Gigabyte GTX 580 $330 AR @ Newegg

The competition between these companies in the graphics sector is just awesome and in the end promotes advancement and benefits us the consumers, enthusiasts, gamers etc. I wish the same could be said in the CPU realm. AMD is just getting squashed and Intels pimp hand is too strong. I wish we had more competition there but we don't ....(end rant)

Quote from Maced : Cool story bro. Have fun with your shitty drivers.

While I don't agree with the other posters comment either..there haven't been "driver issues" favoring one or the other side for 2 generations

Quote from Maced : Cool story bro. Have fun with your shitty drivers.

Unless you just warped here from 2007, you should know that drivers from both AMD and Nvidia are quite good for single GPUs.
However, Nvidia SLI drivers are noticeably better/earlier than AMD Crossfire drivers.

Quote from sumthin_gud : what are you smokinggg hd 6870 goes for $150 and is WHACK compared to the gtx 580 the hd 6970 fights with the gtx 570, and the gtx 580 has no competition from the single gpu hd 6xxx series

Agreed that the 580 is significantly and unarguably better than the 6870

Quote from exhurt : This setup would be quieter and cooler than if you used two 6870. Also, two 6870s would cost $340 AR before shipping. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814125357 thumbs down for microstutter too

got 2x 6870 for 150, opened box from newegg and still kicking now

Rebate Expired 3-31


It would be a cool feature if the poster was able to select the date a deal was going to expire and then when the date came the listings title would auto update with the new price or with DEAD in the name.

Quote from pthomas1991 : Don't some companies ask for proof of purchase when you try to register the card with them online. I was about to buy a brand new Galaxy GTX 570 for $202, but didn't 'cause the seller didn't have the invoice. If I could get the warranty, I would have bought that card.

TV manufacturers do but I've gotten my video card replaced in the past without showing the invoice.

For $330, I would spend the extra money and get one of the OC 7870s with a better cooler. AMD's latest cards can OC like a beast and still remain cool and quiet. The yet to be released HIS 7870 IceQ Turbo was overclocked well above the stock reference card and was nearly as fast as the 7950 (and even beat it at some points), but still remain quiet and cool (60C). I would recommend waiting until the GTX670s come out to see how much further the GTX580 will drop.

WOW, lowest price I ever seen for gtx 580. Too bad i changed my mind and decided to get radeon 7950 when price goes down a little bit

Deal is dead =[

Here's hoping the price of the MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III drops so I can pair up....well on second thought I don't game enough to warrant a purchase unless it's a really slick deal.

Quote from exhurt : This setup would be quieter and cooler than if you used two 6870. Also, two 6870s would cost $340 AR before shipping. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814125357 thumbs down for microstutter too

I recently bought a xfx Radeon 6870 and it was too loud I mean way too loud on 40% and if I drop the fan the card would heat up, I had to returned and I got me a Asus 560 ti and now I kind of regreting after seeing the 580 for $100 more after rebate

might grab one and throw a waterblock on it.

The EVGA 480 GTX for $210 (with NO rebate!) IMO was a far better deal. The 580 is a monster card but the 480 still is as well and I love mine. The claims of heat/noise are ridiculously overhyped, my fan rarely goes above 80% and temps peak around 80C with stock cooler. As long as you take 5 min to set up a custom fan profile in EVGA precision the 480 gtx runs cool and quiet. I think it got a bad rap because the stock fan speed profile is pathetic, it barely ramps up in speed until you hit 80-90C which is why it seems to run so hot/loud.