…

  • tryonthis on 10/12/2012 - 12:54

    This or the GTX670… or wait for new generation of cards?

    EDIT: Upgrading from GTX470 OC.

    • 2pro4sho on 10/12/2012 - 12:55
      +6

      This is excellent value and should out-perform a 670. The 3 free games is cream

      • tryonthis on 10/12/2012 - 13:11

        It definitely is tempting. I already have those 3 games so I could sell them on eBay for ~$20 each.

        Is it a worthy upgrade from a 470OC though?

        • furythree on 14/12/2012 - 15:10
          +1

          i bought a 670 msi overclocked with a better cooler off amazon
          for about $350 delivered
          can overclock to about gtx680 speeds no problems.

          you wont notice the difference in power
          and nvidia better drivers

  • Panama on 10/12/2012 - 12:57

    Excellent price. This GPU is $430 in the US, so to find a deal that's cheaper than the US RRP is impressive.

  • ChatCPT on 10/12/2012 - 13:00
    +5

    mmmm DOUBLE D!!

  • Kill Joy on 10/12/2012 - 13:30
    +10

    I was heavily vested to go for this then I realised:
    -2% surcharge on common payment methods (paypal/credit)
    -Only located melbourne (no pickup)
    -High shipping (cheaper postage of same item from US)
    -Insurance is extra (1% of total cost, which isn't too bad I guess)
    -Bothersome credit verification methods

    I felt like after checkout I just kept getting slapped with overhead. Not gonna neg or anything, but not worth it to me.

    • Kill Joy on 10/12/2012 - 13:50
      +2

      And to top it off, I went through payment steps of a $1,317 order just to see the final price (which was a lot higher then expected) to which I did not confirm and just logged out, but is now in account history it says order confirmed and awaiting action on their end?

      HELLO lengthy phone call…

    • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2012 - 13:51
      +8

      Centrecom should sell hoops and trampolines.

      • Alzori on 10/12/2012 - 17:22

        But you see, that would take some of the jumping through hoops out of the checkout process, and that doesn't seem to be their goal.

    • Ixionx on 10/12/2012 - 13:57

      I found that after placing the order it also says 'On order with supplier', even though most of their stores have stock.

      • nugga1984 on 10/12/2012 - 16:31

        i Ordered on Sunday and my status is Awaiting Confirmation (PayPal) - seems like yours might have progressed past mine

  • CyberGenesys on 10/12/2012 - 13:51

    Are the games Steam activatable?

    • strat on 10/12/2012 - 13:54

      Yes

    • Henray on 10/12/2012 - 14:03

      The Far Cry 3 is definitely not - correct me if I'm wrong - but its just Uplay, so no steam.

      • strat on 10/12/2012 - 14:07

        I personally seen these promo cards last week.. They should come separately and are not included in the box.

        I didn't read the whole card but it only has ONE cd key on the card and it says activate on steam.

        maybe someone else can confirm if they pickup today from centrecom ?

        • 2pro4sho on 10/12/2012 - 15:52

          You get a code to enter in the AMD promo site. AMD then emails you 3 separate cd keys + warfighter discount code. Farcry and Warfighter codes are not steam, others are.

  • strat on 10/12/2012 - 13:53

    I'm looking for new cards but holding off until the next gens… Currently have 2 x Asus DCII 6970 in crossfire which are non ref and take up too much space in my case and cant be watercooled.

    I see water blocks are available for these..

    Don't think i will gain much off one 7979?

    • krisspy on 10/12/2012 - 14:36

      Have you looked at a universal gpu block? 6970 in cf will perform better, granted crossfire scaling is high on the game.

  • ItsMeAgro on 10/12/2012 - 14:02
    +1

    I can't hold out much longer. If someone posts a deal for a 7850 for around $150 I'll buy it. I don't even need one.

  • krisspy on 10/12/2012 - 14:29

    I bought a powercolor 7970 from Warcom for about $355 + del just last week, should've waited.

  • Smurf123 on 10/12/2012 - 14:37
    +1

    Great deal! Sadly im in perth haha
    I have been checking afew times a day for a decent video card deal, trying to build a new pc by xmas. hope theres a sale around the corner.
    If anyone hears of one, post away :)

  • Knightelf on 10/12/2012 - 15:13
    +4

    Tempted, but at checkout was $443.27($409 + $22 delivery + $8.18 surcharge + $4.09 insurance)
    internal struggle

  • hexedhavoc on 10/12/2012 - 15:21

    Bit the bullet and ordered ;)

    Anyone wanna buy a 6950 bios modded to 6970 cheap? :)

    • Henray on 10/12/2012 - 15:22
      +4

      $3.50

    • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2012 - 16:09
      +1

      How much you want?

  • Jayphen on 10/12/2012 - 15:30

    Damn. I've been tossing up the idea of building a gaming PC… this makes it very tempting!

