**TWO AMAZING GAINWARD DEALS!!**

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Hi there


Two stunning deals from Gainward here:-



Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE MAFIA 2 PC Game @ £437.99 inc VAT

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The world's fastest GPU has arrived with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580. Experience blockbuster games like Call of Duty®: Black Ops and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X® 2 in their full glory with everything cranked to the max. Not only does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 rip through the latest games, it also runs quieter than the previous generation. And as you have come to expect from the GeForce GTX GPU, the GTX 580 packs support for all the premium GTX gaming technologies such as NVIDIA Surround, 3D Vision, PhysX and SLI. With all these features and more, it is easy to see how the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 obliterates the competition.

Instead of fans on its obverse side blowing air onto the PCB, there are three fans on its reverse side, drawing air from the aluminum fin array, and onto the PCB. The PCB also seems to be a non-reference design.

Features:-
- Core Clock: 783MHz (Fermi GF110)
- 64 TMUs (GTX 480 had 60 TMUs)
- Innovative thermal design: Vapour Chamber (Quieter than previous generation)
- Memory: 3072MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 4020MHz (Effective)
- Memory Interface: 384-Bit
- Processing Cores: 512
- Shader Clock: 1566MHz
- Bus Type: PCI-Express 2.0
- Display Connectors: 2x Dual-Link DVI-I & 1x Mini-HDMI 1.4a (Includes HDMI & VGA Adapters)
- SLI Ready (Upto 3-Way SLI Supported)
- HDCP Capable
- DirectX 11 Support
- OpenGL 4.0 Support
- PhysX Enabled
- CUDA Enabled
- 3D Vision Enabled
- NVIDIA Surround Enabled
- Lower power consumption compared to GTX 480, only 244 watts
- Warranty: 2 Years
- Supplied with FREE Mafia 2 PC Game Download Code (Subject to availability)


Was [£499.99] Inc. VAT

Only £437.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
















Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Goes Like Hell 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £259.99 inc VAT

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With explosive performance and an innovative thermal design, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 570 rips through the latest games like World of WarCraft®: Cataclysm, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.® 2 with quiet operation. As you've come to expect from a GeForce GTX GPU, GTX 570 packs support for all the premium GTX gaming technologies such as DirectX 11, NVIDIA® Surround, 3D Vision™, PhysX®, and SLI®. GeForce GTX 570 - arm yourself for battle.

Features:-
- Core Clock: 800MHz
- Innovative thermal design: Vapour Chamber (Quieter than previous generation)
- Memory: 1280MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 4000MHz (Effective)
- Memory Interface: 320-Bit
- Processing Cores: 480
- Shader Clock: 1600MHz
- Bus Type: PCI-Express 2.0
- Display Connectors: 2x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x HDMI, 1x Displayport
- SLI Ready (Upto 3-Way SLI Supported)
- HDCP Capable
- DirectX 11 Support
- OpenGL 4.0 Support
- PhysX Enabled
- CUDA Enabled
- 3D Vision Enabled
- NVIDIA Surround Enabled
- Warranty: 2 years


Was [£299.99] Inc. VAT

Only £259.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
 
Dont know who on earth would buy the phantom for £440 when you can get a 7950 the performs better for £320, when are Nvidia going to drop their prices? Are these really going to sell?
 
SFFNoob said:
I still love the look of those Phantoms!
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Me too. If my cards weren't watercooled, Phantom would be my number one choice. CustomPC reviewed the 560Ti 2GB and 570 Phantom cards not so long ago. Best noise management vs performance/ OC'ing on the market and look AWESOME! As the review stated, to put an aftermarket cooler on that's this good, you'd be looking at £40+ prolimatech/ Thermalright kind of quality and void your warranty in the process of fitting it. Gainward definitely hit a sweet spot with the Phantoms in my opinion.

PCplod said:
Dont know who on earth would buy the phantom for £440 when you can get a 7950 the performs better for £320, when are Nvidia going to drop their prices? Are these really going to sell?
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Don't want to descend into an AMD vs NVIDIA debate here but....as many other threads have stated.....the 7950 is AMD's new "Ground up" architechture, 2 years + in the making, and is only JUST faster than a 580. GTX 580 is still a damn fine card and these 3GB Phantoms have been a very limited edition since launch last year. Performance is still monstrous and some people play games/ use apps that require a 3GB frame buffer without spending a fortune on cards like the Quadro 5000/ 6000. Cinebench/ Adobe CS etc get a MASSIVE boost on 3GB 580 (an area where AMD's fire Pro cards fall WELL short.) As always its personal choice so don't see the point of you flaming a deal just because it doesn't interest you ;)
 
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Just seems pointless to the average consumer in this market tbh, a card that costs £100 more than another card that performs better and draws less power.
 
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