i have 2 of these in quad sli and they are amazing. only things that suck are 1. Power use 2. heat and 3. cost for water cooling blocks. but i cant wait to get it water cooled and overclocked
im about to buy a new Desktop PC and i want to know the best suitable specifications that i must look for (graphics card, processor, motherboard, etc, etc)..i want to buy a "budget PC for a gamer" that can run some not so old games present games and somewhat incoming new games
The 9800GX2 is still one of the top performance cards out there and its technology is almost 2 years old. Only the GTX295 and HD4870x2 can top this card... and MAYBE the GTX285 and HD4850 can be equal to a 9800GX2's performance. This thing edges out even a GTX280 in most benchmarks. For a old card, it's still a beast.
ahh...but neither the 4850 and 4890.. lol i meant the dual gpu HD4850X2. sorry about that typo. the 9800GX2 beats the HD4890 though not by much. The HD4890 is compared to the slightly faster GTX275.
it's 2 fucking cards in one are you forgetting this and from what I understand a overclocked GTX 260 core 216 comes pretty close in performance to this card and it's a single GPU!
The 8500 is a good card but it cannot run GTA 4 on high not even the high end cards can run GTA 4 on high and get over 40 fps, The 8500 is ment for games like World of warcraft and some FPS
games with in a few years will start needing this kind of card to play so might as well be prepared for the future and then you wont need to always buy new ones when yours becomes useless.
all 4. I have a quad core and it uses 87% of all cores! I have a Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz q6600 with 4gb of RAM and very soon a 9800gtx+ OC 1GB(right now I have a 8600gt) and gta iv runs ar about 25-32 FPS on medium with 800X600..
I'm still able to play GTA4 on 1400x900 with Med. Texture, Highest Texture rendering, 57 view distance, and 100 everything else on a Core 2 Duo e6600 OC @ 3.2 GHz with an 9800 GTX+ @ 800 Core/1260 Memory
xfx 9800x2 it has a much faster gb memory output then the 256 interface of the 8800 2 gpu's means 256 per core ;) also 55 nm is alot easier to overclock then 65 nm
Because, BFG offers 100 day step up program and XFX does not, also, BFG offers the HIGHEST overclocked 9800 GX2 available known as the OCX version, which factory core clock is set at 680mhz, and memory clock is set at 2100.
Yeah. For the 9600, stick with evga but for the 8800 gt for example, I`d go for an xfx. I used to criticize xfx alot but I guess gamers trust it. Both vendors are good. PNY and BFG are nice too.
Its OK, its not horrible or anything. You did a great purchase and you`ll be able to outperform a 9800gtx. The memory I talked about is slower, but won`t kill you or anything.
doesn't matter get one mabe with a better warrenty or something with a game in it you don't have. Get a cheaper one or spend some more money on a factory overclocked one. Like i said, doesn't matter.
ya too many different brands man, but all i know is that XFX XXX edition's usually have the highest clocks, but they can be more expensive, maybe 50-100 dollars more then regular price
Its not quite 1gb of memory though, it's two 512s, which fair enough adds to 1024 but dont work like that. Tbh, I wouldnt bother with this card, it hits it's EOL (end of life) in june, and is being replaced by the 9900GX2
Wow basically two 8800gts 512mb stuck together. The 9000 series has been seriously over-hyped. 9800gtx is just an OCed 8800 gts and 9600gt a stripped down 8800gt and then called the G90. They could have atleast made a new chip instead of sitting on the G92.
But even then, that could just be all hype. Wouldn't it be good if instead of creating multiple PCB cards that they would make a really good single chip rather than sticking two together.
calm down kid, stop threatining logan man. heres some info for you, a single one cored 9800 gtx beats a 3870x2, which has 2 cores, ati just got owned by the nvidia 9800 cards
TigerDirect is a company, Sometimes companies need to push some products more than others
Why should there be equal advertising?
TigerDirect don't owe the viewers anything,
and who cares about nvidia or ati?
fanboys, I only care whats fastest and if someone would impair their own performance out of some asinine loyalty to a company then they're beyond stupid
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thereddog223 8 months ago
i have 2 of these in quad sli and they are amazing. only things that suck are 1. Power use 2. heat and 3. cost for water cooling blocks. but i cant wait to get it water cooled and overclocked
tac471 2 years ago
just buy a gtx 580
thereddog223 5 months ago
@thereddog223 This was THE CARD in 2008...
