2x (two) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 1GB Video Cards $324 after MIR

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Sorry if it's already been posted. I just couldnt pass it up.

Pair of factory overclocked Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1GB video cards for $320AR + shipping Ends 10/31 Great for SLI GTX460 graphics systems!
http://slickdeals.net/?pno=40725&lno=1&afsrc=1

These are the ones with good coolers. $400 - $40 combo discount - $40 rebate cards

Shipping is ~$4 (for me it was $3.86)

Rebate form limits to 2 per household (just enough for SLI!): http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/GIGABYTE27MIRsOct1Oct3110ll97.pdf
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http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2314783


I apologize I didnt get newegg into the title. If a mod could please change that for me that'd be appreciated.

heh. wifes soooo mad right now :(
 
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Dam, this is very enticing. You guys think one of these will last me for a while at 1360x768 resolution? Still thinking GTX 480 might be the way to go, hoping it will go on sale for $300.
 
KipCoo said:
Dam, this is very enticing. You guys think one of these will last me for a while at 1360x768 resolution? Still thinking GTX 480 might be the way to go, hoping it will go on sale for $300.
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Is this a joke?
 
Nope. This next video card I plan on keeping for a very long time...I'm thinking like 3-5 years time, so it needs to last me at that resolution. That's why I think GTX 480 may be the way to go.
 
KipCoo said:
Nope. This next video card I plan on keeping for a very long time...I'm thinking like 3-5 years time, so it needs to last me at that resolution. That's why I think GTX 480 may be the way to go.
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Buddy... hate to break it to you, but a something like a 4850/70 will play absolutely anything at that res for the next 3-5 years. Get a normal sized monitor and then look at a GTX480. :p
 
KipCoo said:
Nope. This next video card I plan on keeping for a very long time...I'm thinking like 3-5 years time, so it needs to last me at that resolution. That's why I think GTX 480 may be the way to go.
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A GTX 260 could last you at that resolution. I just installed a new gaming rig for someone running that resolution -- used a GTS 250 (E5400 @ 3.33, 4gb, win7 64) and could still max out almost every new game out there. That's such a low resolution for 2010, to say nothing of 2015.
 
KipCoo said:
Nope. This next video card I plan on keeping for a very long time...I'm thinking like 3-5 years time, so it needs to last me at that resolution. That's why I think GTX 480 may be the way to go.
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I think what were asking here is WTF kinda monitor do you have that has native 1366x768? That's a laptop res no? anyhoo the GTX480 wouldn't last you any longer than a GTX460 because at that resolution technology would pass you by before gpu power requirements. Sort of like how a 5 year ATi 9700m might actually be faster than a brand new ATi 4200m, but a ATi 9700m doesnt support shader model 3.0 while an ATi 4200m does so you wouldnt be able to play newer games period on the ATi9700m.
 
Smoking deal. Your links don't work though, have to go to the slickdeals link to get to the newegg working link. Must resist temptation, wife would murder me. Besides, still have a big SSD slated as my next frivolous tech expenditure.
 
RAD said:
Smoking deal. Your links don't work though, have to go to the slickdeals link to get to the newegg working link. Must resist temptation, wife would murder me. Besides, still have a big SSD slated as my next frivolous tech expenditure.
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link fixed my bad. Yeah My wife is raging. Gotta put my GTX260s on CL now.
 
piscian18 said:
I think what were asking here is WTF kinda monitor do you have that has native 1366x768? That's a laptop res no? anyhoo the GTX480 wouldn't last you any longer than a GTX460 because at that resolution technology would pass you by before gpu power requirements. Sort of like how a 5 year ATi 9700m might actually be faster than a brand new ATi 4200m, but a ATi 9700m doesnt support shader model 3.0 while an ATi 4200m does so you wouldnt be able to play newer games period on the ATi9700m.
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he is probably using a tv for a monitor. that is the resolution for a lot of older 720p flat panels, and some plasmas.
 
KipCoo said:
Nope. This next video card I plan on keeping for a very long time...I'm thinking like 3-5 years time, so it needs to last me at that resolution. That's why I think GTX 480 may be the way to go.
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buying a $500 card just to last you 3-5 years is stupid especially at such a ridiculously low resolution. next year a $250 card will be just as fast, have more features and use less power. there is a reason that gpus are easily upgradable so just get what you need now and upgrade when it doesn't get the job done. my guess is that you probably don't even have a system worthy of putting a gtx480 into in the first place.
 
KipCoo said:
Nope. This next video card I plan on keeping for a very long time...I'm thinking like 3-5 years time, so it needs to last me at that resolution. That's why I think GTX 480 may be the way to go.
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your still joking right? Gtx 480 will probably last you a decade at that resolution, I say it is time to get a new monitor and enjoy the games in high def.
 
