GTX 660 Info/news

[Makena]

Like most new video card (well any pc hardware really), unless you're super desperate for a 660 now, I'd wait a couple of weeks, after the initial rush the price will probably settle closer to $350 than $400 imo.

At least that's what I think!

[jambo]

Do any of the Aussie video cards come with games any more?

I can't remember the last time I got a game with a card... =\

[steve_rogers42]

last time i got a game with a card was tombraider: anniversary with my 8800gt's i have two copies... and never played it... its a rare-er thing these days which is kinda interesting since all you need to do is supply a code for steam/origin instead of the actual disc...

The last card + game combo.... gee not sure, i think there was one for bioshock 2 and a few mw2 ones going about, but nothing like the epic fail that was the EVGA GTX 580 COD edition, which had a fancy heat sink, and posters and stuffs.... but no game... LOL

[jambo]

I had a think about it and I'm fairly sure my 4870X2 had a voucher for HL2DM and HL2 Lost Coast, but that doesn't really count. I think before that I had an 8800GT that came with a copy of Delta Force: Xtreme.

[SaNE]

Asus 680 cards (IIRC the 670 didn't) came with BF3, that's the latest one I can think of.

[PalZer0]

My Radeon 9600SE came with a copy of CS Condition Zero.

Last wide scale free game I think was one of the Batman ones.

[Vosgy]

At a $299 US rrp it's not strange that they are currently priced at 375-400, It's what I was expecting. It's about the same % mark up on the other models.
From what I have read, it is mostly the same card as the 670 just with smaller pipes, so less data transfer rate, and a bit less RAM.
The RAM as someone has pointed out is good for large resolutions when running AA, though NVidia is ment to be working on a replacement for AA that will be compatable with all 600 cards and give the same visual improvment as 4xAA with the overhead of 1xAA. I think it will be interesting to see how that pans out, a lot of people badged on NVidia for the 680 only having 2GB RAM because of the AA overhead.

It's still a mid ranged card, I think the 670 is better value for a Gamer, however if you only run these DX11 games these Ti cards are good and a cheap alturnative.