ChowderScripts 1 month ago
regardless of directx in a game would the 5770 do better than this frame rate wise
crimson177 2 years ago
in Fear 2 origins,Radeon 4870 1Gig>GTX285,4870x2>GTX295
i see benchmark (awesome)
GTX295 get 100+FPS,4870x2 Get 150FPS+ :D
halfpol 2 years ago
can y play new games with that
rade374 2 years ago 2
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halfpol 2 years ago
@rade374 no It is a terrible card. Udderly useless. Barely plays starcraft
king15060 2 years ago
how much is this one?
i really wanna buy it
minhmeo1209 2 years ago
holy mother of earth.thats a large card
Harcorextreme 2 years ago
11inch long :S HOLY nearly length of 5870
connell256 2 years ago
how much is taht thing ???
felixcombreau 2 years ago
This card is aprox 30cm long loll
xxblinddxx 2 years ago
holly shit good that i got xaser 6
SerzantasLTU 2 years ago
@SerzantasLTU Loll yeah its a very huge card.. im having Cooler Master Stacker 830 nvidia edition and fit good so you should be ok loll
xxblinddxx 2 years ago
on exaser 6 u can even take out hdd cage so i could put even 50% longer than this :D
SerzantasLTU 2 years ago
@SerzantasLTU Loll pretty nice
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im about to buy a new Desktop PC and i want to know the best suitable specifications that i must look for (graphics card, processor, motherboard, etc, etc)..i want to buy a "budget PC for a gamer" that can run some not so old games present games and somewhat incoming new games
Tylmarande14 2 years ago
wots better 2 of these or one gtx 295
cameronthegreat1 2 years ago
check my rig MY GAMING RIG XFX 9800 GTX+ PART 2
localproduction 2 years ago
this card is rubbish for money value, it uses too much power, gets really hot. hell i bet gtx 260 core 216 beats this piece of shit
mcmamac 2 years ago
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11 inch, its as big as my dick!
suckmynose000 2 years ago
Can I suck on it, I mean your card!
ProjectRealityBf2 2 years ago
I doubt it the HD 5000 series is due out soon I don't think they'll make a new high-end card when the next generation is only a few months away.
internetforall 2 years ago
is there wiil be a hd4890x2???
syafiqmilan 2 years ago
how long is this card omg? :-O :D it's huuge..
olloczky 2 years ago
The 9800GX2 is still one of the top performance cards out there and its technology is almost 2 years old. Only the GTX295 and HD4870x2 can top this card... and MAYBE the GTX285 and HD4850 can be equal to a 9800GX2's performance. This thing edges out even a GTX280 in most benchmarks. For a old card, it's still a beast.
lilb0ibastard 2 years ago
4850? you mean 4890 right?
mujmujmuj 2 years ago
ahh...but neither the 4850 and 4890.. lol i meant the dual gpu HD4850X2. sorry about that typo. the 9800GX2 beats the HD4890 though not by much. The HD4890 is compared to the slightly faster GTX275.
lilb0ibastard 2 years ago
it's 2 fucking cards in one are you forgetting this and from what I understand a overclocked GTX 260 core 216 comes pretty close in performance to this card and it's a single GPU!
ProjectRealityBf2 2 years ago
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lilb0ibastard 2 years ago
Nice. This is what I got. :D
saxophoneftw 2 years ago
this guy is a funny cunt... wats his name?
nicksta2008 2 years ago
logan
lourke123 2 years ago
This card is still really great.
Smimley 2 years ago 2
Nvidia is so cool
i have 3 9800GTX+ Black Edition OC from XFX in tri sli in my rig. d 3 of them do beat 2 of these cards but ofcourse i still highly recomend this card.
stor1605 2 years ago
i diarrheaed in mah pants
naylo540 2 years ago 5
Got the BFG GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB PCI-E 2.0 SLI Video Card in my computer,the best gaming and HD movie expierance out there.
