I was trying to redeem the code, and found that the promotion here in Thailand works a bit different than in the states. Looks like the promotion is not tied to the retailer, but to the card manufacturer. Also looks like the promotion here only applies for GPU card, laptops are not eligible (and I've just bought my laptop ... *sigh*).
Anyway I've sent the some question to Asus and hopefully they will have some good news for me.
But again, I don't think you guys would be interested in something happens at the other side of the world :P.
The staff from Asus Thailand has confirmed that this promotion does not apply to Laptop. Only gpu card would get free games. I guess this is the same for other countries in the Asia region, at least from Asus.
Nvidia needs to open its own game studios and produce something like the original Crysis. Give PC gamers a reason to upgrade to something new and overpriced. Cross-platform games like the ones in this bundle aren't going get the job done since they're not designed to push PC gaming capabilities (and they're not particularly good games either).
Well at least you get Metro...it's a good way to get the other games which you'd probably normally never want to pay for otherwise. That being said FC5 might have been a better choice than BF5 (not sure if FC is using RTX)
Too bad the redemption portal sucks... I'm still waiting for one of my codes weeks later, and I'm pretty sure they just forgot about my customer service ticket. Guess I'll go do it again....
nVidia literally never learns. They wildly overpriced the 20x0 series, which they even admit did not sell well, and still refuse to cut pricing. Instead, they pull this nonsense by trying to lure people into the higher prices with "added value". All they are succeeding in doing is alienating their customer base by refusing to sell their cards at appropriate price points. The 16x0 series is another attempt at artificial reinforcement of the high 20x0 series pricing. 16x0 cards are completely worthless to anyone who bought a 1070 or higher last gen, more than 2 years ago! nVidia has created a LOT of resentment with their greed. They need to own up and cut pricing. If they want to insist that the 20x0 cards are expensive dies, shrink to 7nm and CUT PRICING. The high price model is a failure, the gamers know it, the investors know it, and it is time Huang accepts it. I have only bought nVidia since GeForce 2. This is the first time I am looking at Radeon as a possible next platform with Navi.
TO nVidia: You really screwed up and the more you push this, the more anger you breed. Own your mistake and FIX it!
I agree, but there has to be a reason for Nvidia as a company to reduce prices or even release products at competitive prices. The only other real far-fetched competition is from AMD but... Let's admit it AMD sucks, their best card is often compared to a 1070ti. Untill a new company comes along and brings something awesome and jawdropping for half the price of what Nvidia is currently selling or AMD release a real 2080 ti competitor(both highly unlikely), Nvidia has no real reason to feel threatened and reduce the prices. Hence moral of the story, high competition among producers, is always better for consumers like us.
AMD's best "gaming" card (emphasis on the parentheses as it's a recycled card from pro space) is Radeon VII which is comparable to RTX 2080 / GTX 1080 Ti in rasterization performance. So I'd say AMD doesn't "suck" completely (from performance standpoint). We will certainly not get a true 2080Ti competitor from AMD any time soon. Therefore, we'll probably not get a price cut this generation. The real question is if Navi can deliver because if it can't, expect $1,800 RTX 3080 Ti / $649 RTX 3060 next gen.
Well, its kinda ironic that they add games that also are tanking in sales.
Even if they cut prices it wont do much. The new cards simply dont have enough VRAM and other technical issues like stuttering. The only card remotely usable is the 2080Ti and only because of its performance, and that one will never reach a price that will make it worthwhile. Because in its performance range 11 GB are also not enough. Youre always better off buying a 1070Ti, 1080 or used 1080Ti instead.
Today, 11 GB is plenty for 4K/ultra, which is the use case for 2080 Ti. If it will still be plenty in the future, that remains to be seen. The only RTX card that has a frame buffer too small for its intended use is the 2060.
Wrong. Several tests have shown that 8 GB are not enough nowadays as well. And in some games 11 GB are not enough either. And its not surprising. the 1070 had 8 GB and they were easily filled even in 2016 already.
Nvidia must be pissed that all the games they're backing suck compared to the AMD sponsored titles currently... I'm a lot happier getting my RE2, Division 2 and DMC5.
Triple NO to these! Remakes is the most retarded thing ever that happens to movies and games. A sign of complete lack of publisher's imagination! This is why today's games and movies suck despite of much higher budgets and great technological advancements and are barely watchable! Of those 6 bundled games Metro is probably the only one worth checking.
And yet, still worse than from an image quality perspective than upscaling from a slightly higher resolution and applying a slight sharpening filter. Same performance, too. See Hardware Unboxed...
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Marlin1975 - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
They are already adding incentives to the new 20x0 series cards? Well that can't be a good sign.Crazyeyeskillah - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
who's gonna buy an rtx when you can get everything but 4k for 250 bucksGunbuster - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
Triple nope on those games.PeachNCream - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
Triple Threat? 1990 called and wants its marketing buzzwords back.Jedi2155 - Thursday, March 7, 2019 - link
I've been playing too much Apex Legends...mr_tawan - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
I was trying to redeem the code, and found that the promotion here in Thailand works a bit different than in the states. Looks like the promotion is not tied to the retailer, but to the card manufacturer. Also looks like the promotion here only applies for GPU card, laptops are not eligible (and I've just bought my laptop ... *sigh*).Anyway I've sent the some question to Asus and hopefully they will have some good news for me.
