Think its good card after taxes and after rebate I got it for $307.78 + both gamesif you are pming newegg to bb, nvm. i guess they do sell non-evga brand gtx 970
edit: actually this isn't like other promotions going to poke around. but apparently its retailer specific.
edit edit: I contact bestbuy rep had no clue what i was talking about and said they weren't running that promotion even though they are giving it to people who buy the 960. So instead of letting her hang up I insisted she make a report to send to promotions/claims and their going to look into it. If I haven't heard anything in a few days I might just go with one of these cards their honestly near enough the same price I wouldn't of even worried with it if I saw them first. Since I live in MS there's no tax. Thoughts on these?
ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC20C-4GD5 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-STRIX-GTX970-DC20C-4GD5-Graphics-Cards/dp/B00NJ9BJ8G/ref=br_lf_m_11450166011_1_4_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=pc&pf_rd_p=2087853482&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=11450166011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=085S88DYEFP05JQTQ4W1
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Super Clocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Super-Clocked-Graphics/dp/B00NVODXR4/ref=br_lf_m_11450166011_1_1_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=pc&pf_rd_p=2087853482&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=11450166011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=085S88DYEFP05JQTQ4W1
MSI GTX 970 4GD5T http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-970-4GD5T-OC/dp/B00NN0GIA0/ref=br_lf_m_11450166011_1_17_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=pc&pf_rd_p=2087853482&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=11450166011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=085S88DYEFP05JQTQ4W1
Or do you still like the R9 for the $270 you found. I don't really understand the benchmark tests people have posted online. I'm only slightly above a noob when it comes to computers lol.
EDIT EDIT EDIT: Scratch that I found one that kinda broke it down for me... they seem about dead even from what i can tell.. http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-AMD-R9-290X/2577vs2166
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