This card is sooo fuckin awesome.Cost bundle,but worthit.
Newtamaki 2 years ago
sweet
Newtamaki 2 years ago
i think this one kills my 260 gtx lol so sad want my gold back lolol
87655788 2 years ago
OMFG THE 9800 GX2!!!!! AND IT'S BFG!!! The only reason why I'm talking like this cuz it's Logan reveiwing it : )
zgarner2 2 years ago
i lose att fighting Dust :P
Agremen 2 years ago
on what runs Cod 5..?
Jumpermix 2 years ago
lmao 15'' of pain
aztecboxer69 3 years ago
13 * xD
FatGuyFun 2 years ago
BFG i wonder why they called it that...
*cough* Big *cough* Fucking *cough* GUN!
MateenK 3 years ago 9
big fucking gamer lol or big fucking graphics lol or boobs feel good
ENDORPHMAN 2 years ago
@MateenK .. Old one, doesnt even match the situation..
Its used for Doom you noob..
BFG 9000..
dragefyr 1 year ago
@MateenK big fucking graphics
yazzor828 7 months ago
is this graphic card good? O_o i want buy some good 1GB graphic card on games
krystpan 3 years ago
yesyesyes
saxophoneftw 2 years ago
those cards are poopy.
slyslus 3 years ago
Lmao my 8800GT superclocked is @ 50fps medium.
AshwinPanue 3 years ago
which res???????????????????????
GF8800gtx9999 3 years ago
1680x1050
AshwinPanue 3 years ago
i have that
CrysisVids 3 years ago
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Guys this is a waste of money!!!! You can run any game on GeForce 8500 GT 1GB even Gta IV on high settings and smoothly
007RKO007 3 years ago
The 8500 is a good card but it cannot run GTA 4 on high not even the high end cards can run GTA 4 on high and get over 40 fps, The 8500 is ment for games like World of warcraft and some FPS
Rune101rune 3 years ago 2
Any card is a joke to gta 4, talk about bad game optimization...
thebigdille 3 years ago 2
amen brother
Rune101rune 3 years ago
Two words: Old Technology.
filippo333 3 years ago
what?
Rune101rune 3 years ago
@ 007RKO007
games with in a few years will start needing this kind of card to play so might as well be prepared for the future and then you wont need to always buy new ones when yours becomes useless.
HopliteRage 3 years ago
there is some games that require this type of card, like for example GTA 4 or Far Cry 2
JADFDAVP 3 years ago
They don't require it. It may be recommended
UnbeatableGamers 3 years ago
to experience a great gameplay, isnt it??
JADFDAVP 3 years ago
they dont require it, i got far cry 2 runing on high quality with a 9400gt
lhtrf 3 years ago
GTA 4 doesn't, it requires a really heavy duty CPU, not GPU.
disasterpill36 3 years ago
if you have a quad core does GTA 4 take advantage of all 4 cores? or only 2?
hahabendover 2 years ago
all 4. I have a quad core and it uses 87% of all cores! I have a Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz q6600 with 4gb of RAM and very soon a 9800gtx+ OC 1GB(right now I have a 8600gt) and gta iv runs ar about 25-32 FPS on medium with 800X600..
costescuandrei1975 2 years ago
quad core only was 2 cores and 2 virtuals
tiagom135 2 years ago
I'm still able to play GTA4 on 1400x900 with Med. Texture, Highest Texture rendering, 57 view distance, and 100 everything else on a Core 2 Duo e6600 OC @ 3.2 GHz with an 9800 GTX+ @ 800 Core/1260 Memory
r31ncarnat3d 2 years ago
what is better BFG or EVGA or XFX like which order is best? like the only graphics card i know about is evga and xfx kinda new to bfg
trousien 3 years ago
Is a 9800 GX2 in Quad SLI recommended????
CrApPyDialuPx 3 years ago
5 frames difference from gx2 sli to quad in crysis, i say waste of money?
mikeccuk2006 3 years ago
exactly where did you get your disinformation?
godscuttingyoudown 3 years ago
For the SAME PRICE what should i get?
Evga 8800GTS KO 512 2x Or
XFX 9800GX2 ? What Option will give me faster Frames in all games????
