Hell at that price I'll probably have to hire someone to handle it for me so I dont accidently break it, thats alot of damn money... but I still have to get it.
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Hell at that price I'll probably have to hire someone to handle it for me so I dont accidently break it, thats alot of damn money... but I still have to get it.
Tim has been waiting patiently for a new card, his original plan was to buy a X1800XT, but ATi has simply made him wait entirely too long. Now, NVidia show him this, can you blame him for jumping for joy at it?
Personally, I'm even plannin on getting one(evga for the step up plan, probably in december to cover me for Q1). considering I've been working ATLEAST 12 hours a day, DAILY, and owe myself a VERY nice christmas present. This should make the season jolly, no?
As for $649, I agree that's a bit steep, but beats the $699 alot of etailers want for the x1800xt(like ZZF). I won't pay that much regardless, if I snag one it'd have to be $549 or less.
You think $699 is much for an X1800XT ? Is there more then 1 store that want that price ?Quote:
Originally Posted by DilTech
Then the $1000 for the GTX 512 in sweden is horrible.
We havent seen the prices in US yet, i dont expect it to be just $649 first weeks but i may be wrong.
zip zoom fly and allstarshop both want $699 last time I checked. There's others too, I just don't have time to google for them.
As for the $649, I agree that's very steep. As for $1000 in sweden, all i can say is ouch, perhaps wait til it actually comes out and see what the price ends up. I get the feeling they're trying to get those "gotta be first" pre-orderers to pay an arm and a leg.
Hey dil, you had 512 posts when you posted that last post ... Jinx !!
Also, when XT's come in quantities, it'll come back down real quick. PPl have already bought them from Newegg for $599, so price gouging is still pretty rare.
And it would be too optimistic for us not to expect pricegouging on something that has an msrp of $50 more ;)
$749 for your 512MB GTX anyone ? ;)
Perkam
Eh, there wasn't any price gouging on the 7800gtx 256 perkam, or the 7800gt for that matter.
It's hard to price gouge a product that every store has ample supply of.
We dont know how many every store gets yet.
Anything can happen even if they done really really good lately.
I soon start bashing ATi myself for lack of cards =)
The other thing to note, when it comes to price gouging, the 6800gs launched at under MSRP as well(msrp is $249).
Like em or not, you can't help but be impressed with the new way NVidia does launches now. Doesn't matter what "team" you prefer.
I have been seeing some good OC number for the GS card.. wow... 500+ core speeds... 1200+ memory... the memory is the same as a stock 6800GT.. 2ns modules... nothing special.. but still and all. this is quite a card for the sub $200 range. wow. These are likely GTX cores which would not even make the 7800GT cut.. must be part of the "no wafers go unused" policy at Nvidia. heh.. ;)
$229 for the GS at Monarch :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DilTech
Seems like one will release core at 590mhz, wonder if anyone will go 600 or above.
Diltech its EVGA that might have that core speed =)
Geez....590Mhz is nuts.....no..make that insane.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ubermann
I have the rig setup...waiting for GFX... :D :D
About the MSRP...I wouldn't worry about it....the GS is 6800GS is $249 and Newegg lists them as $209.....I'd say could be lower...but it's a different animal ofcourse....all will depent on availability....
yeah i think im gonna wait and see if evga releases a KO version with the core over 600 .. i bet most companies like BFG and leadtek will have versions where the core speed is like 580-590
I advise the EVGA card to anyone who can use the step up program, just so you're covered for Q1 2k6, regardless of who has the best "stock clocks".
Yeeeeikes. talk about sucking hot air off the back of another card... Seems like a tighter fit than the 6800Ultras were... these stock HSFs will be lovin the 2 slot gap sli boards... or water blocks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
IIRC, that heatsink pulls the air from the side of the card that the power cable is on, runs it thru, and exhausts it out the back of the case... It doesn't pull the air thru the fan.
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Originally Posted by Vapor
this is what i meant, i must be dislexic or something. :slap:
the difrence is some stores got smal supplies of the X1800XT and already started price gouging by upping the asking price alot.
some stores are price gouging on a card that isnt even launched yet and whos specs arent even 100% set yet (7800GTX512).
when the 14th is there and if we see an other hardlaunch then we will see the pirces drop hard and those people that actualy paid 1000 dollars for that card to reserve it wel they wil go mental.
simply forget the prices some stores are atm asking for the 512Mb GTX and wait for the 14th the launchdate.
I definitely agree... :)Quote:
simply forget the prices some stores are atm asking for the 512Mb GTX and wait for the 14th the launchdate.
Not too long now :D
Ahh! that's a good thing... I just saw the open top with the blades and assumed that was the intake, and the exhaust was on both ends..Quote:
Originally Posted by DilTech
1 week away until the first ever "2 cards in 7 days" hard launch!...
Never thought about it that way..... :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by DilTech
Anyway...I really hope they don't mess up the launch....what will happen if they pull it off? I can't imagine.
History books...I can tell you that......
ATI will be :owned: j/kQuote:
Originally Posted by Tim
a small passage in a history book no one will ever read.
i think if the the 14th the next card is hardlaunched u should really wait a week or 2 and sit on ur wallet cause i think prices will drop a few bucks a day.
So I was checking the EVGA forums and came across a thread where an EVGA moderator was making som interesting statements....
"Also, I have not seen the actual Card or it's spec sheets, but I have it on good authority that the 7800 GTX512 will have a Newer Tweaked PCB Board, a 512 Bit interface, 512MB's of Samsung 1.1ns GDDR3 RAM with a 900MHz Frequency with 1.8GBps Maximum Data Rate. The Speculation is that this GPU may be based on 110nm or that it could actually be the new 90nm Dice(G71) with 7800 architecture which has 24 Pixel Pipes, 16 ROPS, and 8 Vertex Shader. We know that Nvidia has been quitly tapping out 90nm cores for some time now. Yet again, this is only speculation. We will find out for sure when either someone leaks a picture, of a "naked" GTX512 with its Heatsink and Fan Assy removed, or We will find out when the NDA is lifted on the GTX512 Luanch Day which is now tentativly November 14th.JKohl
BTW according to the Newegg website the ATI X1800XT has only a 256 Bit Interface for its 512MB 1.2ns GDDR3 Memory."
See here...
http://www.evga.com/Community/messag...30&whichpage=3
Quite interesting comments if he is in the know.... and he has already pretty much confirmed the release date and even model versions (waterblock "black pearl" version on its way etc.). As for price he never mentions anything below 600-650 and says it will be high. Just thought this was an interesting read...
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