Nvidia drops prices on latest cards - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 14th Jul 2008, 12:21

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...latest-cards/1

With less than a month since launch and for the second time, Nvidia has dropped the price of its GTX 280, 260 and 9800 GTX+

Timmy_the_tortoise · 14th Jul 2008, 12:24

Price drop or no price drop, I'm still after a 4850.

A Â£100 9800 GTX+ sounds nice, but I've seen plenty of reviews of the 4850 now.. and it looks the business. Plus UVD 2.0 is, apparently, excellent.

BlackMage23 · 14th Jul 2008, 13:13

Agreed. ATI are starting to look good again.

deltaworld · 14th Jul 2008, 13:13

When someone hears of UK pricing for these nvidia models please let us know on this thread.. As I want to buy one desperately. I have a nvidia 8800 GTS OC 512MB and it is good but I cant play Crysis at the resolution I want, it is too jerky.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 14th Jul 2008, 13:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by deltaworld

When someone hears of UK pricing for these nvidia models please let us know on this thread.. As I want to buy one desperately. I have a nvidia 8800 GTS OC 512MB and it is good but I cant play Crysis at the resolution I want, it is too jerky.

turn off Anti Aliasing and turn down the settings.

You shouldn't need to spend Â£100 odd on a new card just to play at the resolution you want when the card you have is fine already. Unless, of course, you're trying to play at 2560x1600.

pistol_pete · 14th Jul 2008, 13:33

Hmm.... my dad recently bought an Evga 9600GT. If I could convince him to step-up to a 98GTX+, or even a GTX260, I could give him my 8800GT and get myself a the card with his £105 rebate...

If a GTX 260 can drop to around £150 I'd be very tempted.

Bindibadgi · 14th Jul 2008, 13:36

£200, yes, £150, no chance with that die size.

[USRF]Obiwan · 14th Jul 2008, 13:39

The price conversion to euro (if it is including 19% tax) is spot on with the current currency exchange rates from dollar to euro.

when buying overseas at that price it would be:
449 dollar card + 20 dollar shipping= 295.73 + 19% tax = 351.91 euro

salesman · 14th Jul 2008, 13:39

Now i wait for the 4870 X2 to come out and see what happens.

naokaji · 14th Jul 2008, 13:39

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

£200, yes, £150, no chance with that die size.

which is nvidias biggest problem, the 4870 can be had for less than 200£ so the GTX260 doesnt sell too good and and the GTX280 (even after the price drop) since its still in the ultra highend (with price tag to go with) market.

johnnyboy700 · 14th Jul 2008, 13:51

Ahmen for having the patience to wait!!

I reckon if I hang off for another month or so then the prices should stabailise and by that point the phase two versions of the ATI 4000 series should be getting their reviews/lab tests.

The crossfire tests for the new ATI cards might be quite interesting.

Hamish · 14th Jul 2008, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by naokaji

which is nvidias biggest problem, the 4870 can be had for less than 200£ so the GTX260 doesnt sell too good and and the GTX280 (even after the price drop) since its still in the ultra highend (with price tag to go with) market.

yep, a lot less than £200 in fact, ~£175
the 4870 is better than the 260 in every way and far far better than the 280 on price/performance
which is why i have one

only problem i've had is the VRM and mem does get incredibly hot on the 4870
but solved that with a strategically positioned fan hooked up to a rheobus so i only turn it on when gaming

3800 series vs 8800 series was touch and go, probably advantage to nvidia
but 4800 vs 9800 / GTX is no contest imo

Paradigm Shifter · 14th Jul 2008, 14:13

Hm. I was planning on getting a 4870X2, but I think I'm still within my Step Up period for my eVGA 8800GT... I might step up to a GTX280, given that a 4870 will cost ~£180-£210, and the GTX280 would be only another £50 or so more than that once the 8800GT cost was figured in.

chrisb2e9 · 14th Jul 2008, 14:20

i'd still like to see everyone buying ati. the more money pumped into amd/ati the better they will do in the future.

Gunsmith · 14th Jul 2008, 14:34

well done ATI, i was starting to get sick of the stagnation in the industry

time to start moving forward.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 14th Jul 2008, 14:34

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Originally Posted by chrisb2e9

i'd still like to see everyone buying ati. the more money pumped into amd/ati the better they will do in the future.

True... Gotta keep some competition in there before Nvidia/Intel begin to truly dominate their respective markets.

wuyanxu · 14th Jul 2008, 14:44

£250 for gtx280, possible?

it's really heating up

good new all round (except for those early adaptors who are now 1 leg and arm short)

C-Sniper · 14th Jul 2008, 14:49

Seems to me like Nvidia **** their pants when ATI/AMD released their cards. Go ATI!

lewchenko · 14th Jul 2008, 15:07

I would avoid the 280 model like the plague. Read this thread here :

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1323048

Countless people having to RMA their cards over and over. Sounds like the Xbox 360 LOL! Apparently they overheat really easily, and quality on the temperature management seems to have gone out the window. So as well as the 8400GS/M problems NVidia has right now... the 280 looks to be another flawed piece of silicon too.

Caveat : FOR SOME USERS (not everyone will have the problem).. but would you want to end up being one of the unlucky ones posting in that thread... ? Thought not.

Paradigm Shifter · 14th Jul 2008, 15:18

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Originally Posted by lewchenko

I would avoid the 280 model like the plague. Read this thread here :

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1323048

Countless people having to RMA their cards over and over. Sounds like the Xbox 360 LOL! Apparently they overheat really easily, and quality on the temperature management seems to have gone out the window. So as well as the 8400GS/M problems NVidia has right now... the 280 looks to be another flawed piece of silicon too.

Caveat : FOR SOME USERS (not everyone will have the problem).. but would you want to end up being one of the unlucky ones posting in that thread... ? Thought not.

Hm. I was expecting a thousand-post thread with dozens and dozens of people complaining...

we can always expect a few bad apples in new kit. Unfortunately.

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deltaworld Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 106	When someone hears of UK pricing for these nvidia models please let us know on this thread.. As I want to buy one desperately. I have a nvidia 8800 GTS OC 512MB and it is good but I cant play Crysis at the resolution I want, it is too jerky.

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[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,218	The price conversion to euro (if it is including 19% tax) is spot on with the current currency exchange rates from dollar to euro. when buying overseas at that price it would be: 449 dollar card + 20 dollar shipping= 295.73 + 19% tax = 351.91 euro __________________ 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.

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johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 783	Ahmen for having the patience to wait!! I reckon if I hang off for another month or so then the prices should stabailise and by that point the phase two versions of the ATI 4000 series should be getting their reviews/lab tests. The crossfire tests for the new ATI cards might be quite interesting.

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14th Jul 2008, 15:07	#19
lewchenko Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	I would avoid the 280 model like the plague. Read this thread here : http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1323048 Countless people having to RMA their cards over and over. Sounds like the Xbox 360 LOL! Apparently they overheat really easily, and quality on the temperature management seems to have gone out the window. So as well as the 8400GS/M problems NVidia has right now... the 280 looks to be another flawed piece of silicon too. Caveat : FOR SOME USERS (not everyone will have the problem).. but would you want to end up being one of the unlucky ones posting in that thread... ? Thought not.