lower end 8 series (dx10) cards?

[lonegunm4n]

Re: lower end 8 series (dx10) cards?

All I'm gonna say is that when they release the g80, the pricing on the whole line of recent nVidia cards is going to decrease significantly. It might not be a big price drop for the most recent cards, but I'd still say a $50 cut wouldn't be unheard of for those as well.

And then you have the competition between nVidia and ATI. Both companies will likely pull all sorts of things, ranging from selling lower end cards of their top cards, price cuts, etc... all the way to upgrading the 80xx series, and keeping the same price. Whatever happens, theres gonna be some nice prices in the near future.

The G80 is already out (thats the 8800 series).

[Uncleadolph]

Re: lower end 8 series (dx10) cards?

That 8600 Ultra looks sweet. £91!!! lol

My 7900GS cost me £111 a few months ago xD

[ZDOOBY]

Re: lower end 8 series (dx10) cards?

yea i was thinking of getting the new 8800 gts 320mb but if the 8600 ultra has more vram oblivions gonna run smoother for me lol (how many stream processors will this bad boy have?)

[Uncleadolph]

Re: lower end 8 series (dx10) cards?

If the 8600Ultra is the same chip as the 8800s (which I have no idea about, don't know much about chips and stuff) then the shaders could be unlocked and the mem could be overclocked to run in between the 8800GTS 320/640mb.

Though I guess the 8600Ultra will probably sell at around £120 methinks (don't forget the dreaded VAT), the 8800GTS 320 sells at around £200.

[cloakster]

Re: lower end 8 series (dx10) cards?

The 8600 ultra was changed to the 8600GTS. So there is the 8600GTS>8600GT>8500GT.

Source: http://www.techpowerup.com/?26564

[Uncleadolph]

Re: lower end 8 series (dx10) cards?

Aw, no fair. They better not release it as a 256mb card, it won't last for very long if it is. If thats the case, an 8800GTS, cheapest 8900 or the cheapest ATI r600 will be my best bet :/