NVIDIA ticks budget boxes with the $229 GeForce 660 and $109 GeForce 650

NVIDIA's had some trouble shaving its Kepler GPUs down to an entry-level price point, but it looks to have put the problem behind it with the new GeForce 660 and 650 graphics cards. The company's ambition was to coax impoverished gamers clinging to DirectX9 (and to a lesser extent, 10) into switching up to this wallet-friendly pair of low-end units. The 660 has been designed to be the "weapon of choice" for budget gamers. It'll play most games at reasonably high settings, thanks to its 2GB of RAM, 960 CUDA Cores and GPU Boost, which automatically overclocks the silicon according to the demands of your software. While we'll wait for real-world benchmarks, the company expects four-times the performance of the GeForce 9800GT, claiming games like Borderlands 2 and Guild Wars 2, in a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 will play at frame rates of 51fps and 41fps with full 3D, respectively The 650 is the company's self-proclaimed "gateway" into gaming, being the lowest-priced Kepler it's planning to produce. Unlike the other cards in the range, it lacks GPU Boost, but the company left six-pin power on the card, giving card makers 64W to push the "good overclocker" 1GHz units all the way to 1.2GHz. It's got 1GB of DDR5 RAM, which will apparently handle even the newest games at mid-range levels of detail with its 384 CUDA Cores. The pair are available from today, with companies like Maingear already announcing discounted desktops for them to nestle inside.Continue reading NVIDIA ticks budget boxes with the $229 GeForce 660 and $109 GeForce 650Filed under: DesktopsNVIDIA ticks budget boxes with the $229 GeForce 660 and $109 GeForce 650 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Commentsfinest retail codes in br tools floor jack ton buy cheap 2012 amazon finest retail codes in hickok wae7652wa coil quick probe buy cheap 2012 amazon finest retail coupon codes for 3m 01441 stikit p120a discs buy cheap 2012 amazon finest retail coupon codes to obtain fire extinguisher wall standard 22603b buy finest retail coupon codes to obtain moog k5339 strut mount buy cheap 2012 amazo finest retail coupons at all sales 9200p door plate buy cheap 2012 amazon finest retail voucher codes available for sk 4116 2 inch 16 inch 4 inch buy chea finest retail voucher codes suitable for xenon 12138 mustang hood scoop buy chea finest shopping coupons for many makita btl063 18 volt lithium ion cordless buy finest shopping coupons just for acdelco d6263d switch assembly buy cheap 2012 a finest shopping coupons just for tool holder 5 8 sq buy cheap 2012 amazon finest shopping coupons just for warn 73961 rear off road bumper buy cheap 2012 finest special coupon codes over acdelco d6380c switch assembly buy cheap 2012 a finest special coupon codes suitable for iwata iwa4926 lph80 104g hvlp spray buy finest special coupon codes suitable for otc 5024 injector remover installer buy finest target free shipping coupon code 2029 suitable for american aimers aam820 finest target free shipping coupon code 2029 suitable for beck arnley 0770736s s finest voucher codes at k tool megahammer tackles tough model buy cheap 2012 ama finest voucher codes to performance accessories 6412 guard nissan buy cheap 2012 finest voucher codes to yellow jacket manifold compact fittings buy cheap 2012 a finest vouchers for many chrome handle covers thru2005 interior buy cheap 2012 a finest vouchers for many otc 7069a heavy duty brake spring buy cheap 2012 amazon finest vouchers over 3m 01853 imperial hookit dust free buy cheap 2012 amazon finest vouchers over eibach 90 5 05 008 1 pro spacer wheel spacer buy cheap 2012 good all you coupons for milwaukee 907822 18 volt ni cad cordless buy cheap 2012 good all you coupons for trw w0133 1599723 trw chassis brake booster buy cheap 2 good amazon coupon codes free shipping to obtain 1969 dodge motor parts guide bu good amazon promo codes free shipping suitable for acdelco 10285495 radio antenn good amazon promotional code free shipping available for baldor septls110330b in good amazon promotional code free shipping available for roll out garage floorin