Gigabyte GTX 960 2GB G1 Gaming Graphic Card
Powered by NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 GPU
Integrated with industry's best 2GB GDDR5 memory 128-bit memory interface
BASE: 1241 MHz / BOOST: 1304 MHz
Features Dual-link DVI-I / DVI-D / HDMI / DisplayPort*3
System power supply requirement: 400W (with two 6-pin external power connectors)
Only $299 (Limit 2 per customer)
Happy SLI, everyone :)
Yes ~ coming soon
Awesome. Been looking forward to get a TP-Link Archer D7 or D9 series modem
+1 that. I'm kicking myself for not knowing about the end of year 2014 deal from TP Link
Buy a D9 for $200, get a Archer T8E AC1750 wireless network card for free
The memory bus is off-putting, for a ~$300+ card.
There's so many decent 2nd hand deals around atm, if you're not worried about buying used.
Last weekend I picked up the unit below for $200, including box & receipt (9 months old):
http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=43…
Where did you score that from?
Gumtree, Perth.
The person selling it, had himself picked up a cheap ATI R9 290, so decided to give AMD a go.
Thought this was the normal price?
There is no real RRP for these products, considering they are from $199-$229 USD, just judge how fair the price is and buy it
Hi rep, the itx version dropping price also?
Sorry, only the G1 Gaming version is on sale tomorrow
Hung, you are 26 yo male driving a Toyota 86.
Turbo car only please !
The only reason to get this over the r9 280 in my opinion is the power draw. The 280 can be had for $210 used in good condition on eBay and will be golden for 1080p gaming.
That being said, this is a good model and is not a bad price by au standards.
Looking for SSD sales before uni starts, havn't seen many from you guys for at least a month or more now.. Hopefully one soon? Samsung or Sandisk :D
Glad I'm not the only tight arse who's been waiting for a deal on a SSD lately ;) (to replace a dying traditional HDD as the OS Drive) and I have to agree Samsung or Sandisk would be awesome :D
Average, $142 for a 840 EVO? Gurl bye
I was referring to the Crucial MX100 512GB for $255. That's the best price for a 512GB SSD in a long time. Nothing to sneeze if you're a Samsung fanboy; the MX100 is on par with the 840 EVO and doesn't have the firmware issues that the Samsung does.
Damn typical, I just bought an R9 280x vapor-x yesterday after searching for weeks for a good price(happily got it for $309 delivered)but i was debating on the 960 or 970 as well due to like fryandlaurie said the power needs of the r9, anyway now im on the hunt for a new PSU upgrade as my Antec tp3-550 wont cut it me thinks.
Soooo…any Deals on 750w+ PSU's in the 'extreme near future'?
I'm going to ring my local msy on monday & check also.
550W should be enough for a 280X if you aren't using Crossfire.
550W Antec is more than sufficient for a 280X.
anyway now im on the hunt for a new PSU upgrade as my Antec tp3-550 wont cut it me thinks.
Don't be silly. A 550W PSU is more than enough for your R9 280X. Power draw for the 280Xs peaks at about 260W.
I've been running a 7970GE (virtually identical to a 280X) with a hefty OC for over a year on a 550W PSU and I've had zero issues. Funnily enough I also have an Antec TruePower 550W.
You got an awesome deal; a 280X comprehensively beats the GTX 960 by about 6-10% in most games. The 960 is even slower than it's predecessor (GTX 760) a lot of the time.
Wow… my head spins i've read so much conflicting info about this, some ppl say its ok & others have had problems, I was under the impression its not all about the watts so much as the amps per 12v rail? My tp3-550 has 3 x 12v rails with a max of 18amps on a single rail & the r9 needed 30amps per a single rail, whether or not the 30amps would be split into 2 rails(8 & 6pin connecter maybe) i have no idea.
According to the specs your min. card requirements are a little less than the 280 also 750w for mine 500w for yours(not in crossfire)
HD790ge vap http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_ind…
r9 280x vap http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_ind…
I like to err on the side of caution so i dunno, might go with the upgrade for peace of mind, not to mention the heat produced from my 550 psu running near flatout would have to be an issue too, surely.
Im just hanging to get it working & get back into the BF4!!
Thanks for the input, appreciate it!
whether or not the 30amps would be split into 2 rails(8 & 6pin connecter maybe) i have no idea.
As long as you have a 6-pin PCIE and an 8-pin PCIE connector, you'll be fine. (Or alternatively a 6-pin and a 6+2-pin connector).
Try it with the 550W first, then go for an upgrade. The worst that'll happen is you'll crash to desktop or BSOD if the GPU stops responding; you're not going to fry the GPU. Why shell out good money for an unnecessary upgrade?
According to the specs your min. card requirements are a little less than the 280 also 750w for mine 500w for yours(not in crossfire)
Manufacturers always overstate power requirements due to the prevalence of very cheap OEM, Yum-Cha PSUs that say they're rated for 600W but only actually deliver 400W or so. This is a well-known problem.
Sapphire's figures are funny due to the fact that the R9 280Xs consume less power than their 7970 cousins.
You actually have a very efficient PSU (Seasonic are actually the OEM of that PSU; Antec just rebadge it), so you don't need to concern yourself with that 700W figure.
I like to err on the side of caution so i dunno, might go with the upgrade for peace of mind, not to mention the heat produced from my 550 psu running near flatout would have to be an issue too, surely.
I sincerely doubt it. I used to have two GTX 460s running off that very same 550W PSU for 2 years and I never had any overheating issues.
The case's airflow is always the largest factor in heat dissipation; above radiant heat from the PSU/GPU.
As long as you have a 6-pin PCIE and an 8-pin PCIE connector, you'll be fine. (Or alternatively a 6-pin and a 6+2-pin connector).
you're not going to fry the GPU. Why shell out good money for an unnecessary upgrade?
Excellent, it does have those connectors. Good to know that its not going to damage anything, i'll sack up and give it a go as i really dont want to waste any money.
You actually have a very efficient PSU (Seasonic are actually the OEM of that PSU; Antec just rebadge it), so you don't need to concern yourself with that 700W figure.
Thats interesting i had no idea but i know they're good = more peace of mind
As for the air flow ive got that sorted but i was just thinking about negatives towards the psu but you've definitely changed my mind man so a big Thankyou to you!!
Not bad… 128 bit bus worries me a little though.
Any upcoming deals on ADSL modems rep?