nVidia Free 2 Play Bundle - $75 or $150 of in-game currency for select games with purchase of GTX 650 or higher GPU
 

http://www.geforce.com/landing-page/free-2-play

$75 when purchasing a GTX 650 or GTX 650 Ti

$150 for GTX 660 or above.

Hawken, Planetside 2, and World of Tanks in-game currency.

Promo codes expire April 30, 2013


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...geSize=100

Noteworthy:
MSI N650-MD1GD5/OC GeForce GTX 650 1GB $80 AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814127703

EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC 01G-P4-3652-KR Video Card - 1GB $120 AR
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...=E145-0651

Galaxy 65IGH8DL7AXX GeForce GTX 650 Ti GC 1GB $120 AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814162127

EVGA GeForce GTX 660 02G-P4-2660-KR Video Card - 2GB $190 AR
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...CatId=7387

Galaxy 66NPH7DN6ZVZ GeForce GTX 660 GC 2GB $195 AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814162122

MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB $260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814127697

Galaxy 67NPH6DV5ZJX GeForce GTX 670 2GB $320 AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814162108
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...CatId=7387

Zotac GeForce GTX 680 AMP Edition ZT-60102-10P Video Card - 2GB $440 AR
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...CatId=7387

GIGABYTE GV-N680OC-2GD GeForce GTX 680 2GB $450 AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814125422

MSI N680 PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 680 2GB $440 AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814127698

Lame compared to what's being offered by the red team.

True enough. Who buys a high end GPU to play F2P games?

I've been waiting for a good nvidia deal :[ this isnt it.

Don't shoot the messenger :)

These games benefit more from high end GPUs than most retail games being offered. Planetside 2 is one of the most demanding games on the market and I wouldn't be surprised if it pushes a decent amount of videocard sales. Hawken even has PhysX support, great showcase for a top tier Nvidia card (Planetside 2 will probably add PhysX again too, it was disabled shortly before release due to stability issues).

Arguably this is a better deal than most recent videocard promotions, since it's not like F2P cash typically goes on sale (I bet you could even wait to use the Planetside 2 code during one of the 2x or 3x Station Cash days). It's actually pretty clever, since Nvidia gains the attention of the millions of people that already play these games while simultaniously promoting the games themselves to new videocard buyers. A person with $50 worth of currency for a game is probably going to at least try it.

You clearly haven't seen Planetside 2.. or Tribes: Ascend..

While at face value this deal can't compare to free games, this is great if you already play games like PS2. I'm not interested in any of the games AMD is offering, but in the future if I plan on upgrading my 560ti 448-core this will be a semi-incentive for me, since the only game I play is PS2 at the moment.

Hawken (Meteor) and Planetside 2 (Sony Entertainment) is a very good game.
Hawken for smaller scale teamwork play. Planetside 2 for much larger scale battles (massive!).

IMO Planetside2 battles is what BF3 fights is supposed to be.
Try it: https://www.planetside2.com/ , join US-Connery server, choose Vanu :P

How long is this anticipated to be going on? I expect a nice check mid-March to build a new PC. Should I order the card NOW and just sit on it for a month, or wait until I can build my entire PC and order it?

Do these have any potential resale value? Might be worth getting in on this deal if you can convert that "in-game currency" in a few real dollars.

Of course they have POTENTIAL resale value. All it takes is one person that wants it. Quick ebay search didn't yield any attempts to sell them, so not sure whether that potential will turn to real resale value, though

I'd be all over it if it were $50 from the Blizzard store

Probably until sales go to shit.

Then they will replace it with real games vs. fake internet money.

for computer parts, almost always better to wait until you actually need it then look for sales. 4-5 weeks out would be right on the edge of "start looking for sales" and "too far away; market may change" in my opinion. so it's up to you...

If anyone doesnt end up wanting their WoT gold, PM me

Does this really need to be down voted? People complaining about free stuff...

Nvidia must have some really good sales figures if they can offer this crap, while AMD offers some quality games.

Buy an nvidia card, get $150 in-game currency .. WoT PS2 Hawken
 

Buy a 650 or 650 Ti and get $75 in-game currency.
Buy a 660+ and get $150 in-game currency.

($50 in each of: World of Tanks, Planetside 2, Hawken.)

http://www.geforce.com/landing-page/free-2-play

this aint a good deal...

in game currency has no value :bounce: so we pay msrp retail price for the graphics card and they give us fake money in game

It's a great deal if you play those games. That's why I put it in the title.

I think you mean "fake games", since you're not getting any physical product with the free game bundles either.

