[Dead] Galaxy GTX660Ti GC 2GB + Assassin's Creed 3 = $225 after MIR (Newegg)

RussianSensation

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Galaxy 66NPH7DV6VXZ GeForce GTX 660 Ti GC 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

$244.99
- $20 MIR (expires December 30, 2012)
= $224.99

Get a free game coupon for Assassin's Creed III.

3-year-warranty, if you register within 30 days of purchase or otherwise it defaults to 2 years.

Has Two Dual-Link DVI ports for 2x 2560x1600 DVI monitors.

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Here is a review of this card against other GTX660 Tis.

Performance should be very close to an 800mhz HD7950.

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Here is GTX660Ti OC vs. 7950 OC vs. GTX670 OC review. This card won't beat those cards but for $225, it's a good deal cheaper than them!

Here is another NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Overclocked Roundup - EVGA, Galaxy, MSI and Zotac

EDIT: Sold Out
 
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CPA

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is the 6+8 power connector required or can you get by with just using the 8?

edit: looks like there are 2 6pin converters included with the card.
 
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is the 6+8 power connector required or can you get by with just using the 8?

edit: looks like there are 2 6pin converters included with the card.

Prob, but it sounds like a marketing gimmick in this case (perhaps for added overclocking headroom). The card doesn't actually need that much power.

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Also, this card seems to be one of the cooler and quieter GTX660 Ti versions.

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Thats a really really nice looking card, tempting, I just dont have any more computers to upgrade .
 

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thinking hard about this. if it came with another newely released game then I would be more likely to bite. and it will be hard to sell AC 3 for a decent price as most people are looking for super good deals in all the holiday sales...
 

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I ended up getting it to replace my 480, which will be used in my kid's computer to replace an aging 8800. Hope I don't regret it, I've really liked my 480.
 

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I'm very tempted to pick this up for a new build. I usually buy Nvidia, but I was really thinking about going with AMD (probably 7850) before this deal. Are there any current 7950 deals close to this price (one of the recommended models)?

I've had this card in my cart since yesterday and I'm surprised it's not sold out already. I guess everyone already has a current gen card, or else they're looking to spend a little less or a little more.
 

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I ended up getting it to replace my 480, which will be used in my kid's computer to replace an aging 8800. Hope I don't regret it, I've really liked my 480.
a 660ti is not much of an upgrade over the 480. this one is oced by a bit so it will help even more but still dont expect a huge performance increase by any any means especially in games that need memory bandwidth.
 

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Are there any current 7950 deals close to this price (one of the recommended models)?

Not that I am aware of. I'll keep checking. The nicest HD7950 deal I see right now is the $285 Sapphire 7950 with 3 free games. If you plan on overclocking, it's a much faster card then GTX660Ti but it's not $225. I think we should see HD7950 for $240-250 soon.
 

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I think we should see HD7950 for $240-250 soon.

Thanks. I decided it was probably best to skip this deal and try to hold out for a 7950 in the sub-$250 range (the closer to $200 the better). It looks like prices have dipped down that low a few times in the recent past, so hopefully we'll see more deals that low before the holidays. I don't upgrade that often, so I'm thinking a few more bucks for the 7950 will be worth it for longer lasting performance.
 
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still tempted too but I know even the 670 will not satisfy me enough so I will regret getting a 660 ti for sure.
 

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I want a better card than my GTX460 and it needs to be quiet and relatively cheap. This seems to fit the bill pretty nicely, or so it would seem.
 

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I want a better card than my GTX460 and it needs to be quiet and relatively cheap. This seems to fit the bill pretty nicely, or so it would seem.
what does the rest of your system look like and what resolution do you play at?
 

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what does the rest of your system look like and what resolution do you play at?

It's a new system. Xeon E3-1230 V2, 32 GB of PC1600 DDR3, MSI Z77 board, dual Samsung 830's in RAID 0. etc.

As for games, I only have an older monitor that runs at 1600 x 1200 and BF3 is about the only game that I currently play. I'm currently playing on my old system of Core I5-750 and a GeForce 8800GTS 640GB card but, obviously, not at high settings! :p
 

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Just got my card today. Running smoothly and no louder than my 480 I replaced. Neatest thing on this card is that you can flip back the fans for easier cleaning.

Haven't run any games yet, but did download newest nvidia drivers and everything is running smoothly. Downloading ACIII from Ubi as I type (came free with the game).
 

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Just got my card today. Running smoothly and no louder than my 480 I replaced. Neatest thing on this card is that you can flip back the fans for easier cleaning.

Haven't run any games yet, but did download newest nvidia drivers and everything is running smoothly. Downloading ACIII from Ubi as I type (came free with the game).
um the 480 is one of the loudest cards ever made so I hope darn well its not any where close to that level of volumes. according to reviews that Galaxy is one of the quieter cards made while again the 480 is offensively loud. and I hope you were not expecting a big performance increase because a 660ti is only about 20% faster than 480.
 
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Well shit. I had a $20 rebate card so I decided to buy a Newegg $20 gift card and then buy this video card with the gift card/Discover. While waiting for the gift card to arrive, the video card went out of stock. Engineer is starting to get very frustrated in the quest to get a new video card!!!!!!

@#$@#@#$^@%@#$%!#~^($@_#$(%($!2345
 

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um the 480 is one of the loudest cards ever made so I hope darn well its not any where close to that level of volumes. according to reviews that Galaxy is one of the quieter cards made while again the 480 is offensively loud. and I hope you were not expecting a big performance increase because a 660ti is only about 20% faster than 480.

Ooops, been saying 480 when I just realized I actually had a 460. Regardless, the 460 was never loud and my endgame was to replace my kids' computer 8800 with the 460 and put the new card, whichever I ordered, into my computer. I ended up going with this one.
 

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Set Check4Change to check the "Sold Out" condition every 30 seconds and finally scored one right before leaving work. Glad I did as it sold out between the time I left work and the time that I arrived home. Finally a card to finish my new build! :biggrin: