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Where is the best place to purchase an Nvidia graphics card at?  So far we have just been checking ebay and Amazon.  But is there someplace else that is maybe even better? 
We really need to find an excellent deal (and from a seller who is honest and ethical).  At this point, this situation is bordering on becoming emotional.  (We found a really good and reasonable deal on 2 graphics cards in mint condition of exactly what we are looking for... And then the seller held out for a few days after we purchased both of the graphics cards to see if he could find someone who would be willing to pay even more for them. - And then he cancelled our order once he was able to get more money.  I will not be yanked around again waiting for graphics cards that never arrive.)  
We are specifically looking for an Nvidia Geforce Titan that has at least 11 GB - preferably 2 of them so we can both work on this home-made Bible film production at the same time. 
Ideas, please, on where to find the best deals at for these graphics cards?  
Thank you, guys! 
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I think Amazon is your best option..
don't buy 2 cards, as iclone odesn't work with multiple cards.. instead you can buy one 24 gb titan rtx card.
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There are 2 of us working on this production; that's why we are wanting to purchase 2 cards if we can find them somewhere at a good price.  

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I bought a used GTX 1080 ti on eBay and it has been working fine. This one was clean and even had warranty on it.

I carefully studied the photographs with each listing. I noticed one that had hardly any dust on it and went with that. The vendor also had a good rating.

I think that for regular iClone rendering a GTX 1080 ti is a good choice. 


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Right, for iClone's native renderer the RTX cards are NOT recommended (you will get better performance with the Titan GTX, and the price/performance of the GTX 1080 is your best bet).

I've sold cards on eBay and they have been very good cards with nothing wrong -- that's a good place to shop for the best value.



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Thank you, Animagic.  Since it is such a major purchase, I'm concerned about risking it with used graphics cards, unless they are listed as slightly used or as mint condition or both.  We have some major scenes coming up and almost all of our scenes have many people in them.  But you do make for some good points: To look at the photographs carefully and to look for the used graphics cards that have warranties on them.  Thank you! 

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Thank you as always, Kelley Toons!!  
Yeah... The ones that were cancelled on us were Nvidia Geforce GTX Titan X Maxwell and were both 12 GB each.  But those specific cards are currently hard to come by, so they are being sold at insanely high prices. :-P 

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Depending on where you live you might see if there's a Fry's near you and check the local store just in case they have something in stock or can order it for you.

Best Buy is also a possibility, but most folks will think of them (but worth giving it a shot just in case they have one they haven't listed -- that sometimes happens).



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Yes, it is worth a shot, Kelley Toons.  I just checked and no matches.  It seems both stores are behind the times or at least more basic on what they have for animation.  Maybe there's just not enough people who do the bigger scenes in animation for them to carry the bigger stuff.   

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Question for you guys: What is EVGA?  That brand name keeps coming up when I do searches for Nvidia.  Why? 

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