Fresh0nline 3 years ago
xfx 9800x2 it has a much faster gb memory output then the 256 interface of the 8800 2 gpu's means 256 per core ;) also 55 nm is alot easier to overclock then 65 nm
tqrules 3 years ago 2
HEy well Thnx again!
Fresh0nline 3 years ago
Nile505 and WTFwood both showed they know fuck all in their very short statements...
for the money this card is actually very good... i can get 2 of these for the price of one 4870 HD x2...
imo only the 280 or the Triple or the ATI 4870 HDx2 are faster... but thats only if you have the money...
ZaBluimp 3 years ago
hey i bought a KFA2 Geforce 9600GT and im wondering which card that i could go SLI with it. send me a link in a message or something. thanks
Dkylethomas 3 years ago
Any other 9600GT with the G94 GPU. nVidia allowed cross-vendor SLI sometime ago.
skylineaddict 3 years ago
hehe I wont need a 8 pin adapter since my psu came with 8 pin on it when I bought my cyberpower PC :)
Hekynn 3 years ago
wait so like if u Sli my 8800 gt = 1 gx2?
TheArea510 3 years ago
crysis brings this card to the floor...
Nile505 3 years ago
i love it how he didnt say the crysis very high benchmark. this thing fails in crysis.
WTFwood 3 years ago
Everything fails in crysis. Did you forget that lol?
Now throw two of them together with a bit of overclocking and 60 fps on very high on DX10 is easily done. I think a guy somewhere has 80 fps on it.
MastaSquidge 3 years ago 4
lol and crysis is a bad game. not worth it.
WTFwood 3 years ago
HELL this card produces microstuttering.. thats quiet annoying!
leonzhell 3 years ago
DUDE! This thing is bigger then the god damn laptop!
ElliotPhinney 3 years ago 4
it's not built for the laptop
lol.....
BattousaiFz360 3 years ago 8
The msg from shadowblazes and yours realli is a joke. This graphic card is for desktop onli.
zenniz1992 3 years ago
can i fit this on a alienware m17x laptop
shadowblazes 3 years ago
HAHAHAHAH wtf HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH omg HAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAAH wtf lmao rofl
TheBlitz1 3 years ago 3
wow!
BattousaiFz360 3 years ago
no dude
u can't n don't be an idiot xD
BattousaiFz360 3 years ago 3
God I hope your joking.
DoughnutGG 3 years ago
its so sick and disturbingly fast im flaging this video
USAPropaganda 3 years ago 3
hahahahaahahahhahahaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha wtf???????
tht made my day
NICE!!
BattousaiFz360 3 years ago 3
yes please.
TheShadowsFallKid 3 years ago
580 watts!!!??? <:O Holy shit dude!!! <:O
kiikasi 3 years ago
The real watt consumtion of this card is 200~300Watt. Recommend 500+ is all your computer's component like HDD , CPU , Driver , all sort.
zenniz1992 3 years ago
is the XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 Video Card better than this one?
tiove 3 years ago
yes because xfx looks awesome
beobond 3 years ago
oh yeah!
XclusiveFilms08 3 years ago
NO IT IS NOT!!!
Because, BFG offers 100 day step up program and XFX does not, also, BFG offers the HIGHEST overclocked 9800 GX2 available known as the OCX version, which factory core clock is set at 680mhz, and memory clock is set at 2100.
TheBlitz1 3 years ago
lol
CreatureGam3r 3 years ago
Added: April 01, 2008
:P
EinHuhn 3 years ago
goodness gracious... im not allowed to curse ROFL!
dp100 3 years ago
My new computer that arrives this week includes two of these monsters in SLI..
I think I'm in love..
Scienteria 3 years ago 3
Wish I could afford one of these.
zazarox69 3 years ago
In my opinion i say EVGA makes better video cards
NubSauc3 3 years ago
Check the tech specs for each one of these cards people and compare them! and also which mobo works best with what card!
