Price drop on the Gigabyte GTX 680 Super Overclocked, now down to $369 @ MSY.
Really good value and (I believe) one step up from the 7970 that was $329 a week ago.
Next cheapest on Staticice is $429.
Gigabyte GTX 680 SO 2GB - Price Drop $369 @ MSY (Cheapest on Staticice $429)
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the 7950 from shoppingexpress would have been 210ish if you sold the games!
Yeah I was tempted, but I'm hopeful for more price drops, with plenty of GPUs still to be released before Christmas…
Sadly my experience with MSY when it comes to stock levels and ordering is atrocious. Any chance they will have stock?
give them a call. they picked up last week straight away ^^
They pick up their phone? :-O
much to my surprise haha. think they have a call centre sort of setup now
The store i went to has one guy who was answering phones as well as helping out with the register while another guy was just on the register and getting the orders for people.
Problem i had was i placed an order and they asked me to respond about a couple of things, which i did plus added on some more items, and then i got there and they didnt have any stock of any of my items (didnt even look for them…) and tried to upsell me. I had heard MSY always had stock problems even though they may advertise special prices, thats why i was asking.
Is there a way of guaranteeing stock before going there? Like if you place an order do they put it aside for you?
yeah, just ask them on the phone to do so. they'll give you an order number. whether that's guaranteed or not is another question i suppose
For those who are interested, the GTX 780 delivers about 20% higher framerates but is far more than 20% more expensive
At the moment at least. With the nVidia conference in a couple of days and the AMD 290x about to be released, I'd be very surprised if the 780 doesn't come down in price. Safe to say that despite this good price I think you're better off waiting a couple of days to see what nVidia and AMD do.
Conference? When is it? I heard the rumours of a GTX 750 ti and maybe some other cards being released soon, do we know if Nvidia are launching those there?
The conference is on the 16th (Montreal Gaming Conference). There's a lot of speculation about what nVidia will announce there (suggestions include new cards such as 750, 750Ti, Titan Ultra, and also suggestions of price drops for the 770, 780, and/or Titan).
I have a ATI 4870 in my pc at the moment, do i need to upgrade my PSU? I think powerwise it has enough but what i mainly want to know is do the newer cards require a new / different connector from PSU to video card as opposed to before? I havent kept up to date with video cards for a while.
You can google power requirements and find the recommended PSU wattage and amperage on the 12V rail required for your card. Then find out what those are for your PSU (might have to take a look at it and/or google the specs).
Big GPUs like this need one or two 6 or 8 pin power connectors (google the manufacturer's info for this specific card) but sometimes come with little molex adapters for old PSUs, so I think it's not a big issue, as long as your 12v amperage and wattage are OK.
According to http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Gigabyte-GeForce-GTX-680-Supe…
It needs 2 8pin PCIE connectors.
The 4870 I think only needed 2 6pin PICE connectors so you might need a new PSU, though ~$120 should be enough to get you a decent PSU that has 2 8pins.I got a Corsair 550W that has 2x 8pin connectors. It was $80, but I'm sure I could have got a better deal if I'd had time to shop around a bit.
I might take a look at my PSU then, it may have support for it. It was a pretty good PSU when i got it a couple of years ago. Modular PSU.
If it's only a couple of years, it's probably like mine: Each "8-pin connector" is actually just a 6-pin with an extra 2-pin on a seperate cable that can be either connected or pulled out of the way, depending on what the card needs.
And if it's modular, you can of course just buy 8 pin connectors for it, assuming the wattage and 12V amperage are all good.
Hmm, I think you are right actually I think thats how my 6pin connectors were, with the extra 2 pin…I am not sure if i had 1 or 2 though. I presume i also have to make sure that it will fit in the case as usually the high end cards are mega bulky with fans / heatsinks and length of the card itself.
Yeah. Might have to look up measurements and bust out the ruler.
I wish they could simplify things though, you really have to be an enthusiast to get the most out of PC gaming. Way to much research just to figure out if a card is a good deal and then you have to check a bunch of stuff to be sure you can even use it…
Bugger me, why do they keep changing the standards, cant the 6pin connectors provide enough power? I might have to pass if i need to get a new PSU as well.
if you're sure your psu can handle it and you have enough spare molex adapters you could always just buy adapters.
4890 was pretty power hungry already
My bad, I actually have the 4890.
Anyone that has this card please comment on the fan noise.
How does this compare to the Asus 7970, listed the other day?
Good deal. A bit out of my price range, but a genuine price drop on a very powerful GPU.
Staticice currently shows one other cheap 680, for $379, and nothing else below $419:
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=gtx%20680&s…
Maybe we're seeing a price drop in response to those first AMD R9 releases? Keep 'em coming - I want a 670, 760 or 7950 if they come close enough to $200…