Official Video Card Black Friday - Cyber Monday Thread (UPDATED 730pm PST 11/25)

Quote from nyrmetros : I was unaware of that actually....

The only really good graphics card manufacturers for NVidia are MSI, Gigabyte, and EVGA.
Asus and PNY make mediocre cards.
Lots of minor problems with PNY and Asus such as rattling fans.
The rest are usually junk.
Galaxy is considered bottom tier though. High failure rate (comparatively) and customer service is a joke.
If you want to take the risk to save $30, go ahead, but be warned.
The majority do get good cards, its just if it DOESN'T work, its a huge problem.

I picked up the msi 560ti 448 twin frozr 3 from newegg the other day for 120 AR. Sold my 6850 on CL for 105 yesterday and just installed the 560ti do not think I am gonna find a better deal this week.

Quote from al4nw31 : The only really good graphics card manufacturers for NVidia are MSI, Gigabyte, and EVGA. Asus and PNY make mediocre cards. Lots of minor problems with PNY and Asus such as rattling fans. The rest are usually junk. Galaxy is considered bottom tier though. High failure rate (comparatively) and customer service is a joke. If you want to take the risk to save $30, go ahead, but be warned. The majority do get good cards, its just if it DOESN'T work, its a huge problem.

What about for AMD?

Newegg video card deals at the bottom [newegg.com]

Quote from neutralizer : Newegg video card deals at the bottom [newegg.com]

No sales on 7950?!?!? There is a 660 TI for $250...

Updated 2:30pm PST 11/21

Quote from KingsRLucky7 : No sales on 7950?!?!? There is a 660 TI for $250...

Not really a hot deal...
The normal price on that thing is ~$270-$280, which is the price before rebate.
If the rebate doesn't process, you have a normal price graphics card.
I'm waiting for the GTX 660 to go on sale... Darnit.
660 Ti and 670 went on sale already >.<.

Quote from al4nw31 : Not really a hot deal... The normal price on that thing is ~$270-$280, which is the price before rebate.

$40 off plus 2 free games isn't bad!

I'd get the 7870, but it doesn't fit in my case . I guess I'll settle for the 7850 and OC it.

Quote from KingsRLucky7 : $40 off plus 2 free games isn't bad!

The two free games comes from the manufacturer.
If you buy the card from any authorized retailer you get the games.
And it's $250 AR, so you're only getting $30 off.
The retail price if you do a little research is $10 less than what Newegg listed, if you look at Amazon.

Quote from KingsRLucky7 : What about for AMD?

Surprise surprise: Gigabyte, MSI and Sapphire.

Sapphire is generally considered EVGA of AMD.

Asus can be good if some of their cards didn't have systematic problems.

HIS, XFX (except if you are buying a 7950/7970, skip XFX) and Powercolor comes after. Then you are left with Diamond and Visiontek's dying bodies.

Quote from noobcake : Surprise surprise: Gigabyte, MSI and Sapphire. Sapphire is generally considered EVGA of AMD. Asus can be good if some of their cards didn't have systematic problems. HIS, XFX (except if you are buying a 7950/7970, skip XFX) and Powercolor comes after. Then you are left with Diamond and Visiontek's dying bodies.

HIS has more issues, but some people prefer its lower temperatures.
It can sometimes be put up there with MSI, Gigabyte, and Sapphire.
Its generally the same price as them as well.

[QUOTE=AggroDude;54980838]MSI GTX 650 1GB - $99.99 - $30 MIR = $69.99 [newegg.com]


This one shows up as $109.99 - $30 MIR = $79.99

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Quote from AggroDude : MSI GTX 650 1GB - $99.99 - $30 MIR = $69.99 [newegg.com] This one shows up as $109.99 - $30 MIR = $79.99

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