Galaxy GeForce GTX 670 319.99 A/$40 Rebate
 

I didnt see this posted yet but its not a horrible deal.

Price $359.99

319.99 AR and you still get $150 value in-game coupon w/ purchase, limited offer (if you play those games)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814162108

or here

http://amzn.com/B007Z33SYA

Considering those games can be had for free it is kind of deceiving about the $150 in free games.

You should read about it before posting. Its $50 in game funds per game.

Are these monthly game fee type games? If so I will pass twice. Not a big fan of Galaxy or PNY but to each his own.

This is potentially VERY hot. Even though 7xxx cards are better at the normal price points...This is a XFX 7970 or a higher end 7950 deal.

ya i think you should be able to easily sell the $150 in game currency for at least $100...

GTX 670 360 (no tax TD) - $40 MIR - $100-125 if you can sell ingame currency = GTX 670 for 200-225

Yeah BHPhoto has the PNY 670 for $320 and the 680 for $410. The prices are good but that's if you are willing to gamble. If something goes wrong with the card...good luck with customer service. I'll pay 350 for an EVGA card before taking that risk.

PNY has had a bad fan performance record (for noise)

Whoa those are some trash games.

You could argue "digital games" but "fake games" implies that they are not genuine products.

:d:d:d

PlanetSide2 is a great game, and is very demanding on GPU's. While the game is free, it pays to use StationCash(real money) to purchase weapons, as it will take you entirely too long to unlock the weapon and attachments. I can say that I have seen SOE put more effort into making this game enjoyable than Dice/EA has put into BF3...

Also, saying that F2P games are not real games is ludicrous. Yes, you don't pay for the game upfront, but you end up with a game that is going to have a longer lifespan/support due to people feeling that they can justify the game over time by making ingame purchases. The F2P model can instill a much longer lifecycle, as well as attract gamers that may not normally play the game if there were an upfront cost.

Wait, last thing you want is to realize you have a card that's DOA and sat there for a month. You want to be able to test the parts that comes in, so you can make returns/exchanges as quickly as you can.

Heinous IGC? Sounds worse than VD :(
 

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In game currency??!?@#!@??? :eek: :vomit:

That is about the lamest crap I have ever heard in my life, and I'm over 40 years old.

Any company pulling that sh!t should go out of business or worse, it's BS.

I could rage for 10 pages that upsets me so much!! But I won't intrude on your thread any further. :rolleyes:
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It would be cool if you got to *pick* which game you got the currency for... but $25 in 3 games or $50 in 3 games is pretty lame.

Planetside 2 is awesome, BTW, and I'd recommend that anyone who enjoys multiplayer FPS games (especially fans of Unreal-style shooters) check it out.

Would anyone want to trade their WoT credit for either PS2/Hawken? Im getting a gt 650 for a friend a gt680 for myself... so Ill have 75 for each

I got my 660ti yesterday from Amazon. I'm hoping I get my code soon. I know the promo page says 7-10 days but I'm hoping it'll be sooner than that.

I got my codes today. So that's 4 days from shipment.

Terrific deal. The f2p ignorance expressed in this thread is lamentable. Hawken and PS2 are some of the best looking and playing games on the PC.

I would argue against ftp games, but I spent $30 on Tribes Ascend to buy stuff and don't regret it one bit.

I see a lot of people mention their codes got shipped to them... mine came in the box that was shipped to me with my graphics card and other parts.

Also, I'm willing to trade WoT or Hawken codes for Planetside 2 :)

If anyone has extra WoT codes they're not using, I'll slide you $15 for them over PayPal if you PM me.

That's $15 for the higher code, not the lower one.

Having pay-to-cheat (like all the Zygna games) in games ruins them. I'd rather have a steaming pile of vomit on my floor to clean up than a trash pay-to-cheat game on my hard drive.

So... If it's "FTP" but you pay to "unlock" the rest of the game that's not so bad. But if you PAY to buy "stuff" in the game that makes you more powerful (pay to cheat), the people that make those games should be given the death penalty and thrown in a trash pile to rot. And I don't even think murderers should face the death penalty (it has been proven to be worse than ineffective in the research I've studied).

I sold 2 of these $150 nonsensical promos for $25 each within hours of listing.

It's not pay to cheat. In Planetside 2, for example, you can spend Certification Points (earned in combat) to unlock new weapons or cosmetic armor/camouflage for your character, OR use StationPoints ($). You can't instantly unlock mods for guns, make yourself amazing, etc. You can also buy boosts that add more xp/hour for a certain time period or earn more Cert Points/hour, but these you can also buy with earnable money.