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Newegg has the EVGA 01G-P3-2621-KR GeForce GT 620 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card for $50 - $10 rebate [Exp 12/31] = $40 with free shipping. Features 2 DVI and 1 HDMI outputs. Includes a copy of Rainbow Six Vegas 2. 
Ok price however this thing isnt made for any serious gaming. The 64 bit ddr3 kills the performance of this card.
True enough... on memory/bandwidth castration, although $40...? For what's a rebadged GT430 Fermi except now affording only 64-Bit IDK!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5845/nvidia-launches-fermi-based-geforce-gt-610-gt-620-gt-630-into-retail
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=653&card2=644
You can still grab this Sapphire HD 6570 512MB GDDR5 for $35 -AR$20 w/FS.
http://bensbargains.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=303421&highlight=
Here's the 6750 GDDR5 and the GT 430 on its' original 128-Bit... even the power efficiency is shown, and you're getting much more oomph for no extra power.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4278/amds-radeon-hd-6670-radeon-hd-6570/2
Buggy video card BIOS, avoid.
^ What's wrong with the BIOS? I picked up a 2GB Zotac GT 620 for $15 after rebate on black friday and have no issues with it, does exactly what I wanted it for.
Since this card is not fit for gaming, except perhaps 2D games or a few years old 3D games or relatively undemanding contemporary titles that nobody benchmarks against, I don't feel it is worth $40 after a rebate but on the other hand it is a power miser and cool running, though it's a subjective call what Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is worth.
The testing Casecutter linked to is odd, it implies both the 6570 and the 430 consume within a watt the same idle power, but the idle temperature of the 6570, at 39C vs 30C for the GT 430, is two or three times more rise over ambient temperature, both cool running but the 430 more so.
It could be explained a bit by different style of heatsink but IMO, not that much... I suspect one of their measurements was wrong. Anyway, my GT 620 does idle at 30C but again, different heatsink than on a 6570 or on the featured EVA 620.
Anyone know if this Is this good for "serious" gaming?
While not a "serious gamer card" there are quite a few titles it could offer playable FpS at 1680x; Portal II, StarCraft 2, Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dirt Showdown, Bad Co 2 (med), heck I trust a 6570 to run that copy of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 @1680x before the GT620!
Dave you' done good for $18... And honestly I was a little surprise on the power, but then again a 430 indicates a 49 TDP, the 6570 60W or say 10%. Though AMD always seems rate a tad raised, Nvidia a little to the lower side. Then knowing a Fermi vs. Turk silicon it didn't seem so out of bounds, along with we're talking AnandTech so I have some level of trust.
It's just hard to find decent 6570 vs. GT430 comparisons even though when the 6750 released some 6 months after the GT430 it was a somewhat logical paring on price, few did. Even the 440 GDDR5 released 2 months before but nothing... because even that Fermi couldn't beat the GT240 DDR5. Most considered the GT240/6570 in DDR5 trim identical just as always depends on the title.
^ Looking back mine was $20 after rebate, and though it's certainly not up to the performance level of a lot of legacy cards, I'm fine with that given the features and power consumption for the price. Bacon wouldn't get cooked even if the fan failed for my 2D purposes.