Parhelia 128MB bulk for 250€, would you buy one?

[UtwigMU]

I want Parhelia in my upcomming workstation.

There's one selling locally in online auction for 250€:
CONS:
- bulk = lower clock (200MHz instead of 200)
- no drivers
- no receipt = no 3-year Matrox Warranty

PROS:
- price - it's priced at 56% of what bulk retails here)
- guy says, if I don't like the card, he can give me money back if I return the card in 2 days, it's about 50km away, so it's not a problem.
- I don't have to cruise to Munich to get it.
- It's sealed and has all the cables.

Other option is to go to Munich and get retail version for 380€ and collect VAT which brings it to 327€ (30% more than online, still 20% less than bulk here.)

Bulk version after VAT return wouldn't be much more in Munich (283€).

This way I get retail, higher clocked, receipt, warranty.

Bulk retails for 463€ here. (We have very high hardware prices, plug your 2nd hand deals here.)

What I want to know is not wether you'd get a Parhelia, but wether you'd buy a videocard you wanted under such conditions: 55% of price, no warranty.

But I could get it and play with it for a day and then return it.

[UtwigMU]

Also, what are the chances of o'cing bulk to retail speeds?

Can one just flash the BIOS, or does it involve MTSTU or Powerstrip?

[Wombat]

Nah, I wouldn't get it. No warranty, plus a really short return period. Also, you said a little travel can save you a lot of that inflated price.

Plus, if it's a workstation, P750? And if it's not a workstation, you never know how bad the banding could be on the Parhelia.

[UtwigMU]

A little travel would mean slightly (30 EUR) higher price, but warranty, receipt...

[gpremec]

UtwigMU: I thing that €250 is to much. Since you are in Slovinia, why don't you buy Parhelia 128 (bulk) in Zagreb for €270, with Warranty, instalation CD (Reef demo and so on), all cables included?

It's like this: In TehnoMax (KingKross in Jankomir, Zagreb) they have 10% discount for cash from monday till thirsday 16-17h, and in that time it costs €330, but since you are crossing border, you can get VAT back (€60, if I calculated corectly), so you would pay Parhelia €270. Is it temting?

On the ather hand, if you can get Parhelia (retail) for €327 from Munich, it is temting. In Zagreb it costs €390 (minus VAT €70 it costs €320).

[Che Guevara]

250€? Less than a P-750 in Germany? Sounds good to me .

[UtwigMU]

Well regardless, I'm settling for new card with warranty.

Even though this means, I'll have to postpone my shopping till August.