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ASUS/PNY/Galax GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Graphics Card $399 & $439 + Delivery + Surcharge @ Centre Com

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Centre Com discounting more GPU cards. 3060 12GB models for $399 / $439 / $449. Surcharges: 1.2% Card & PayPal, 2% AmEx.

- Asus Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060 V2 12GB GDDR6 LHR Graphics Card - $399 - SOLD OUT
- PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Dual Fan Edition Graphics Card - $399 - SOLD OUT
- Galax GALAX GeForce RTX 3060 (1-Click OC) 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card - SOLD OUT - $439
- Inno3D Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 TWIN X OC LHR 12GB Graphics Card - $449 SOLD OUT

I know the new AMD upper end cards are coming soon, but i don't think they will effect this end of the market… but who knows. Anyways, haven't seen these this cheap for a while now.

Here's the page with all their current deals for GPU stuff. There were other models available for $399 but they sold out before i could post this. There's actually some "comparitively cheap" GPU's there for once. Not just the usual price jacked discounts.
https://www.centrecom.com.au/xmas-gift-guide/filterby/nvidia…

ALL GONE, MOVE LONG NOTHING TO SEE HERE.

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  • +19

    All time low for the 3060 let's go!

  • +2

    That 1 fan 3060 is really good if you want to build a <10l SFF pc.

    • +5

      It's pretty thick though, 2.55 slots, unfortunately way too thick for my 5.25L case :(

      • The phoenix really isn't well designed for compatibility sadly :(

        What case are you rocking?

        • +1

          Metalfish S3, love the aesthetics and the size, but it does have some quirks.

          • @hugamuga: Oh sweet!
            I'm using the Sirius S40, pretty similar layout but scaled up.

            How are you finding the S3?

      • The $449 offerings may fit, says 2 slots but they might be more. The Galax card looks less in height based on images but probably is 2.2 slots.

  • what'd you say about the 3060 for a HTPC? overkill encoding fancy shmancy stuff for high quality tv?

    • +5

      Overkill, but then you can game on your HTPC if the rest of your rig is up to it….

    • +1

      It's one of the cheapest ways to get proper hdmi2.1 (4k@120hz), and dlss makes 4k gaming doable.

      • +3

        You aint doing 4k120 with this except for esports stuff maybe

        • +1

          With dlss you absolutely can hit 60fps in games that aren't eSports.

          My partner has a 2070 which is roughly equal to a 3060 and while you definitely have to turn settings down it's perfectly playable for non competitive titles. We both have the M28U monitor.

      • Lol 4k 120hz isn't something the card can do

        • Why don't people consider things other than gaming. Just having windows UI at 120Hz makes it a smoother and more pleasant experience.

          • @FabMan: Sounds like a lot of electricity for your mouse pointer just to look buttery smooth.

            • @Budju: In windows the GPU's don't run at 100% usage, barely anything, so not really.

              • +1

                @FabMan: So you basically buy 4k gaming monitors and mid-tier GPUs for a desktop only non-gaming experience. That's a spending of about $1 grand just so you have a smooth pointer. Seems legit

                • +1

                  @Budju: Noooo, you can have a useful 4K screen for other things like work or in my case 3D modelling and then have the games run at 1080p 120Hz. A 4 to 1 ratio of pixels makes the games just look as good as if at a 1080p screen.

                  Some people have machines for work first and gaming second, so these cards are really useful those those people. So you spend $1k for smooth work and then high fps 1080p gaming, and if you use DLSS performance mode you can do higher resolutions on many games.

                  • +1

                    @FabMan: I'm just saying that's a lot of money to be spending not to be using the monitor for what it's intended for. It sounds like you should instead be looking at 1440p 144hz monitors as they are the best mix of value and appearance, while allowing the gpu to get good frame rates as well.

