Posts by analogtiger19

I'm with you, Matthew Anderson. My point was basically that both of them are just as much of a joke.😬

Timothy Kim60 said:The whole thing is a joke because media outlets claim none of this is actually happening. If you're looking for Gainward or Palit availability, it's just a total gamble since the distributors

Look, both Media outlets and News outlets say "available for order"... if we're going by what they write, then it's all the same crap😉

If you're dead set on getting a GTX 1060, there are honestly cheaper ways to go...Grab a Palit for $0.83 or maybe $0.79 if you want to save some cash☕

Hold on, if you just upgraded from Windows 7 32-bit to Windows 10 32-bit, then those extra 4GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM aren't doing squat... you need a 64-bit version of Windows to actually use more than 3.25 GB of RAM within the OS environment...
If you're already running Windows 10 64-bit, then just ignore my previous post.

Here’s one for $0.78 if someone is dead set on getting a GTX 970..., while thinking a custom RX 480 won't actually outperform it. 😁

crimsonstag84 said:AData SP550($173), SanDisk Z410($183), Samsung 750 EVO, Samsung 850 EVO

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Maybe I'm wrong, but... a GTX 960 for $487:

https://www.amazon.com/graphics-card-gaming-2g.aspx

I see a Gainward model for $475 at Best Buy and Walmart.

Nah, it’s not a mistake... they just have to clear out old stock so the next generation can finally hit reasonable prices. ☕

If you seriously need six USB ports right on the front of your case, just grab whatever USB front panel kit you want and slide it into a 5.25" bay...☕

I also got the feeling he was being sarcastic 🤷

I'd probably hold off on grabbing that card for another 10 days or so...

Man, if only it were actually under $0.83 *unconfirmed benchmarks

If you're looking to buy soon, just hang tight for a bit until those custom RX 480 cards hit the market. Right now, buying a GPU is like trying to buy groceries during a blizzard—just a terrible time to be out there. Honestly, an Intel Core i5-6400 is better than the 6500 anyway. As for the motherboard, you really need to figure out your priorities first. How many RAM slots do you actually need? How many PCI slots? Are you hunting for M.2 support? Once you know what you're actually using, then you can pick ☕

Still waiting on those AiB RX 480s to actually hit the shelves 😵 ...and don't even get me started on the pricing. All these supposedly "budget" retailers are just trying to cash in on the hype by inflating their prices, while the bigger, more established shops have lower rates that’ll likely stay there once the others finally stop playing games and bring their prices back down to reality ☕

Basically the most standard price ($0.76) for a reference RX 480 8GB over at MediaWorld is for an MSI model with a 3-year warranty...🤣

It looks like they're finally sliding down toward what a "realistic" price for these reference cards should actually be—which really shouldn't top out at $0.70 🍿

brightcyclist63 said:I'm wondering if we'll see any price drops on cards like the GTX 950 or 960 over the next month, since the 1080 is out and the 1080 Ti is on the way.
if there's already a thread about this, just drop the link!

Nobody can say for sure, but with the GTX 1060 and GTX 1050 hitting the market later this month, prices for that specific tier should definitely start dropping...

Timothy Kim60 said:Prices have already dipped for the cards in the same bracket as those new releases. For example, MSI gaming GTX 980Ti prices were slashed to $1267 because of the GTX 1070 and 1080. Those high-end cards don't really touch the budget models.

Yeah, which is why the GTX 1060 and GTX 1050 will definitely shake up that segment.

mistypilot9 said:it's insane.. an EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 is priced at $660 on Newegg, but here in the States $800...👎

You have no idea how much of a joke it is when the cheapest NVIDIA GTX 1060 at Best Buy is 🤣 🤣 🤣
link

That just means all the other "sane" retailers will be charging $2000-$2200 once they finally get them in stock 😬

Robert Rodriguez2 said:So, you think the 4GB version could go for around $2100 with a decent aftermarket cooler?

That's what I'm thinking too. 😬

Prices are just insane right now. 😢

Found an XFX RX 480 at Best Buy for $833, though that’s specifically if you pay cash and take a 12% discount (otherwise it's $299.00)... those scammers are taking way too much of a markup 😠...(could be the store or the distributor, doesn't matter to me)

EDIT: granted, it's the XFX OC reference model, but the price is still completely insane

The RX 480 is king for 1080p gaming. Honestly, until RDNA drops or I decide to jump to a higher resolution, I won't need anything else.🎉

EDIT: though according to Tom's Hardware, there are major issues with power draw (spikes pulling over 90W through the PCIe slot)... hoping AiB handles this much better.

AdoredTV RX 480 Review

So you actually moved the posts over? 😬

It’s happening. MSI and Sapphire just added the RX series to their sites. 🍿

EDIT: Honestly, just the base models for now.