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So I saved enough money to get a GTX 780, I'm not from the usa, and my only choice for purchase comes from eBay.

on eBay, the cheapest one is a ZOTAC, which I never see mentioned on reviews on you tube or anywhere else for that matter, is it simply because people don't like their aesthetics? or is there a known problem with zotac cards?

I really can't wait to buy it, so I do wonder whether it's a good card or I should look for a different one.

 

Any and all comments will be appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

P.D: I don't care for little gainson performance from other cards, I'm just concerned for why I'm not seeing neither good or bad reviews on it.

 

EDIT; Thanks for the newegg links and your prompt comments, now I feel confident getting that card, I should mention, I do love the aesthetics, I already have a GTX 660 Zotac.

 

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is it the one with 3 fans? If so its pretty good.

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The general opinion is many people dont like the orange fans with the card, im neutral on the topic, ive not really brought anything from them apart from some low end gpus like gt610s or gt620s for customers needed multiple monitor support

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Zotac makes good cards

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Customer reviews seem to be great:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500321

I say go for it :)

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ZOTAC is a good brand, you can buy their cards without worries but why ebay? Don't you have local retail stores?

local is awfulfreakingly expensive, tax comes at +16% of sales price, so I'm getting a friend to buy it for me. But he's not experienced in online purchases, he only uses Ebay.

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local is awfulfreakingly expensive, tax comes at +16% of sales price, so I'm getting a friend to buy it for me. But he's not experienced in online purchases, he only uses Ebay.

Where are you from? Someone might be able to suggest a better website. It is usually better to buy from local retailer than ebay. There are warranty and duds issue when purchasing from Ebay.

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Where are you from? Someone might be able to suggest a better website. It is usually better to buy from local retailer than ebay. There are warranty and duds issue when purchasing from Ebay.

I'm from Mexico, but the guy getting it for me has a PO Box (or something like that ) on usa and he's gonna get it himself in a few weeks, he's not very in the know about online purchases, I'm not either, I know about amazon newegg and some others, but I have no experience on those... also, I'm buying from  a trusted buyer, I'm not concerned about guarantees

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321294202164

it's that one, what do you think?

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