                    • +1

                      @Budju: Interesting discussion - definitely see the points from both sides. I for sure am the 1440p team as I am yet to see the benefit of a 4k monitor, or at least I haven't the budget for a screen big enough that warrants the 4k resolution. I'm also partial to smoother gameplay over higher pixel density, but that's a feature of the games I play. I recently built a pc with 12th gen intel (got a stellar deal somehow) and picked up a secondhand 1080ti and got a benq mobiuz 165hz FHD panel…. WOW I wish I had done that screen upgrade a long time ago aha. But yeah, it's kinda a wonderful world we live in that these technologies are always advancing. I'm just not one to be on the bleeding edge as I feel there isn't a need to have that 8k 120hz or whatever the latest bizzo that team green is pushing… but i do understand why people go for it; it's nice to have the shiny new nice thing sometimes ;)

  • +61

    It's nice to see a new all time low for a 3060 (non-BNPL). I haven't had many updates to this list is sometimes keep, recently.

    Chipset Avg FPS (1440p) Avg FPS (4k) Avg FPS (3k) Recent Bargain $ per frame (3k) Date Ozb Node
    Nvidia RTX 4090 215 144 180 $2,799 $15.59 13/10/2022 730262
    Radeon RX 7900 XTX 211 130 170 $1,750 $10.28 Guesses
    Radeon RX 7900 XT 190 117 153 $1,575 $10.28 Guesses
    Nvidia RTX 4080 16GB 189 111 150 $1,999 $13.33 25/11/2022 740932
    Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti 149 91 120 $1,753 $14.61 21/9/2022 726056
    Nvidia RTX 3090 138 82 110 $1,400 $12.73 28/9/2022 727312
    Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti 134 80 107 $1,199 $11.21 16/9/2022 725115
    Radeon RX 6900 XT 137 76 107 $1,029 $9.66 10/8/2022 717983
    Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 131 76 104 $999 $9.65 21/9/2022 726115
    Radeon RX 6800 XT 129 70 100 $799 $8.03 22/7/2022 714597
    Nvidia RTX 3080 10GB 123 72 98 $999 $10.25 21/9/2022 726002
    Radeon RX 6800 114 62 88 $749 $8.51 26/9/2022 739952
    Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti 104 58 81 $739 $9.12 8/10/2022 729128
    Nvidia RTX 3070 97 54 76 $699 $9.26 29/7/2022 715920
    Radeon RX 6700 XT 92 48 70 $595 $8.50 25/9/2022 726687
    Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 88 49 69 $581 $8.48 22/10/2022 732141
    Nvidia RTX 3060 67 36 52 $399 $7.75 6/12/2022 743624
    Radeon RX 6600 XT 69 34 52 $359 $6.97 23/8/2022 720597
    Radeon RX 6600 60 29 45 $299 $6.72 15/11/2022 736985
    Nvidia RTX 3050 49 26 38 $343 $9.15 26/10/2022 732556

    All FPS exclude RT and DLSS.
    From Hardward Unboxed 12/13 game average.
    Exclude Afterpay Day/Zip/Latitude deals. Ebay+, Amazon Prime ok.
    RX 7900 xt and xtx data is completely guessed!

    • +2

      6600 XT can be updated to $330 - https://www.centrecom.com.au/asus-dual-radeon-rx-6600-xt-oc-…
      No node as it went OOS before anyone here picked it up

    • +2

      Your table has some of the outdate "recent bargain price". For example the 6900 XT one is 1k on 10 Aug, but we have the famous amazon deal on 22 Oct for 909$

      • +5

        I dont trust that $909, there was something not right about it.

        • Agreed, reading that thread today there was a lot of misses/scams, even though some people lucked out.

        • +1
        • Appreciate you being cautious about popping deals in, very helpful when you're trying to find an actual purchasable card rather than some deal 3 people may have gotten

          • +1

            @ahmeni: I'm not sure I should even put this 3060 deal on it, it sold out fast…. I'll leave it there, I suppose, I think there was stock when it was posted.

        • Worked out for me, although I was browning my pants seeing them facemasks

    • +2

      Thanks for taking over with the tables pnt, great work! :-) if there is anything I do to help lemme know!

    • Thanks. The $ per frame is a useful number. It would be great if the 3070s and 3080s would drop to $8 per frame.