But again, I don't think you guys would be interested in something happens at the other side of the world :P.
mr_tawan - Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - link
The staff from Asus Thailand has confirmed that this promotion does not apply to Laptop. Only gpu card would get free games. I guess this is the same for other countries in the Asia region, at least from Asus.BigDragon - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
Nvidia needs to open its own game studios and produce something like the original Crysis. Give PC gamers a reason to upgrade to something new and overpriced. Cross-platform games like the ones in this bundle aren't going get the job done since they're not designed to push PC gaming capabilities (and they're not particularly good games either).ToTTenTranz - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
So two major failures of multiplayer games, plus Metro.Booyaah82 - Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - link
Well at least you get Metro...it's a good way to get the other games which you'd probably normally never want to pay for otherwise. That being said FC5 might have been a better choice than BF5 (not sure if FC is using RTX)Alistair - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
Too bad the redemption portal sucks... I'm still waiting for one of my codes weeks later, and I'm pretty sure they just forgot about my customer service ticket. Guess I'll go do it again....Wetworkz - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
nVidia literally never learns. They wildly overpriced the 20x0 series, which they even admit did not sell well, and still refuse to cut pricing. Instead, they pull this nonsense by trying to lure people into the higher prices with "added value". All they are succeeding in doing is alienating their customer base by refusing to sell their cards at appropriate price points. The 16x0 series is another attempt at artificial reinforcement of the high 20x0 series pricing. 16x0 cards are completely worthless to anyone who bought a 1070 or higher last gen, more than 2 years ago! nVidia has created a LOT of resentment with their greed. They need to own up and cut pricing. If they want to insist that the 20x0 cards are expensive dies, shrink to 7nm and CUT PRICING. The high price model is a failure, the gamers know it, the investors know it, and it is time Huang accepts it. I have only bought nVidia since GeForce 2. This is the first time I am looking at Radeon as a possible next platform with Navi.TO nVidia: You really screwed up and the more you push this, the more anger you breed. Own your mistake and FIX it!
RohanSThomas - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
I agree, but there has to be a reason for Nvidia as a company to reduce prices or even release products at competitive prices. The only other real far-fetched competition is from AMD but... Let's admit it AMD sucks, their best card is often compared to a 1070ti. Untill a new company comes along and brings something awesome and jawdropping for half the price of what Nvidia is currently selling or AMD release a real 2080 ti competitor(both highly unlikely), Nvidia has no real reason to feel threatened and reduce the prices. Hence moral of the story, high competition among producers, is always better for consumers like us.BlueB - Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - link
AMD's best "gaming" card (emphasis on the parentheses as it's a recycled card from pro space) is Radeon VII which is comparable to RTX 2080 / GTX 1080 Ti in rasterization performance. So I'd say AMD doesn't "suck" completely (from performance standpoint).We will certainly not get a true 2080Ti competitor from AMD any time soon. Therefore, we'll probably not get a price cut this generation. The real question is if Navi can deliver because if it can't, expect $1,800 RTX 3080 Ti / $649 RTX 3060 next gen.
Beaver M. - Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - link
Well, its kinda ironic that they add games that also are tanking in sales.Even if they cut prices it wont do much. The new cards simply dont have enough VRAM and other technical issues like stuttering.
The only card remotely usable is the 2080Ti and only because of its performance, and that one will never reach a price that will make it worthwhile. Because in its performance range 11 GB are also not enough.
Youre always better off buying a 1070Ti, 1080 or used 1080Ti instead.
BlueB - Thursday, March 7, 2019 - link
Today, 11 GB is plenty for 4K/ultra, which is the use case for 2080 Ti. If it will still be plenty in the future, that remains to be seen. The only RTX card that has a frame buffer too small for its intended use is the 2060.Beaver M. - Thursday, March 7, 2019 - link
Wrong. Several tests have shown that 8 GB are not enough nowadays as well. And in some games 11 GB are not enough either.And its not surprising. the 1070 had 8 GB and they were easily filled even in 2016 already.
BlueB - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link
Do you have some links for gaming benchmarks supporting your claims?UkeNeverSeme - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
Nvidia must be pissed that all the games they're backing suck compared to the AMD sponsored titles currently... I'm a lot happier getting my RE2, Division 2 and DMC5.Zingam - Friday, March 8, 2019 - link
Triple NO to these! Remakes is the most retarded thing ever that happens to movies and games. A sign of complete lack of publisher's imagination! This is why today's games and movies suck despite of much higher budgets and great technological advancements and are barely watchable!Of those 6 bundled games Metro is probably the only one worth checking.
zerorift - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
Can you clarify your statement about DLSS being "sharper than anything we’ve seen before"?Do you mean that it is sharper than any previous DLSS implementation, or sharper than ANY anti aliasing implementation?
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
Sharper than any other DLSS implementation before. BFV and FFXV were both quite blurry at times.piroroadkill - Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - link
And yet, still worse than from an image quality perspective than upscaling from a slightly higher resolution and applying a slight sharpening filter. Same performance, too. See Hardware Unboxed...Midwayman - Thursday, March 7, 2019 - link
Got his first pair of glasses and a RX card on the same day.Qasar - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
all 3 games.. i also dont play.. so, how is this supposed to entice me to get a 20x0 series card ??MDD1963 - Thursday, March 7, 2019 - link
That is actually a decent bundle, worthy of inclusion!!! (Makes me wish I needed a new GPU, but, BF1 is still quick enough on a GTX1060 at only 1080P)