The entry level video card hot deals thread

[mikeford]

Doesn't really fit into your deal, but I've been trying to sell a GTX 750 for $85. New in box. Seems like everyone wants the Ti instead haha.

Something about NIB vs full warranty, 30 day return Ti and only $20 more during sales throw some cold water on it. Trying to get top dollar for used, even NIB, in the weeks before BF just isn't a great plan, sell it asap and move on.

 

[cbn]

ASUS GT 640 $39.99 after rebate, free shipping:

($30 rebate expires 12/2/2014)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...67&ignorebbr=1

 

[cbn]

EVGA GT 640 for $39.99 AR, free shipping:

($35 rebate expires 12/3/2014)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...95&ignorebbr=1

 

[cbn]

ASUS Passive GT 640 for $49.99 AR free shipping:

($30 rebate expires 12/2/2104)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...06&ignorebbr=1

 

[cbn]

Price drop on the Zotac GT 630 1GB DDR3 to $29.99 free shipping:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500346

Side note: This card does come with the half height brackets packaged in the box.

 

[cbn]

Zotac 650 GTX $49.99 AR + shipping:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...904&CatId=7387

($10 rebate expires 12/6/2014)

 

[mvbighead]

Extremely entry level:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-662-_-Product

$3 after rebate. Nvida 210 with 512mb. I am planning on using it in a Linux HTPC (HDMI out). No fan, so silent. Best deal AR I found yesterday.

 

[mikeford]

Extremely entry level:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-662-_-Product

$3 after rebate. Nvida 210 with 512mb. I am planning on using it in a Linux HTPC (HDMI out). No fan, so silent. Best deal AR I found yesterday.

Does this card support sound over HDMI?

$5 after tax and rebate, bought one regardless.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Does this card support sound over HDMI?

$5 after tax and rebate, bought one regardless.

Yup.

 

[cbn]

The refurbished PNY GT 430 from post #51 dropped in price to $30.99 free shipping:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133427

With its 128 bit DDR3 1600, I have to wonder if it is faster (in some cicumstances) than the 64 bit DDR3 GT 630 even though the core is weaker (96 Fermi CUDA cores vs 384 Kepler CUDA cores)?

P.S. For those looking to install in a slim case, I don't see a half height bracket in the NewEgg gallery photos.

 

[Denithor]

No new deals recently? I find myself in need of a cheap video card...

 

[Leyawiin]

nvm

 

[misch]

No new deals recently? I find myself in need of a cheap video card...

How about an XFX 5450 from TigerDirect for $39.99 with a $20 rebate card?
Link to product

 

[poofyhairguy]

With its 128 bit DDR3 1600, I have to wonder if it is faster (in some cicumstances) than the 64 bit DDR3 GT 630 even though the core is weaker (96 Fermi CUDA cores vs 384 Kepler CUDA cores)?

It is not. I have both and I can't find any place (decoding, OpenGL performance, etc.) where the GT 430 wins.

Honestly at this level you can't game either way, so if you are messing with these GPUs it is for a HTPC. In that case the heat savings of the Kepler 630 is a huge difference that doesn't show up in benchmarks.

 

[cbn]

With its 128 bit DDR3 1600, I have to wonder if it is faster (in some cicumstances) than the 64 bit DDR3 GT 630 even though the core is weaker (96 Fermi CUDA cores vs 384 Kepler CUDA cores)?

It is not. I have both and I can't find any place (decoding, OpenGL performance, etc.) where the GT 430 wins.

Honestly at this level you can't game either way, so if you are messing with these GPUs it is for a HTPC. In that case the heat savings of the Kepler 630 is a huge difference that doesn't show up in benchmarks.

I don't think I would necessarily exclude cards at this level for gaming...... so as long as the person's expectations are low enough (Certainly a GK208 GT 630 with a reasonable cpu is going to be much faster at any game someone would use a Athlon 5350 for)

P.S. Since buying my ASUS GT 630 (GK208 with 64 bit GDDR3 1800) I have been doing some testing with the Valve games (and some other titles, particularly ones available in Linux) and so far It hasn't been too bad. For someone building a very price sensitive secondary computer I'm thinking such a card wouldn't be such a bad match for something like this (running Linux) or this (running Windows).

 

[cbn]

EVGA GT 740 128 bit GDDR5 @ $49.99 AR, free shipping:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...46&ignorebbr=1

($25 rebate expires today, 12/14/2014)

 

[andylawcc]

doh, missed by a day...

 

[mikeford]

Tis the season of the one day deal, some lasts hours or even just minutes.

 

[cbn]

ASUS GT 630 $24.99 AR Free shipping:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D6KOU66

$30 rebate expires 12/31/2014 and must be postmarked 30 days or less after purchase.

384 Kepler CUDA cores with 2GB GDDR3 1800 (64 bit).

NOTE: This card does not come with the half height bracket (for installation in slim form factor cases). If you want to install in a slim form factor case you will need to buy the half height bracket separately.

P.S. In my experience, this card has been capable of running the Valve Complete Pack @ 1080p (low details) with Linux Mint 17.1 MATE using the proprietary Nvidia drivers. The cpu in my system was the Xeon X3323 (same clocks and cache as a Q9300 core 2 quad). I also had 2GB of RAM.

 

[DesiPower]

EVGA GT 640 for $39.99 AR, free shipping:

($35 rebate expires 12/3/2014)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...95&ignorebbr=1

I got this yesterday, used MasterCard checkout for additional $15!!! $25 for this card is just pure awesomeness

 

[cbn]

I got this yesterday, used MasterCard checkout for additional $15!!! $25 for this card is just pure awesomeness

:thumbsup:

 

[andylawcc]

thanks cbn

 

[GEOrifle]

I was going to threw my 5850 in garbage...

 

[cbn]

Looks like ASUS GT630 from post #94 is no longer on sale at Amazon.

Newegg has the same card for $34.99 AR, free shipping:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...78&ignorebbr=1

and Tiger Direct has it for $32.99 AR plus shipping:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...491&CatId=3585

 

[geecee]

Saw this elsewhere - not quite entry level, but almost an entry level price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-034-_-Product

Non-Ti GTX 750 for $65 (after $20 rebate and the $15 Masterpass discount). A lot of additional horsepower and fairly low power requirements for just a little more than some of the other cards listed here. Not to mention, the whole 750 series supposedly has good OC potential.

EDIT:
Same price for this one too, if you prefer a shorter, single fan card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125503
Hmm, alacrityf (in the next post) reported this second card doesn't work with the MP discount b/c it comes bundled with the in-game bonus thing. So it looks like the $15 off will only work with the longer dual fan card from the top of the post. Sorry about that.