  • +32

    Reminder that NVIDIA is trying to pull a dirty trick again on the 3060 series with the subtle memory difference

    https://www.techspot.com/review/2581-nvidia-rtx-3060-8gb/

    The model linked is ok cos it's 12gb, but keep an eye out in case someone links or asks about the 8gb model

      • +25

        The 8GB version has worse performance due to the gimped memory bandwidth.
        It is is dirty that they're both called the RTX 3060 when the 8GB performs significantly worse than the 12GB.
        Should have been called the RTX 3050 Ti instead of the RTX 3060 8GB

        • +2

          Yikes! I had no idea!
          Didn't they do something like this with the 3.5gb/"4gb" gtx970?

      • +5

        It actually is hidden, the name of the card should be "3060 8GB" or "3050 Ti". Calling it "3060" means you really have to look at the spec sheet or the tiny "8 GB" on the box to notice the difference.

        • +1

          Yeah you are right about on the box thing. Personally I always shop/pay computer parts on website first, so the memory gb always sit next to the model name hence I don't really feel the dirty here.

          • +8

            @Masticccc: Not just the 8gb capacity …

            if the box or title doesn't say 128bit memory bus , then it's a dirty move

            plenty of nvidia cards in the past released & benchmarked reviews on higher spec version, eg. 128bit or GDDR5 or 12000mhz , for marketing exposure

            then later sneakily came out with gimped bus width 64bit or inferior ram chip ddr4 (not even gddr) or lower frequency 8000mhz

            • @dcep: I think u required a bit much on the title tbh. Let's take RAM title for example, it usually brand + model + capacity + frequency + latency (i.e Corsair Vengeance 16gb 3600Mhz CL16). But base on your logic that title is dirty because latency should include full timing (10-20-30-40 blah blah), or else they are different. Then the title will be really unecessary long.

              For me title should have the basic model name +1/2 key number is enough, as long as they provide the full specs table in the same link that I can scroll down and read at anytime. I dont think you gonna spend hundreds bucks on something that you just look at the title right?

              • +1

                @Masticccc: I don’t think that’s a fair comparison. If two products have the same name then it should be fair to assume they perform more or less the same.
                The equivalent for RAM would like Corsair releasing a 32GB Dominator Platinum kit have it all reviewed then quietly releasing a 16GB kit with same branding but performs significantly worse

                • @FireRunner: But the memory capacity is always on the model name when u search on online store right? Or at the very least it would be the small subline right under the name. I don't think company can trick consumer by that.

                  • +1

                    @Masticccc: You’re missing the point. The capacity would still be written on the box. If you saw the same kit 16GB and 32GB then you would assume they performed the same; the only difference should be the capacity

                    • @FireRunner: I won't argue for the "on the box" thing, scroll up and I already agree with it. But with online shopping, some scroll and click and u can have the full table of specs to check.

                      • +1

                        @Masticccc: The product was obviously designed to deceive. It was silently released with same name as an existing model. It goes against what they just said about the 4080, “Having two GPUs with the 4080 designation is confusing.”
                        Even though it says in the specifications it says that it has a 128bit bus instead of 196, the average consumer would have no idea to look for that and what that would mean.
                        I don’t understand how anyone would call that anything but a dirty trick

                        • @FireRunner: I consider it like a normal "selling trick", like how Nvidia release 4080/4090 and with the 4090 has better p/p so consumer would go for the more expensive product, same as AMD with their 7900XT/XTX line up. It's not something nice, but I expect it nonetheless.

                          • +2

                            @Masticccc: I guess agree to disagree.
                            Imo this sort of behaviour is completely deplorable. It’s outright deceptive and not at all comparable to what you’re talking about

    • If you buy what’s advertised as a 12gb, and get 8gb you can get a refund for false advertising

  • +1

    So Kawaii!!!

    UwU

    • +3

      Damn right! This is probably the cutest little card I've ever seen.

      I almost fee like walkin' up to it with a little line like… "is your fan malfunctioning, because you're hot AF!?"

