Amazon, ZOTAC GTX 570 AMP² 1.25GB, $199 AC

[WiseUp216]

Warm deal, if VRAM isn't a huge concern. I'll have to keep an eye on these Amazon coupons. I've seen some good deals on non-electronics, as well.

ZOTAC GTX 570 AMP² 1.25GB

$90 Off coupon - "Clip" and add the 570 to your cart. Discount shows up at checkout.

$199.99, marked down from $289.99

 

[IronTek]

That's a heck of a coupon!

 

[RussianSensation]

$10 more expensive HD7870 makes this deal very poor actually.

HD7870 uses 103W of power on average
GTX570 despite being slower uses 197W of power on average.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/HD_7970_Matrix/24.html

That's nearly double the power consumption in games for a slower card with 1.28GB of VRAM that will be limiting it in future games too. Frankly, even against an HD7850 2GB, this 570 is a worse deal imo.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Agreed at this point there is no reason to buy these old cards other than sli/crossfire

 

[kingkung]

I already have one, maybe I'll jump on this deal for a SLi setup

 

[RussianSensation]

I already have one, maybe I'll jump on this deal for a SLi setup

You could sell your GTX570 for $150, get on this deal, sell the games for $100, download MSI AB and overclock that 7970 to 1050mhz (Ghz Ed. clocks). End up with a 52% faster card for $150 out of pocket, lifetime warranty and no SLI scaling issues or VRAM bottlenecks to worry about next year. If you look at HD7970 GE, at 1600P it's 66% faster than GTX570. That likely means as games get more GPU intensive, GTX570 SLI may not be more than 10-15% faster on average with 70-80% scaling. Even if you keep the games, that's $250 out of pocket after selling the 570 and 4 modern games.

 

[BIGFOOTPI]

Agreed at this point there is no reason to buy these old cards other than sli/crossfire

except Adobe premiere 6 mercury acceleration requies nvidia 470/570 etc cards

 

[The0ne]

$10 more expensive HD7870 makes this deal very poor actually.

HD7870 uses 103W of power on average
GTX570 despite being slower uses 197W of power on average.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/HD_7970_Matrix/24.html

That's nearly double the power consumption in games for a slower card with 1.28GB of VRAM that will be limiting it in future games too. Frankly, even against an HD7850 2GB, this 570 is a worse deal imo.

oos though, hmm. Went to MC, was in line to purchase cheap video card but waited instead (saving up money!)