New Gigabyte GX 650 ti vs Used GTX 460 1 GB

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goldorak

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Hey Guys,

I am travelling to the US in couple of months and I was aiming to get few electronics when I get there.

Currently one of the things I am considering buying for my second computer at home (a file/home/multipurpose server) is a GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 650 Ti OC 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 3.0 Graphics Card for around 160 USD while in my country, a guy is selling his "2 months used" EVGA 01G-P3-1370-TR Geforce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB DDR5 for USD 120, and in fact I am trying to convince him of selling lower, I offered USD 90 but might not be doable, so 100-120 might be more doable.

Should I wait couple of months and get the 650ti, the price might be lower at that time, and it will be new, less power, 10 % faster, etc? or get the 460 1 GB now?
 
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I would still say get the GTX 650ti. I have a feeling that that 460 won't hold for long and also the 650ti is more efficient and smaller and can be OCed more.
Thanks jaideep1337 for your advice. I wasnt expecting it to last for long, and the 650ti isnt that top of a card as well. I am a casual gamer, so i rarely play games, but I dont mind good windows graphics, some games from time to time, some encoding. My main PC will get a 660 or 660 ti, and in all cases I insisted on the USD90 price for the 460. I will not buy it for 100. If it is for USD 90 it will be an OK bargain that I can live with :)