Maltebyte 3 years ago
Nvidia
kameroshiso 3 years ago
PLEASE ANSWER MY Q:
bfg or evga or xfx or pny or this or that?
i liked the bfg but in my country, ther's only the xfx
I REALLY NEED UR ANSWER
Kalees 3 years ago
In my opinion EGVA is the best for Nvidia cards.
fendermustang123 3 years ago
NOPE XFX IS THE BEST
hellgate00 3 years ago
Nope : p EVGA is way more reliable.
fendermustang123 3 years ago
Nope : p XFX is way more reliable.
hellgate00 3 years ago
Sorry dude, check your facts. XFX uses slow generic memory and evga is more stable.
FunMan125 3 years ago
oo if i get th same 9600 gt, evga is better?
hellgate00 3 years ago
Yeah. For the 9600, stick with evga but for the 8800 gt for example, I`d go for an xfx. I used to criticize xfx alot but I guess gamers trust it. Both vendors are good. PNY and BFG are nice too.
Peace
FunMan125 3 years ago
dam lol just ordered two xfx 9600...
hellgate00 3 years ago
Its OK, its not horrible or anything. You did a great purchase and you`ll be able to outperform a 9800gtx. The memory I talked about is slower, but won`t kill you or anything.
FunMan125 3 years ago
assholes i dont care if its evga or xfx i just want one
edhenesenoshta 3 years ago 2
what about BFG?
daPInKPaNTh3r 3 years ago
How does this card runs on a 750I P5ND mobo?
Hekynn 3 years ago
wtf what should i get xfx bfg kfa2 evga palit?
WHICH MANUFACTURER IS THE BEST?
27johnrick 3 years ago
doesn't matter get one mabe with a better warrenty or something with a game in it you don't have. Get a cheaper one or spend some more money on a factory overclocked one. Like i said, doesn't matter.
xLordJeevesx 3 years ago
the bfg one comes with cables and shit, they all run the same pretty muh, tiny differences
BigManMamasBoy 3 years ago
think about what would happen when 9900 series will come out this card's price will go down town.
aleksankazakov 3 years ago
ya too many different brands man, but all i know is that XFX XXX edition's usually have the highest clocks, but they can be more expensive, maybe 50-100 dollars more then regular price
amexnamedluis 3 years ago
BFG = Build For Gamers
X0Acco0X 3 years ago
is it right that they only look different and that some of them are overclocked? or are there any other differences?
Piacco2706 3 years ago
i'll get this card. but which one should i take? bfg,evga,xfx,asus,...?
Piacco2706 3 years ago
BFG is nice, nice product and RMA my 7900 GT and got a 8800 GTS back also lifetime warranty own
athlonz2007 3 years ago
So I see all these 9800 GX2 reviews from tigerdirect...whats the difference? XFX, BFG, etc etc??
mchamp3802 3 years ago
pretti much nothen its just different brands
uberhax0r1 3 years ago
ahh, thought so. Thanks!
mchamp3802 3 years ago
np :)
uberhax0r1 3 years ago
2 PCBs Glued together. It is basically 2 8800gts 512s in one card. HERE's the STATS
BFG 9800GX2
GPU: G92
Core Clock: 600mhz
Shader Clock: 1800mhz
Memory Clock:2000mhz
Memory Size: 1gb
hambergur5000 3 years ago
Its not quite 1gb of memory though, it's two 512s, which fair enough adds to 1024 but dont work like that. Tbh, I wouldnt bother with this card, it hits it's EOL (end of life) in june, and is being replaced by the 9900GX2
scotsocool 3 years ago
haha dust is every where here in Az man glad I picked the right case and liquid cooling for my new pc :)
Hekynn 3 years ago
Wow basically two 8800gts 512mb stuck together. The 9000 series has been seriously over-hyped. 9800gtx is just an OCed 8800 gts and 9600gt a stripped down 8800gt and then called the G90. They could have atleast made a new chip instead of sitting on the G92.
BertrumPantyshield 3 years ago
nvidia is just milking it for all the money they can get
The only card that shows promise is the 9900gx2
johnaiton 3 years ago
But even then, that could just be all hype. Wouldn't it be good if instead of creating multiple PCB cards that they would make a really good single chip rather than sticking two together.
BertrumPantyshield 3 years ago
I just finished building my hardcore gaming rig.
