How low?

[ThefT]

How bad of a price drop will the 8800 cards go through once the release of 9800 cards and DirectX10.1, oh and OpenGL 3

they should drop a nice bit, considering that 8800's are soon to be obsolete.

by 8800 I mean the 8800GTS 320MB, which is all I need on a 19" widescreen monitor with native res 1440 x 900, right?

Currently the 8800GTS 320MB is like 300, do you think it will go down to 200, then the 640MB coming down to 300?

[Eagle101]

Re: How low?

mebeh i am following the same strategy i bought myself a 88gts w/640mb i will wait till 9*** series comes out then upgrade think u should do the same forget about my sig it says gtx but i changed to gts so will have to change my sig.

[Scinto]

Re: How low?

dont know till more details are released.

the rest will be speculation.

[Eagle101]

Re: How low?

changed my sig lol

the best strategy i can give u from me is that u stick with a GTS till newer DX10.1 series cards come out!!!

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: How low?

even obselete, theyre still decent cards.

[megawhompertoo]

Re: How low?

From l'inq:

The current generation's high-end performer from Nvidia, the 8800Ultra scores 12,500 points. Seeing a mainstream, $250 part scoring barely a thousand less than a current $599 card only makes us wonder how those owners that coughed up so much will feel.

The $250 (~$230-$280)part is RV670, aka HD2950XT, to be released in November from what I recall.

Full story:

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/03/nvidia-admits-defeat-g92-vs

edit: oh, back on topic, it would be hard to see the left-over gts's going for more than the $200-$220 range considering that the 2950 8800gt should be better parts and hit at the $250-$300 range...
..................but i don't run a marketing department at a graphics plant, so i've got no idea what the green team have in store.

[jesus]

Re: How low?

Why do you guys also quote from the inquirer? I looked at one of their magazines in a store, and it was just a bunch of BS.

[Scinto]

Re: How low?

Why do you guys also quote from the inquirer? I looked at one of their magazines in a store, and it was just a bunch of BS.

different things lol

your thinking of enquirer a small mag full of BS,

inquirer is a computer based internet news site/mag that speaks truth sometimes

[EasyDelta]

Re: How low?

lo, enquirer...

Anyway, no use suggesting to get further confused now is there? :P

[camper.]

Re: How low?

Why do you guys also quote from the inquirer? I looked at one of their magazines in a store, and it was just a bunch of BS.

Inquirer is pretty much a gaming tabloid, they're either hit or miss. Sometimes they can be very accurate and they usually are, sometimes they "report" on information that everyone knows about, and sometimes they're flat out wrong.

If you want to see ********, try http://english.pravda.ru/...

[megawhompertoo]

Re: How low?

Not so. L'inq is also a headquarters of sorts for folks who like to flame DRM infection laden OS-ware and the maker of high-priced ego-centric entertainment gear with a fruity logo...for all the right reasons, of course.

I promised a large, mean-tempered kitty not to name names.