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    Does anyone have a source for pre-ordering a 680m?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ajbutch123, Jun 26, 2012.

  1. ajbutch123

    ajbutch123 Notebook Consultant

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    I would like to pre-order the 680m as soon as I can. If anyone knows a good place to do so, please let me know.

    also, what would I be expecting to pay? I know it is going to be around $700 or more, but I would like to know the average price.
     
    ajbutch123, Jun 26, 2012
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    Most places won't sell the card alone until they test it, so generally you won't get a pre-order. Once resellers start getting cards they will test them and start taking orders, then they repackage the cards into the individual boxes and ship maybe a week later.
     
    YodaGoneMad, Jun 26, 2012
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    upgrade monkey on ebay has 5 of them for pre order at 1,200 per the wait is 2-8 wks. Though I thought I read somewhere on this forum that Eurocom has them for 750.
     
    willy54, Jun 26, 2012
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    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Does $1200 include the laptop?
     
    rschauby, Jun 26, 2012
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    haha lol 10char
     
    maverick1989, Jun 26, 2012
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    I could see 150-250 upcharge but 450- 500 is just stupid
     
    willy54, Jun 26, 2012
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    If someone is willing to pay it, it isn't.
     
    hfm, Jun 26, 2012
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    sarge_, Jun 27, 2012
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    Killerinstinct, Jun 27, 2012
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    you are going to have to wait till August at the earliest, unless one of the retailers is willing to sell you a card without the laptop.

    Supply is very tight right now, and most people that have the cards are putting them in systems. It will probably be August before i get one...at least this is what i was told, and by then, we are getting really close to the amd refresh
     
    SlickDude80, Jun 27, 2012
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    wow at those prices i can replace my desktop GPU (GTX480) with the high end GTX 600 series
     
    teng247, Jun 27, 2012
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    ^ You can get TWO 670s and put them in SLI for may be a few dollars more :p
     
    maverick1989, Jun 27, 2012
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    I thought I should just chime in and tell you guys that Rabook is shipping out higher clocked 680M than what we have seen so far.

    Probably because the 680M is running so cool and drawing so little power with the usual 720MHz so they have headroom there.
    And 680M do not have any GPU boost as previously thought



     
    Cloudfire, Jun 28, 2012
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