Which OS should i use XP or Vista??????????????
samanthms123 3 years ago
HEY, TIGER-DIRECT, "LOGAN", WHOEVER... YOU ARE FUC.KIN CORRUPTED BY NVIDIA!!
ONLY -ONE- VIDEO OF AMD/ATI´S LATEST PRODUCT, THE 3870 X2, VERSUS 3 EVEN 4 REVIEWS OF THE GODDAMN 9800 GX2 !!! SO PRAISED BLAH BLAH BLAH
IM GETTING PISSED OF NVIDIAS MARKETING TRICKS
ITS NOT ENOUGH WITH WEBSITES REVIEWS LIKE TOMSHARDWARE RIGHT?
THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE GAMERS BELIEVE THEY ARE BETTER BRAND!! (like the stickers of nvidia in games....)
DO ANOTHER ONE OF 3870 X2 MR LOGAN! BE.FAIR
Cylon7x 3 years ago
what are you trying to say?
samanthms123 3 years ago
what are you trying to say?
samanthms123 3 years ago
what are you trying to say?
samanthms123 3 years ago
calm down kid, stop threatining logan man. heres some info for you, a single one cored 9800 gtx beats a 3870x2, which has 2 cores, ati just got owned by the nvidia 9800 cards
thojyout23 3 years ago
hey
im not talking about which card is "better", KID
im talking about FAIR PLAY, PROFESSIONAL fair play, when advertising HIGH END CARDS, brand new models i think Customers and Companies, like AMD/ATI
deserve at least equal advertising and "hype"
here, from this channel, being quite notorious
on brand-new, high-end products
Cylon7x 3 years ago
but hey, nevermind. i guess it will be better for customers to spend ridiculous amounts of money on nvidia over-hyped and over-advertised products
and by the way, i like Logan, very funny, im not criticising him.
Cylon7x 3 years ago
just saying, it looked like you were threatining him.......jk
thojyout23 3 years ago
TigerDirect is a company, Sometimes companies need to push some products more than others
Why should there be equal advertising?
TigerDirect don't owe the viewers anything,
and who cares about nvidia or ati?
fanboys, I only care whats fastest and if someone would impair their own performance out of some asinine loyalty to a company then they're beyond stupid
johnaiton 3 years ago
lol 13in on ur 3870 x2... dude its 10 1/2 in on my 3870 x2... nt logan nt
NoxeN1337cs 3 years ago
can you test this on flight sim x and put a video on youtube of it
topshotnathan 3 years ago
Why medium???!!!
steveguy3 3 years ago
these Cards RAPE
c4tsc4n1995 3 years ago
13 iches of pain sick
kyle111123 3 years ago
they keep changing the FPS
kronic14 3 years ago
will crysis work on 60+ fps on 1024x768 if ill get:
dual core e6600
geforce 9800gtx
3gb ram?
ya000Marzipan 3 years ago
i think you must put it on medium for 60+
jim575757 3 years ago
Why would you play Crysis on 1024X768?? and Yes it will. this card can blow crysis's head off on 1680X1050 with everything on High (50+ fps)
rrXIII 3 years ago
Be serious!
GhettoSixtyFour 3 years ago
Whhhhoooooooaaaaaaaa, in his 9800 GTX video, he says that the 9800 GX2 got like 197 fps. But here it gets 227... Strangeeee
LiLBoy1221 3 years ago
I've mailed Logan 3 times but he never answers my questions, I don't know why.
mayganey 3 years ago
bloody fucking good
swanny812 3 years ago
rofl ut3 i mean hl2 sorry rofl
corrion1 3 years ago
i dont like this review!!!
sry
well its still a good idea to get 2 9600GT's???
some1 help me make a blueprint of my PC!!!!
hit me up
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punjabidholi 3 years ago
why ati still making video card?they know that nvidia is better and ever will be.
wildwolves8 3 years ago
Because without "competition" Nvidia wouldn't make any more cards.
They have to have at least one company to compete against.
Nvidia is winning. :D
OMGFADS 3 years ago
when the 10 series are coming out?:)
wildwolves8 3 years ago
is there even coming a 10'er ?
Brooney1 3 years ago