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GTX 460 advice, ~$170 budget

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I'm trying to leverage the holiday deals to grab a GPU for my new build and I've decided on getting a GTX 460 within the next day or so

With my $150 budget, I was first looking at this card:

EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$139.99 after rebate

Price was perfect for my budget and newegg feedback was nice, but browsing around newegg I saw that the 1GB GTX 460 cards are only about $30-$40 more.

so my question is, will the $40 jump be worth it for a 1GB GTX 460 card?


if so, any specific brand/models I should get?

I'm looking at the following right now:

MSI N460GTX CYCLONE 1GD5/OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-127-...
$175 after rebate

EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$180 after rebate

ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
$170 after rebate


(other suggestions are welcome)


Some other info:

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: this weekend (nov 27, nov 28)

BUDGET RANGE: $180 max after rebate

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: compiz, internet browsing, movies/music, office stuff. I don't game but I would like to be able to if I change my mind (hence the gtx 460)

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: no GPU yet (new build), psu = CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: cpu = ig 760, mobo = msi p55-gd65

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: bang for the buck, nvidia

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe

SLI: no

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 2048x1152

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: OC is a maybe so something that runs great at stock (without OC) would be better than something with better OC capabilities



Thanks for the help guys

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15 dollars of course its worth getting the 'normal' version.
I don't count on rebates being 100%, you are still spending xx amount of dollars, and then often getting your rebate in the form of Visa debt card, if you get it.

notty22 said:
15 dollars of course its worth getting the 'normal' version.
I don't count on rebates being 100%, you are still spending xx amount of dollars, and then often getting your rebate in the form of Visa debt card, if you get it.



Yeah I get what you mean. I also usually try to avoid rebates. But I've already spent so much on parts that my goal now is to get the best final bang for the buck so I guess I'm going with rebates for now :D 




Any other suggestions on which GTX 460 1GB to go with?


I've been reading around the forums and the three I listed (plus the Gigabyte brand) seems to be evenly popular so I'm still at a lost for which one to get :D 


Thanks
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