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  johnno07 on 05/04/2011 - 20:07

  Great price and only $12 for express shipping to Brisbane! My local Umart has it listed as $435 and as a pre-order. Still, I can never bring myself to spend more than $300 on a video card.
  Also, does anyone know a good site that has physical dimensions of current video cards? I have a gigantic HAF X case and fitting everything around my 275GTX is still a struggle…

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    WhiteY_au on 05/04/2011 - 20:21

    +2

    Agreed.

    My last card was a 8800GTX which I purchased when they were first released - spent $800 on it.
    That was what.. 4-5 years ago now I think?
    Instead of spending $550+ for the GTX 580 which gives a 10% increase over what the GTX 570 offers, $349 is hard to look past.. I just find it incredible compared to what I (and I assume others too) used to spend on cards when good hardware started to get rolled out a few years back.

    I was a bit sceptical of the whole CUDA technology too, but it's really crazy how much it assists in programs that support it such as Adobe apps (photoshop, premiere etc) and general video encoding. Really worth adding that to your pros when it comes to choose a AMD 6970/6950 compared to a GTX 570.

    My other option was the AMD 6870 which was in the perfect performance/price range, which is the sub $300 category.

    As a side note - I usually google the model of the card when I need to know dimensions.
    e.g 'Gainward GTX 570 length'
    Most of the time the manufacturer sticks to the same card dimensions as nvidia default specs, but it's always best to add the manufacturer name to get the best accurate dimensions.

    I looked for the GTX 275 then and found nvidia specs say the card is supposed to be 10.5 inches (267 mm).

    Haven't found one website to date that has all old and current dimensions of all video cards. Sorry mate.

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      johnno07 on 05/04/2011 - 20:58

      My last card was a 7800GT which I paid $495 for haha.
      I wish I could positive your comment and your deal seven or eight more times. Great first post.
      And thanks for that - not sure why I didn't just Google in the first place haha. Search shows that this card is exactly the same length - 267mmm.

      I play a lot of games and also do a lot of Photoshopping and Premiering (is that a word?). I've been considering for a while that I might upgrade as my card is getting on two years old and I can tell my system is being held back by it. I was just about to spend $50 on games but maybe I should just get this instead… If I can get maybe $50 or so for my 275GTX on eBay do you think it's worthwhile to upgrade to the GTX570? I do see Battlefield 3 in my future…

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        WhiteY_au on 05/04/2011 - 21:18

        +1

        I wasn't a big "Fermi" fan when nVidia first released the 4** series, but the 570 fits perfectly in the market when it comes to 'bang 4 buck'. The performance you'd find over the 275 would be definitely noticeable, especially if you're a sucker for extreme eye candy with all the filtering options in-game maxed out at the highest res your screen can handle. If you got the dosh spare for a $300 card and you do use adobe/video encoding apps that support CUDA - It's hard not to consider it.

        Side Note:- Contact me if you want to sell the card as I have a friend in need of something to get them into the gaming scene. I'd be happy to make an offer if you did decide to upgrade. :)

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  morpheu on 05/04/2011 - 20:20

  +1

  yeah i can vouch for these guys, last week i got a videocard, $12 for courier interstate delivery is a bargain!

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    WhiteY_au on 05/04/2011 - 20:23

    Thanks for that. I've added $12 shipping to the bargain title as an estimate for other hunters seeing as you confirmed what I usually pay.

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  Livert on 06/04/2011 - 08:56

  I personally would get a Radeon HD6950 and bios upgrade it to a 6970.

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    WhiteY_au on 06/04/2011 - 10:40

    Problem with that is that you void warranty immediately and have the risk of corrupting the onboard bios if you do flash.
    If we are discussing 6950's vs 570, i'd still opt for the 570 as it's $50 more than a 2GB 6950 and you don't have to tweak anything and void warranty. Straight off the bat, the 570 is on par with the 6970's and in some areas beats it hands down. Compared to a 2GB 6950 again, price wise - performance - features; it's still a better choice, however everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I would like to point out that I am neither an AMD or Nvidia fan - I buy what is best

    I personally like to tinker with overclocking/overvoltage/after-market cooling etc, but if it's a new card and it's got warranty - I strongly recommend to stick to the warranty guidelines.
    $300 down the drain isn't something most can afford :(

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      Livert on 06/04/2011 - 20:20

      The 6950 has dual bios which is convenient. If it doesn't work just flash it back. This should prevent any warranty issues unless of course, the card totally dies but I still feel sacrificing warranty is worth saving the 20% price premium of a 570 or 6970.

      Over 95% of reference cards out there can be successfully upgraded. Mine runs a few degrees warmer after the upgrade. No issue as it's pretty easy to adjust the temp/fan speed curve.

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    johnno07 on 06/04/2011 - 10:47

    Buying a 6950 you are also missing out on the benefits of CUDA.

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  morpheu on 06/04/2011 - 14:46

  yeah, like faster video encoding! converting high bitrate videos takes a lot of time on even a fast cpu

  ps is your GTX275 the 896mb or 1792mb version?

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  issh on 06/04/2011 - 20:27

  p.s: First time posting a 'bargain', so be nice!

  haven't seen one of these in ages

  Good Work bud!