NKD said:
your still joking right? Gtx 480 will probably last you a decade at that resolution, I say it is time to get a new monitor and enjoy the games in high def.
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or just get a sub $150 card if he insists on playing at the res.
 
cannondale06 said:
or just get a sub $150 card if he insists on playing at the res.
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My laptop at 1366x768 makes a lot of games look gross even at maxed settings. I can't imagine that res stretched across a 32+ inch screen (contingent on the assumption that he's playing on the typical 720p tv).
 
Regardless of whether it's financially prudent to buy a GTX 480 for use at 720p resolution or not, you will be seriously CPU bottlenecked at that resolution with a GTX 480. A much cheaper card will do the exact same things because even with an i7 your GPU won't be the problem.
 
It really looks good. I enjoy higher fps too as opposed to guys running 1920x1200 or whatever. It's a 32" LCD. It has an HDMI thingy so it looks clear just like any pc monitor. Games look good and browsing the intranet and reading text sure is easier on they eyes than my 1920x1200 screen on the lappy.
 
cannondale06 said:
or just get a sub $150 card if he insists on playing at the res.
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I kind of want higher fps however. Any ways I don't mind. If the GTX 480 drops to like
$300 I'll pick it up...or better yet I'll consider the advice given but take the middle road and get a gtx 470 if/when they drop to $200. All it means is that I'm future proof for a few years down the road when playing at my current res.
 
You're future proof with much less. You need to read more, especially about displays, and realize the relations and differences of screen size and resolution. 1360x768 is not an ugly res, per se, it can look just fine, especially with AA, but compared to what most of us are using, that's really old technology, "low definition", and simply cannot compare to 1080 and up. With Eyefinity and ultra high def panels these days even 1080p is not "high res" anymore.
 
KipCoo said:
I kind of want higher fps however. Any ways I don't mind. If the GTX 480 drops to like
$300 I'll pick it up...or better yet I'll consider the advice given but take the middle road and get a gtx 470 if/when they drop to $200. All it means is that I'm future proof for a few years down the road when playing at my current res.
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so I guess things just don't sink in very well with you? lol. at that res it is STUPID to buy a high end gpu. even a $150 card will get the job done. by the time the $150 card is too slow for that res we will have much faster cards with new features for even cheaper than the $150 cards.

I am about to give you an example and see if this sinks in. 4 years ago you could have paid over $500 for a 7900gtx to future proof your rig at a low res. well a year later there was already a card twice as fast for the same money. a little over another year later and even an 9500gt would beat a 7900gtx in modern games. so in around 3 years an $80 card matched the performance of your future proof gpu. during that time you would have accomplished nothing but running a power hungry high end card because a lower mid range card would have given you the same experience. also while you were "future proofing" better cards with better features and lower power consumption were released. it would have been cheaper to have lower mid range cards and upgraded 2 times during that 4 year period. only a fool would buy a high end card for very low res to "future proof".

not to mention you still haven't even listed your specs. that alone tells me there is a good chance a high end card would be completely cpu limited form the day you bought it. stop waiting for the high end cards to come down in price and buy an appropriate card now for that low res and start gaming instead of fantasizing about having a gtx480.
 
There's a lot of truth in what cannondale06 is saying. I'm kinda stuck right now with what to do. I have crossfired 4870s that are performing great and allowed me to skip the 58XX series, but would I have been better off selling them when I could have got something out of them and going with a 5870? Saved a little on the power bill? Don't really know. If all we keep getting is console ports the 4870s may cut the mustard until the next gen consoles come out.
 
ohvrolla said:
If all we keep getting is console ports the 4870s may cut the mustard until the next gen consoles come out.
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That's why I'm still running a single 260. With an exception or two, there's just very little need to upgrade right now.
 
Hurray for price wars! Come on out GTX580 so I can have my 6970 for cheaper!! woooooooo
 
cannondale06 said:
so I guess things just don't sink in very well with you? lol. at that res it is STUPID to buy a high end gpu. even a $150 card will get the job done. by the time the $150 card is too slow for that res we will have much faster cards with new features for even cheaper than the $150 cards.

