GPU Buying Guide - (Read first post)

quietpilot23 said:😁 Man, I guess I missed the part where $0.21, honestly didn't even notice there was a 3-year warranty.

And that Gigabyte one at Best Buy has a 3-year warranty too 😁, but it's just a low profile card 😁.

If I recall correctly, you mentioned in our chat that you already placed an order, mostly excluding the Inno3D option available downtown:

From what I remember, the Palit StormX Dual models (the ones with dual fans) were some of the top-tier 750Ti versions out there and they were quite solid, so I don't think a single-fan model would be a bad choice either. I've heard that the Gainward version has a pretty terrible cooler.

If he grabbed an MSI from PCMag, he probably got the better end of the deal...🎉

http://edigital.com/nvidia/gigabyte-n...a-p466044.html

Ordering this one. It’s the only shop that actually has it in stock. I checked with everyone—from Best Buy to local guys—and they all claim to have it online when they’re actually empty. Called them all first to be sure.
Done with the drama. This one gets the job done.

quietpilot23 said:I'm just going to order this one since it's the only shop actually holding stock. Whether it's Newegg, Best Buy, or any of those other guys, they all claim to have it but nothing is actually in the warehouse. I called everyone first.
I'm done with the drama. It'll work fine.

EDigital? 😱

May the force be with you! 🙂

Man, don't go to EDigital, dude.

Then I'm not looking anywhere else, because nobody else is hitting those prices. I called around; they're the only ones with it in stock.

They’ve still got them in stock 😂 because nobody is actually buying them 😂

explain?

Look, I already placed the order. Just waiting on my bank transfer to clear before I pay. It’s not too late to pull the plug if there's an issue.

This shop is a total mess, and their customer service is an absolute nightmare when you try to file a warranty claim. I’ve actually told people in chat that I always filter them out whenever someone asks for a recommendation.

My experiences:

http://forum.pcekspert.com/showthrea...244023&page=50

Also, why go low profile unless you're working with an HTPC case? It's not that the card is bad, per se, but it's likely going to run hotter and louder than a standard full-sized card. It's not like you didn't have other options at that price point.

$367 is my limit. I called five different Best Buy locations that claimed they had stock, and only these guys actually did. Now I’m seeing everyone else update their status to out of stock.

https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/...pecifications/

If it weren't for quietpilot23, this would be the only spot where I could actually grab a card tomorrow. But it isn't quietpilot23.

And the price is $33 higher than what you'd pay from quietpilot23 in New York City. I barely even go into NYC.

Did you check those links I sent over? You can almost certainly order them if you really need to. Just a heads-up though—even at Digital Ocean, "in stock" doesn't always mean they actually have it ready to ship, if you know what I mean (just look at the reviews; people have been stuck waiting for weeks, sometimes even months). Also, Digital Ocean doesn't even have a physical storefront in New York City anymore; they moved their operations over to Canada.

Yeah, I am. The guy said he can put the order in, and if I pull the trigger, he'll check how long the waitlist is. Gonna give him another ring—this whole thing could get messy, haha 😁

quietpilot23 said:Yeah, I am. The guy said if I decide to order, he'll check how long the wait is. Gonna give him another call; this could turn into a whole thing lol 😁

When your partner is being that stubborn 😬

Bump the budget to $1,200 and suddenly everything changes 😂

Haha.

Cancelled my order at ED. Seeing all the bad reviews popping up in the links now.

What about this one? Waiting to hear back from 7-Eleven.

quietpilot23 said:Haha.

I quit my job at ED, and now I'm just seeing all these bad reviews popping up everywhere.

What about this one? Still waiting to hear back from 7-Eleven.

Seems fine to me...

You can definitely go that route—it’s totally fine. It might cost you an extra couple hundred bucks, but you're getting a solid 3-year warranty out of the deal.

Here's another option for you:

Is it all the same everywhere else in the world?

Man, THIS is even better than the 750Ti, provided that an extra $3.25 doesn't completely ruin the deal 🙂

The power supply isn't going to make it 😛 plus that Xfinity is just too loud