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    Nvidia GPU chip selling for $9.99

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jackluo923, Apr 12, 2009.

  1. jackluo923

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    i want it. i am buying it this week.
     
    dondadah88, Apr 12, 2009
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  3. Isend2C

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    Me toooooo!

    It'll be the only thing I have on my keychain. haha :)
     
    Isend2C, Apr 12, 2009
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    pretty sweet man

    :D
     
    brunoroc, Apr 12, 2009
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    Haha, nifty. I'd feel kind of sad that I couldn't use it in my PC though :p
    nVidia's got some cool looking gear for the fans in my opinion...I want to grab one of those LAN hoodies >.<
     
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    that is pretty cool. i never thought of having that. i just don't want to get it wet. Lol.
     
    dondadah88, Apr 12, 2009
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    nice find. might order one for myself lol.
     
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    Get it wet? It's embedded in acrylic... unless you're kidding.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 12, 2009
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    Yes it was a joke. Lol.
     
    dondadah88, Apr 12, 2009
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    Just tried to order. $9.99 isn't too bad, but shipping is $8.95!!!!!!!!

    That's almost $20 for a keychain! Forget it!

    I'd much rather buy a high speed 8GB USB keychain flash drive...

    Hey wait, that would be awesome if they made it a flash drive TOO, then it might be worth it.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 12, 2009
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    yeah that's a little steep for a keychain albeit a cool one. maybe it'll go down in price if it doesnt sell out lol.
     
    BHD, Apr 12, 2009
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    i don't know. it would be nice to have a gpu on you at any time
     
    dondadah88, Apr 13, 2009
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    ...but can it play Crysis?
     
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    Wonder if computer hardware engineers could stick several of these cores together and create a super GPU! :p

    No doubt these cores are duff ones though
     
    King of Interns, Apr 13, 2009
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    Agh. Shipping just killed it.
     
    MAG, Apr 13, 2009
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    600Mhz keychain? lol
     
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    Just buy some tshirts and hoodies while your at it...

    They're freakin' sweet ! ! !
     
    Beatsiz, Apr 13, 2009
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    I have a 6800 Ultra's core on my keys. Never thought to seal/encase it, though. Wish I had, the die slug is getting pretty beat up. :(
     
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    You can always overclock it if you feel 600mhz not enough.
     
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    LOL. yeah. These are probably off returned cards that were "bad" but really were overclocks gone too far.
     
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    Probably not. These chips are probably from Nvidia's fabs where they failed the QA test and didn't even have a chance to go on a PCB.

    It would cost nvidia more than $10 to get the gpu off the PCB. Even then, they wouldn't have clean traces.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 13, 2009
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    Wow, that's pretty sick.

    The LAN hoody looks great too.

    :D :D :D
     
    Manic Penguins, Apr 13, 2009
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    shipping to canada is $40...
     
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    Why not ship it to states and drive down and pick up? It's cheaper that way.
     
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    a road trip to the US wouldn't cost me less than $100 of gas, if I had a car that is.
     
    JCMS, Apr 13, 2009
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    Im going hybrid Sli on that baby ;)
     
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    NVM then...not every canadian live near the border.

    A road trip to US takes about 20-30min for me.
     
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    Maybe the 280m will be a necklace someday :p
     
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    Good thing my birthday is soon :p
     
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    Hot, I may pick one up.

    pun pun pun pun pun pun pun
     
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    If only AMD/ATi had stuff like this. I'd be all over it.
     
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    I was kidding...

    I added two to my cart and shipping cost was only $9.50, so increased by $1.00. So I guess if you're ordering multiple items, it will be worth it. But I just want the keychain!
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 13, 2009
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