[EVGA NA] 980 Ti starting $389.99, 970 $229.99 After MIR

[Wander Away]

http://www.evga.com/articles/01029/evga-17th-anniversary-sale/

 

Well, thanks nvidia for obsoleting the 900 series

 

EDIT: counting the $50 USD/CAD MIR . 

[Coaxialgamer]

i dont know why anyone would buy the 970 at this point

[LizardsAreOP]

2 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

i dont know why anyone would buy the 970 at this point

Nvidia fanboys

[Wander Away]

7 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

i dont know why anyone would buy the 970 at this point

Rx 480's are not exactly in stock at the moment, and this is just a bit higher price/lower performance, and with less than half the memory... So if you need something vr capable right now, this might be a reason to buy it.

[Coaxialgamer]

1 minute ago, Wander Away said:

Rx 480's are not exactly in stock at the moment, and this is about the same price, albeit with less than half the memory... 

true . but considering how fast nvidia dropped kepler , it would be wiser to wait for stock or get the 1060 when it launches

[LizardsAreOP]

3 minutes ago, Wander Away said:

Rx 480's are not exactly in stock at the moment, and this is just a bit higher price/lower performance, and with less than half the memory... So if you need something vr capable right now, this might be a reason to buy it.

for VR and future proof why not get a 390? it has 8gb of vram and is faster than a 970

[Wander Away]

1 minute ago, Coaxialgamer said:

true . but considering how fast nvidia dropped kepler , it would be wiser to wait for stock or get the 1060 when it launches

If someone want something within that range right this moment, then this would be it. However I do agree on waiting it out as the best solution. 

[Wander Away]

4 minutes ago, LizardsAreOP said:

for VR and future proof why not get a 390? it has 8gb of vram and is faster than a 970

they are at least $50 pricier than the 970 on this sale, but otherwise I agree with 390 being a better card. I still don't think "future proofing" is real. Raw performance is going to be outdated on the 390 way before the 8gb vram.

[LizardsAreOP]

7 minutes ago, Wander Away said:

they are at least $50 pricier than the 970 on this sale, but otherwise I agree with 390 being a better card. I still don't think "future proofing" is real. Raw performance is going to be outdated on the 390 way before the 8gb vram.

its only $30 pricier lmao...

[ace_cheaply]

11 minutes ago, LizardsAreOP said:

its only $30 pricier lmao...

Just like all of the $379 1070's, and $649 1080's, right?

[Wander Away]

Let's not start the AMD vs Nvidia flame war now. 

[LizardsAreOP]

2 minutes ago, ace_cheaply said:

Just like all of the $379 1070's, and $649 1080's, right?

a 970 is $230 a 390 $260 what is there to argue i dont understand your post?

[ace_cheaply]

2 minutes ago, LizardsAreOP said:

a 970 is $230 a 390 $260 what is there to argue i dont understand your post?

Apologies, i thought you were comparing to the 1060.  My mistake, I didn't read closely enough.

[LizardsAreOP]

1 minute ago, ace_cheaply said:

Apologies, i thought you were comparing to the 1060.  My mistake.

Apologize accepted,no worries people make mistakes...:)

[ace_cheaply]

4 minutes ago, Wander Away said:

Let's not start the AMD vs Nvidia flame war now. 

I have no horse in that race. 

[CruxYo]

should I pick it up or wait for 1080?

[Wander Away]

9 minutes ago, CruxYo said:

should I pick it up or wait for 1080?

If 1080 is within your price range, I would say just wait. 

[CruxYo]

1 minute ago, Wander Away said:

If 1080 is within your price range, I would say just wait. 

I can buy the 980 ti rn cuz its a deal, but I heard 1080 is better.

[Wander Away]

16 minutes ago, CruxYo said:

I can buy the 980 ti rn cuz its a deal, but I heard 1080 is better.

It's about 40% better, and is completely obsoleted by the pascal. 1070 has a bit better performance over 980 ti across the board. 

[kirashi]

On 7/12/2016 at 3:48 PM, Coaxialgamer said:

i dont know why anyone would buy the 970 at this point

For hackintosh installations, you're pretty much stuck with the 960 / 970 / 980 cards at the moment due to lack of drivers for the 10xx series.

"But macOS doesn't use drivers!!!" -- Yeah, sure it doesn't.

[Inkz]

On 7/12/2016 at 6:48 PM, Coaxialgamer said:

i dont know why anyone would buy the 970 at this point

If you can get it dirt cheap, other than that there is no reason.