GPU Rejoice Europeans - KFA2 has the 1070 mini listed.

[Parge]

LINK

Sorry if this is a repost, or if anyone else has already seen it, but that's solid confirmation we should be able to easily get our hands on the GORGEOUS 1070 Mini from KFA2/Galax

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[iFreilicht]

Apparently it's already in stock, too! And at 410€ it's one of the more affordable 1070s. Man, imagine how many they would sell had they managed to get it down to the magical 399€.

Still, great news!

 

[Phuncz]

It looks awesome ! I want to want one, but I'm failing in finding a need

 

[iFreilicht]

Yeah me too I have a perfectly working 970 and I'm not even pushing that very hard, so there's no reason to upgrade whatsoever.

 

[Sean Crees]

I remember when i first saw this card, was so excited, until i saw the connections. I have no idea why high end graphics cards still have a single DVI connector, let alone two.

 

[ricochet]

I remember when i first saw this card, was so excited, until i saw the connections. I have no idea why high end graphics cards still have a single DVI connector, let alone two.

Possibly for legacy purposes??? Left over unused stock/parts??? (I hope not!)
Interested in understanding this as well.

 

[iFreilicht]

Well for me it means that I don't need any adapters or new cables to connect my two old monitors. One of them has an HDMI input and for the other one I could use an adapter, but I'm saving 10-20 bucks not getting those. I believe a lot of people who want to save money on their builds will look out for stuff like that.

 

[BirdofPrey]

Honestly though when you are already spending several hundred to a thousand dollars, what's ten bucks for adaptors?

 

[iFreilicht]

People have an urge to optimise.

 

[Zerofool]

I have no idea why high end graphics cards still have a single DVI connector, let alone two.

I think it's because of Nvidia 3D Vision, it is not supported over HDMI or DisplayPort. All the 3D Vision monitors use Dual-Link DVI ports. And although it is more or less dead (in terms of official game profile updates and such), if Nvidia removes all DVI ports (and not include an adapter), this would have a negative effect on the (however small) community that's still using it. The general impression would be that there's no way of using a technology which is being advertised on their site.
So basically yeah, for legacy purposes, as ricochet said.

 

[Parge]

I think it's because of Nvidia 3D Vision, it is not supported over HDMI or DisplayPort. All the 3D Vision monitors use Dual-Link DVI ports. And although it is more or less dead (in terms of official game profile updates and such), if Nvidia removes all DVI ports (and not include an adapter), this would have a negative effect on the (however small) community that's still using it. The general impression would be that there's no way of using a technology which is being advertised on their site.
So basically yeah, for legacy purposes, as ricochet said.

Never knew that, but very interesting.

In fairness, I still use dual link DVI for my monitor, but two ports are completely excessive.