  • +1

    How’s this compare to a 6700? Not too familiar with NVIDIA cards

    • +11

      6700 is little stronger in most games. It's closer to a 3060ti… except in ray tracing where NVIDIA still always wins

      • +1

        Literally word for word what I was typing

      • 6700 XT is about a 3060 Ti, 6700 is about 10% slower. All of them are a lot faster than the 3060 though.

    • +2

      At this point for gaming it seems AMD is far the superior choice at this price range, where you're not going to worry about 4k DLSS or likely even ray tracing anyway.

      For those of us who do machine learning stuff though, the 3060 12gb is a fantastic budget option with the huge vram size which is just enough to get across the line for a lot of tasks.

  • +5

    If you waited this long, you may as well wait for the RX 7900XT/XTX to come out next week, prices on these old GPU will be even cheaper.

    • +7

      Hopefully, but the 7900 cards are 4080 competitors and will be around $2k AUD.
      Neither company look to be releasing new mid range or lower cards for a while.
      This sub $500 AUD price range might not really be affected much.

    • +1

      I hope you're right, i'm just not sure that there's going to be too much movement at this level with those new cards. I just grabbed one of the 3060 cards before i posted this… i won't be too annoyed if they drop further, i can't see them dropping far enough to bother me about my $399 purchase of this 12GB card with the performance that it gives. Upgrading a system from a 1060 to a 3060.

    • I mean that trickle down effect hasn’t really happened, and given those are $1500+ it’s not gonna directly effect the low-mid like these cards as it would the high end

  • The cheaper 3060's already sold out online and most stores now

    • The single fan card was in stock at all stores and online when i posted. I'm not surprised, i couldn't find record of a price this low even on the 8GB cards… and these are 12GB models. I think they'd been $439 before for the 12GB models, not for a while though.

      I'm a little curious why Centrecom has done this so close to one of the busiest retail periods of the year… this is not the Centrecom way…. what do they know…. why dump this stock for an all time low when you're probably guaranteed to sell it for more in the coming weeks?

  • How’s this stack up to my Iris 540?

    • +4

      Yes

  • How would something like this go with an i5-8600k processor for vr gaming, say half life alyx? Not sure if the cpu would constrain it?

    • +3

      Should be fine, have a look on some benchmarks on youtube but the CPU doesn't tend to bottleneck most games unless it is like 8+ years old. The GPU >>> CPU when it comes to FPS.

      VR requires a bit more beef to run tho so double check what kind of fps other nerds are getting with a 3060.

    • I have to run Alyx on lowest settings. It still looks amazing, though.

      But it over heated my CPU a lot and crashed until I re-did the thermal paste. It's VERY well optimised to take advantage of at least 8 threads.

      3300x, 2060 Super, Quest 2.

  • +5

    Might be finally time to upgrade the 970.

  • The bargains appear to have been snapped up :(

  • +1

    Thanks, grabbed the galax. Been waiting for a good deal.

  • 1st two listed are sold out. FYI

  • +1

    Still rocking a 1060 but might have to keep an eye out on this card.

  • +2

    Can't find confirmation, but it appears that Galax is 2yr warranty & Inno3D is 3yr, worth the extra $10 if that's the case.

  • +1

    KEEP THE HODL TIGHT.
    TIGHT I tell yeez.

    • +1

      Eh, they're not going up, but this is pretty good, I think.

      If you want something for gaming over Christmas holidays etc, might be a good buy.

  • -1

    Hey, 20% slower 3060's for pennies less.

    I'd do a second hand 3060ti instead I think.

  • Thanks OP - bought the Galax one

    • +1

      I just collected my Galax! Fun Times.

  • Just rocked up at work and already sold out LOL

  • Bastar!s increased the price by $10 to $449

  • +1
  • smol

  • All sold now it appears.

  • i'll keep an eye out on a 3060 deal. Looks like the Ti is the goer? Either way I only want an upgrade for August 2023 (BG3 in 4k please). Plenty of things can happen between now and then. Who knows how cheap it can get…

  • Gamers are shameful for buying these. If I didn't snag the $349 6600xt I would still be using my 970

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