Nvidia to cut 8800 Ultra price - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 9th Jun 2007, 13:05

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06..._ultra_price/1

COMPUTEX 2007: According to Nvidia's partners, the company is getting ready to shave around £35 off its flagship product.

pendragon · 9th Jun 2007, 15:27

horray for cheaper graphics hardware!

DXR_13KE · 9th Jun 2007, 16:30

i am still waiting for it to become buyable and energy efficient.

DLoney · 9th Jun 2007, 16:50

i am just hoping they will become energy efficient.

2JSC · 9th Jun 2007, 17:42

Still overpriced imo - but waiting it out for the next set of DX10 cards.

./^\.Ace./^\. · 9th Jun 2007, 19:21

There are a few things that are good cheap.

Cars
Dates
PC stuff

I can not complain about anything getting cheaper unless i am trying to resell it,

Tulatin · 9th Jun 2007, 23:34

Gee. Thanks for (what'll likely be here, eventually) $50 off a $900 board...

Spaceraver · 10th Jun 2007, 03:04

This will be anióther nail in AMD/ATI's coffin i suppose.. Unless they have something up their sleeve. Which I hope to my hearts content.

EQC · 10th Jun 2007, 04:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLoney

i am just hoping they will become energy efficient.

Hmm...as I understand it, the Ultra is already more energy efficient than the standard GTX -- I think, even at its higher stock clock speeds, the Ultra is supposed to use about 1 Watt less than the stock GTX under load.

So...I wonder how much power you could save if you UNDERclocked an Ultra down to (or below) GTX frequencies (so it'd draw even less power). Of course, then you'd be paying more for a slower card...but you'd be saving power, if that's worth a premium to you...

Tulatin · 10th Jun 2007, 12:13

and no offense here, but if you're putting an 8800 card into a system that's built for "maximum power saving" you need a few good, hard hits to your head.

Colossous · 10th Jun 2007, 12:29

Anybody else hoping they'll build an 8950 GX2 version ?

wafflesomd · 11th Jun 2007, 00:02

Makes me concerned about ATI.

I
m pretty sure they've been behind since the 6600gt. 6600gt was the greatest mid range card IMO.

DXR_13KE · 11th Jun 2007, 02:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tulatin

and no offense here, but if you're putting an 8800 card into a system that's built for "maximum power saving" you need a few good, hard hits to your head.

how about a fantastic Gforce 9800 card that consumes *gasp* 42 watts on load and rapes the 8800 and costs about 350$?

power saving?
yes
powerful?
yes
ideal?
yes
would rape ATI/AMD?
maybe, why? and if ATI/AMD make this sooner as a X3800XXXX?

K.I.T.T. · 12th Jun 2007, 10:56

Need i point out the irony in Nvidia calling the next card the 9800 if ATI/AMD still haven't sorted their lives out.

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