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Tim S · 15th Jun 2007, 12:46

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...ltra_650m_xt/1

At Computex, we learned that Nvidia and its partners were planning to lower the GeForce 8800 Ultra's price. We have a look at XFX's 8800 Ultra 650M Extreme, which comes complete with a price drop, to find out if the GeForce 8800 Ultra can actually represent good value for money...

atanum141 · 15th Jun 2007, 12:49

Another great article Tim.

Tho i still don't see the point of those cards.

DXR_13KE · 15th Jun 2007, 13:03

extremely overpriced imo.

Paradigm Shifter · 15th Jun 2007, 13:22

It's a lot cheaper than it would have been three weeks ago, but it's still rather too expensive for my tastes... of course, that doesn't stop me wanting one.

samkiller42 · 15th Jun 2007, 14:03

Great article as ever Tim

Its nice to see nVidia lowering prices, it makes me wonder what it is that ATI/AMD are going to do, looks to me like nVidia keeping the trophy for a while.

Sam

Neogumbercules · 16th Jun 2007, 00:43

Makes me wish I had money. Good article. And here I am pinching pennies getting ready for the inevitable upgrade to an 8800GTS320...or should I do the 640..

Oh well, while I sit here and ponder this more and more intersting stuff will come out and tempt me.

[USRF]Obiwan · 18th Jun 2007, 12:34

The card is overkill, the price is overkill and the stuff in the package is shortcomming. I would appreciate at least a dvi to hdmi plug, powerplugs to connect the card to an existing psu. And a card that oozes ULTRA all over, so you can brag about it!

Bring in a dual 8800GTS setup: more powerfull and cheaper and available everywhere for great pricefighting deals. And it looks cool in your rig also.

Now IF they would make the price of the ultra so that a faster dual GTS cardcombo is way more expensive the a single ultra. Then i would probably going to think about it. But still not buy the ultra because it is slower anyways...

Evenge · 18th Jun 2007, 18:11

Looks sexy...

yakyb · 29th Jul 2007, 09:44

nicw to see the 2900 doing okay (ish) even if they where on the 7.4's

TheVoice · 29th Jul 2007, 11:16

For £450 I'd have wanted GRAW2, not the first one.

15th Jun 2007, 12:46	#1
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15th Jun 2007, 12:49	#2
atanum141 I fapped to your post! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 7,538	Another great article Tim. Tho i still don't see the point of those cards. __________________ Welcome to Thunderdome, B*tch XBL: atanum141

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DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,473	extremely overpriced imo. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

15th Jun 2007, 13:22	#4
Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,213	It's a lot cheaper than it would have been three weeks ago, but it's still rather too expensive for my tastes... of course, that doesn't stop me wanting one. __________________ Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.8GHz \| 6GB Corsair 1600MHz \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5 \| XFX 4870X2 2GB \| 4TB \| WUXGA

15th Jun 2007, 14:03	#5
samkiller42 KEEP IT CLEAN! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Havant, Hampshire, England Posts: 3,185	Great article as ever Tim Its nice to see nVidia lowering prices, it makes me wonder what it is that ATI/AMD are going to do, looks to me like nVidia keeping the trophy for a while. Sam __________________ The Rig: i7 920 D0, Gigabyte EX58-UD5, 12GB DDR3 1600mhz, BFG GTX295, Samsung 64gb SSD, WD 640gb Black, Samsung F2 Eco 1TB, Dell 3007WFP, Windows 7 RC. The Netbook: Samsung NC10 Black, Intel Atom, 2gb DDR2 Xbox Live: samkiller42¦PSN: samkiller42¦Bungie: samkiller42

16th Jun 2007, 00:43	#6
Neogumbercules Ultramodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,494	Makes me wish I had money. Good article. And here I am pinching pennies getting ready for the inevitable upgrade to an 8800GTS320...or should I do the 640.. Oh well, while I sit here and ponder this more and more intersting stuff will come out and tempt me. __________________ Abit AB9 Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU, 2GB Corsair DDR2 6400, nVidia 8800GT, Seagate 160 GB HDD.

18th Jun 2007, 12:34	#7
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,220	The card is overkill, the price is overkill and the stuff in the package is shortcomming. I would appreciate at least a dvi to hdmi plug, powerplugs to connect the card to an existing psu. And a card that oozes ULTRA all over, so you can brag about it! Bring in a dual 8800GTS setup: more powerfull and cheaper and available everywhere for great pricefighting deals. And it looks cool in your rig also. Now IF they would make the price of the ultra so that a faster dual GTS cardcombo is way more expensive the a single ultra. Then i would probably going to think about it. But still not buy the ultra because it is slower anyways... __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

18th Jun 2007, 18:11	#8
Evenge Supermodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 384	Looks sexy...

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29th Jul 2007, 11:16	#10
TheVoice Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 101	For £450 I'd have wanted GRAW2, not the first one.