    • imcold on 10/12/2012 - 23:32

      For me a similar issue but NOT DEAL.(crosses arms) my computer will be 4 years old coming early next year. No reason to get a new one yet.. ^^

  • hexedhavoc on 10/12/2012 - 16:16
    -6

    Bout 170? not sure xD

  • hexedhavoc on 10/12/2012 - 16:16
    -6

    Is Sapphire 6950, bought in 2011 so maybe still under warranty, still got box and everything etc

  • Ronson on 10/12/2012 - 16:37

    Hmmm to wait for my RMA'd Powercolor 6970 to come back from MSY in '3-6 weeks' or just buy this and sell mine when it gets back??

  • tryonthis on 10/12/2012 - 17:05

    Wow, shipping (~$22) and ~$8 Paypal surcharge put a dampener on this deal :(

  • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2012 - 18:27

    Got one. First OZBargain deal I am going for. Was looking at a 7970 for a while now and at this price for a non-cheapo brand, I think this is a reasonable to good price. With the games bundled, this is a bargain.

    Picked up in-store and there were others going for the same thing. Also, called before I went in and the phone operator was baffled as to why so many callers for that product. I guess this won't last too long.

  • hexedhavoc on 10/12/2012 - 18:29
    -4

    Anyone wanna buy the games? :P

    • theguyrules on 10/12/2012 - 21:27

      I'll buy Far Cry if it's a steam key mate!

  • hexedhavoc on 10/12/2012 - 19:26
    -5

    Anyone want sleeping dogs for $20 ? :)

  • 51722 on 10/12/2012 - 19:55
    +1

    Just bought it to replace my XFX Radeon HD 4890. Now to work extra hours between now and delivery time to pay this off!

    Thanks.

  • hexedhavoc on 10/12/2012 - 19:57

    Huge upgrade for you :D

    • dtorr on 10/12/2012 - 20:48
      +4

      There's a reply button you know.

    • 51722 on 10/12/2012 - 23:06

      I know. I have been waiting an entire year for this. :D

      • CyberGenesys on 11/12/2012 - 09:17
        +1

        I've been waiting this entire thread for havoc-aus to use the reply button :P

  • blazer on 10/12/2012 - 21:24
    +2

    I would just like to point out to other people that these are not the Ghz edition ones. Yes these run at 1000Ghz similar to the Ghz because these have been factory o/ced. What does mean? Not much really, but it is most likely that they will run slightly hotter and not o/c as much as the true Ghz ones will. Just saying in case people have been mislead.

    Later

    • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2012 - 23:20

      1ghz edition just comes pre-over clocked as well despite what retailers may claim. The power consumption and heat wih their reference design is higher. It is true the ghz editions are newer but they are almost a hundred bucks more expensive and you can easily OC this card further than a reference GHz. Subtle difference that I find difficult to justify the price diff. May be better off holding on to the cash and doubling up on the 7970 when required.

      I waited for the GHz and was disappointed at release. :(

  • KBZ on 11/12/2012 - 08:49

    Is it worth getting guys? I have a 6870 ATM or should I wait for next gen?

    • Dack Smith on 11/12/2012 - 11:27

      The 7970 is much better then the 6870

      • KBZ on 11/12/2012 - 12:20

        Haha I know that just wondering for that price better to buy now or wait for the next gen.?

  • navman on 12/12/2012 - 08:19

    I've read some reviews saying that the VRMs on this card get to dangerious temperatures. I'm talking 110C+. I got the Gigabyte 7970 OC from PCCG instead for $419.

    • tryonthis on 12/12/2012 - 11:05

      Is the 7970 OC essentially the same card as this?
      As a noob to GPU's, I'm somewhat confused :/

      • navman on 12/12/2012 - 15:31

        The cooler is a different design, but in my opinion it is better on the GB (3 fans vs 2). Bit noisy though, especially at 100% speed.

  • hexedhavoc on 12/12/2012 - 13:07
    +2

    order still processing ;(

    • Ixionx on 12/12/2012 - 15:57
      +2

      Same here…

      • nugga1984 on 13/12/2012 - 09:43

        mine too - its nearly been a week. to make it worse i'm local…. i could have drove down and picked it up instore on Monday :(.

        Maybe we should ask them how much longed on a medium they care about - twitter and facebook… because i have tried calling them, it wasnt pretty; (matt: arrogant would describe him best) but they do assure me they have stock and it will be dispatched shortly

        B.T.W: my Girlfriend ordered a bag from America via Shopbop.com, she ordered the bag late sunday night (9pm)- it has made it to Australia by Thu and a very high chance of beating Centrecoms delevery from their warehouse/internet sale which is 33Km up the road.

        nice price, but F for effort Centrecom.

        Nothing kills a bad product faster than good advertising - hope my product is good because my service has been shytt - wont be ordering online again

  • Jayphen on 12/12/2012 - 19:10

    Anywhere else selling this that isn't going to take months and charge an arm for postage?

  • hexedhavoc on 12/12/2012 - 20:10
    -1

    Gah, how slack, ordered and paid monday, they got the money tuesday morning and have been processing since :(

  • hexedhavoc on 13/12/2012 - 19:10
    -1

    still nothing, wtf ;(

    • 51722 on 13/12/2012 - 19:15

      Same here… I am giving them 18 hours from now to send my product or at least respond to my e-mail now. If not, they simply don't want my business. It's up to them now.

