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Newegg has the XFX Core Edition FX-785A-ZNFC Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card for $170 - $20 rebate [Exp 11/15] = $150 with free shipping. Includes Far Cry 3 game coupon with purchase. Features one DVI, one HDMI, and two mini-DisplayPort outputs. 
$150
Today this card is right close to a 6970 or GTX570... $300+ cards just 18 months ago, while today really is above it's current priced competitor. Such reviews below were before the 12.11 drivers, while it's not much 4% across the board is just that little extra when at 1920x. Then the GTX650Ti does not provide SLI, where you can still Cross-Fire with AMD, and providing a good boost if you OC.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/2048/
AnandTech – "The fact of the matter is that from a price/performance perspective the $149 GTX 650 Ti 1GB is not competitive enough with the $169 Radeon HD 7850 1GB. At its best the GTX 650 Ti can match the 7850, and at its worse it can only keep up with a 7770. The end result is that most of the time the GTX 650 Ti is going to lose to the 7850 by more than the 13% price difference between the two, which means that NVIDIA is coming up short even if they are the cheaper option..."
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6359/the-nvidia-geforce-gtx-650-ti-review/13
Tom’s – "Are there any reasons to shy away from a $150 GeForce GTX 650 Ti? Only that there's a 1 GB Radeon HD 7850..."
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-650-ti-benchmark-gk106,3318.html
Cunucks – "Radeon-branded competitor from a pricing standpoint is actually the HD 7850 1GB. However, while it does tend to walk all over the GTX 650 Ti in nearly every scenario..."
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/57149-nvidia-geforce-gtx-650-ti-1gb-review.html
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/graphics-cards/zotac-geforce-gtx-650-ti-1104087/review