NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB

[Xzibit]

I checked prices last week and they were what I used in the review. Apparently NVIDIA reduced GTX 660 non-TI prices. I'm no fortune teller.

For the record. We do not use rebates as these are not available everywhere, and often complicated to get.

I understand that.

The point I was try'n to make is the prices have been like that prior to the GTX 650 Ti Boost on Newegg.

Check the rebates forms from all the AIBs on GTX 660s and they started 03/01/2013.
The GTX 650 Ti Boost was released 3/26/2013

If your with-in Neweggs reach that comparison chart wouldnt make sense. Those GTX 660s with rebates have been at that price for the whole month of March and the GTX 660s were already at $199.99 without the rebates on the 26 (Zotac and EVGA).

Edit:
According to another review site on release when they checked MSRP with Nvidia

NVIDIA current pricing lines up like this as of today according to NVIDIA:

$109 - GeForce GTX 650
$129 - GeForce GTX 650 Ti
$149 - GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 1GB
$169 - GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2GB
$199 - GeForce GTX 660

When you also do a Compare & Buy on Nvidia website on the GTX 660 you get $199.99 EVGA and Zotac OC. The other cards show up aswell with there rebates as a note.

 

[DayKnight]

hmm

199 for GTX 660 is fine but 190 would be bang on.

 

[Ikaruga]

I understand that.

The point I was try'n to make is the prices have been like that prior to the GTX 650 Ti Boost on Newegg.

Check the rebates forms from all the AIBs on GTX 660s and they started 03/01/2013.
The GTX 650 Ti Boost was released 3/26/2013

If your with-in Neweggs reach that comparison chart wouldnt make sense. Those GTX 660s with rebates have been at that price for the whole month of March and the GTX 660s were already at $199.99 without the rebates on the 26 (Zotac and EVGA).

Edit:
According to another review site on release when they checked MSRP with Nvidia



When you also do a Compare & Buy on Nvidia website on the GTX 660 you get $199.99 EVGA and Zotac OC. The other cards show up aswell with there rebates as a note.

So after wall of texts about special sales and rebates, we are finally back to the real world where we can agree that the 660 is $200-ish atm, while it's only 10% faster. Could you please explain the math/logic how or why would be a "better buy"?

 

[DayKnight]

... and when you say better buy, what are you comparing with the 660?.

 

[Xzibit]

So after wall of texts about special sales and rebates, we are finally back to the real world where we can agree that the 660 is $200-ish atm, while it's only 10% faster. Could you please explain the math/logic how or why would be a "better buy"?

Wow you really that ignorant.

Even Nvidia site was linking to $183.99 GTX 660 for 26 days before the GTX 650 Ti Boost came out. Cards on that list are still lower then $199.99 with there rebates.

Are you not even looking at the Fact that for $199.99 you get a GTX 660 Zotac already overclocked with no rebates.

If a consumer does not read and not take advantage of the (Mail-In Rebate) when purchasing a product thats there own fault. Those consumer just pay more for not redeaming there rebates.

 

[HumanSmoke]

As for the 1GB variant- I'd guess that Nvidia and its AIB's see the fast approaching disappearance of the HD 7850 1GB....so if it comes to launching the 2GB first or waiting a month for the 1GB, its probably a no-brainer from both a PR and sales PoV.

Ok, beginning of May we can revisit that.

A bit earlier than estimated, but it seems as though the 1GB variants are arriving in stock