  • 2pro4sho on 13/12/2012 - 19:15

    Sold out - maybe they will start processing orders now

    • 51722 on 13/12/2012 - 19:16

      Lol, just noticed this too…

  • hexedhavoc on 13/12/2012 - 19:27
    -1

    The really annoying thing is, no number to call otherwise I would have rang up today and cancelled.

    Was gonna buy the gigabyte one for 349 + postage, had it in my cart and everything but since no easy way to cancel order didn't wanna risk ending up with 2 cards >__<

    bloody annoying

    • nugga1984 on 13/12/2012 - 21:19

      You can call centrecom Sunshine which is where the internet orders are processed from and they should be mentioned on your reciept. But they will still tell you to email your requests in to [email protected] but you might get breif anwsers

  • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 03:47

    Yeh I called them and asked if they can help with online orders which they said no ;(

    • 51722 on 14/12/2012 - 08:40
      +1

      Seriously, you really need to get used to the "reply" button!

      It keeps the thread a lot cleaner. PLEASE start to use it.

      • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 09:20
        -3

        Jeeez, sorrrryyyy…. so the text isn't slighty to the side OH NOES! -_-

  • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 10:56

    Holy mother of god I am really pissed off now…

    Unfortunately it appears there is no stock available at the Sunshine/Online store, as such we are not currently able to dispatch your order. Due to the current time of the year, I believe stock will not arrive until sometime early next year. Please notify me on how you wish to proceed with your order.

    I ordered and paid on monday, they mark as processing on tuesday and sit around doing nothing till today? WTF?!?!

    • Ixionx on 14/12/2012 - 11:02

      After sending them a pretty blunt email I got the following…

      "Hi XXXXXX,

      Unfortunately stock is not available at the Sunshine/online store, as such we are not able to dispatch your order. I believe stock is not going to arrive until after the new year for this model video card. Please notify me if you wish to alter or cancel your order.

      Kind Regards.

      Online Sales: Team Leader"

      Pretty pissed to be honest, because I also paid on Monday. They'd damn well better be fast at processing my refund.

      • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 11:08

        Exact message they sent me, ridiculous! I think we should report these pricks to the ACCC

        • 51722 on 14/12/2012 - 11:26

          I haven't received the message yet. Going to ask for a full refund. Pissed off!

        • Ixionx on 14/12/2012 - 12:31
          +1

          If they have not processed a refund by the end of the day I will be lodging a PayPal dispute.

  • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 11:15

    To make matters worse, their website shows it is IN STOCK @ SUNSHINE … BUT AT $459
    Holy balls I AM MAD!

  • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 11:23

    So I just rang the sunshine stored and asked if they have any in stock, which he said they had plenty… then when I mentioned I ordered one on monday etc etc he claims the online store has its own stock yada yada… fuck me im mad!

    • 51722 on 14/12/2012 - 11:40

      They just told me that they don't have it in stock right now.

      Staff sound bloody ignorant though.

      • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 11:48
        +1

        Yeh well considering I pretended I wanted to buy one before telling them about my order, I'm sure they are now just going to flat out say they dont have any… fkn pricks!

        I just rang the ACCC and will now be ringing office of fair trading

  • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 11:34

    Asked to speak to manager at sunshine store and seems they are just going to leave me on hold … o m g

  • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 11:52

    Just rang the super store and asked what happens with online orders and he confirmed that the orders come out of the sunshine store, that they send them out.

    So the sunshine store staff blatantly lied to me…

    • nugga1984 on 14/12/2012 - 13:15

      I tried to cancel on Monday as i am local and wanted to go to Clayton superstore and pickup - at this stage the money had not left my bank and status was Paypal (awaiting confirmation).
      Centrecom advised send email and cancel will be fine, 5 minutes later my order status changed to processing and my money had gone from my bank.
      Called back and Antony told me we have 17 in stock and my order would be dispatched Tuesday night and should be received on Wednesday. Wednesday seemed reasonable and stock levels had been confirms so i was happy to wait for shipment.

      On Wednesday my order changed to awaiting stock, called back and wrote email to Anthony worried about stock levels.

      Anthony replied to my email half a day later confirming that their is stock of my product and my order will be dispatched shortly…..
      As yet, i have not received an email to say that my order is not coming (as posted above) but my order status has not changed either.

      P.S My Girlfirends bag arrived today; free shipping from America ordered on Sunday(8th) night

      • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 13:16

        Yeh, these guys are ASSHOLES! :(

        • nugga1984 on 14/12/2012 - 13:39

          did you get any love from ACCC or FTO?

        • hexedhavoc on 14/12/2012 - 13:49
          +1

          I have a case number and should hear back monday/tuesday

          I know my chances of them sending out my order is extremely unlikely but figured I would report them anyway so they think twice about shoddy behavior in future.

        • nugga1984 on 14/12/2012 - 15:34

          If i receive a similar email - saying no stock. i will also be making a case.

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