I am about to give you an example and see if this sinks in. 4 years ago you could have paid over $500 for a 7900gtx to future proof your rig at a low res. well a year later there was already a card twice as fast for the same money. a little over another year later and even an 9500gt would beat a 7900gtx in modern games. so in around 3 years an $80 card matched the performance of your future proof gpu. during that time you would have accomplished nothing but running a power hungry high end card because a lower mid range card would have given you the same experience. also while you were "future proofing" better cards with better features and lower power consumption were released. it would have been cheaper to have lower mid range cards and upgraded 2 times during that 4 year period. only a fool would buy a high end card for very low res to "future proof".

not to mention you still haven't even listed your specs. that alone tells me there is a good chance a high end card would be completely cpu limited form the day you bought it. stop waiting for the high end cards to come down in price and buy an appropriate card now for that low res and start gaming instead of fantasizing about having a gtx480.
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I have a 1200 watt psu for an e8400 and possibly a gtx480 or gtx470...now that is ridiculous and foolish...but I paid $99 for it so....whateves. I don't want to upgrade every year when a new video card comes out. I plan to keep this card for at least 4 years so I'll probably get a zotac. I'm sure after 4 years it will be nice to upgrade and then I'll notice a huge difference! :D Just not interested in upgrading every year. Having to read up on tech, reviews, and compare prices every time a new vid card comes out is a chore.

Thinking about watercooling the rig as well to "bullet proof" it since it will need to last me for quite some time. Anyways no way will a console be at gtx 480 level in 4 years time, the way they are moving. I'm guessing the next console will be as fast as a 5770.
 
KipCoo said:
I have a 1200 watt psu for an e8400 and possibly a gtx480 or gtx470...now that is ridiculous and foolish...but I paid $99 for it so....whateves. I don't want to upgrade every year when a new video card comes out. I plan to keep this card for at least 4 years so I'll probably get a zotac. I'm sure after 4 years it will be nice to upgrade and then I'll notice a huge difference! :D Just not interested in upgrading every year. Having to read up on tech, reviews, and compare prices every time a new vid card comes out is a chore.

Thinking about watercooling the rig as well to "bullet proof" it since it will need to last me for quite some time. Anyways no way will a console be at gtx 480 level in 4 years time, the way they are moving. I'm guessing the next console will be as fast as a 5770.
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nobody is going to agree with your logic at all. and your cpu WILL limit a gtx480 right from the get go at 1360x768. in more cpu intensive games you will give up 50% of what a gtx480 can do at that silly low resolution. I hate to be rude but what you are doing is extremely stupid. a 6850 will give you the same playable framerates at that low res and then in a couple of years you can upgrade to a better gpu if you want to. heck even the 6850 will not come close to being fully utilized in more cpu intensive games at just 1360x768 with your cpu. in 2 years or so even a $90 card will give you the same performance as a 6850 does now. my way is cheaper, uses less power, and gives you the same playable experience while allowing you to keep up with newer card features.
 
KipCoo said:
I have a 1200 watt psu for an e8400 and possibly a gtx480 or gtx470...now that is ridiculous and foolish...but I paid $99 for it so....whateves. I don't want to upgrade every year when a new video card comes out. I plan to keep this card for at least 4 years so I'll probably get a zotac. I'm sure after 4 years it will be nice to upgrade and then I'll notice a huge difference! :D Just not interested in upgrading every year. Having to read up on tech, reviews, and compare prices every time a new vid card comes out is a chore.

Thinking about watercooling the rig as well to "bullet proof" it since it will need to last me for quite some time. Anyways no way will a console be at gtx 480 level in 4 years time, the way they are moving. I'm guessing the next console will be as fast as a 5770.
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Not a good idea on that Zotac If you're thinking longterm pay extra for an Evga or Xfx. Those are lifetime warranties where I think Zotac is maybe 2 years.
 
Wrong place for this cannon. Let him buy a 480. He's clearly done his research and has earned this definitely correct upgrade.
 
umcpgrad said:
I want to buy a backup card to play with again
should I go for the 6850 or 460?
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what kind of question is that? if its a back up card then why spend 180 bucks for that? other than that if you cant make your own determination after looking at all the reviews then what do you want to hear?
 
>>watercool pc to "bulletproof" against the future.

you are perhaps clinically confused.

buy a $150 card. at such low resolution you will not have any gpu-based bottlenecks for years. and years. and years.

on topic: damn, i wish i hadn't just bought snakes. then i could get a nice pair of video cards. :-/ at $160 a pop, i could upgrade two of my PCs and sell the current cards to make up even more of that money.
 
piscian18 said:
Not a good idea on that Zotac If you're thinking longterm pay extra for an Evga or Xfx. Those are lifetime warranties where I think Zotac is maybe 2 years.
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zotac is lifetime as long as you register the card.
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OniExpress said:
>>watercool pc to "bulletproof" against the future.

you are perhaps clinically confused.

buy a $150 card. at such low resolution you will not have any gpu-based bottlenecks for years. and years. and years.

on topic: damn, i wish i hadn't just bought snakes. then i could get a nice pair of video cards. :-/ at $160 a pop, i could upgrade two of my PCs and sell the current cards to make up even more of that money.
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"bulletproof" as in, less heat, last longer...plus the GTX480 and GTX470 run hot from what I hear. The cpu I'll just run on air...it's a dual core and I only plan on running it at 3.4-3.6 max.
 
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