New NVIDIA price drop 99$ for the 9600 GT

[makaka]

Desiring to increase the attractiveness of its graphical solutions, NVIDIA reduced the recomanded retail prices of the following video card:

* GeForce 9600 GT 512 mb. GDDR-3-> $99;
* GeForce 9600 GSO 384 mb. GDDR-3-> $79;
* GeForce 9500 GT 512 mb. GDDR-3-> $69.

Straight price competitors to the GeForce 9600 GSO GeForce 9500 GT become the Radeon HD 4670 and Radeon HD 4650 . GeForce 9600 GT becomes the more expensive alternative, which ensures passage to the following speed l

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SO awesome news

[zanzabar]

i think that its still $10-20 to much with the 8800gts 512 at 120

[makaka]

i think that its still $10-20 to much with the 8800gts 512 at 120

yeah the 9600 GT for 70$ will be placed in all budget system . but i don't think that NVIDIA may reduce the price to this level without the 55 nm

[cegras]

Competition is GOOD ...

[TheGoat Eater]

9600GT is a good card IMHO

[Wade]

Especially the 9600GT low profile version. Hehe. I know a few people that owns console-size PCs, which is sweet.

[brickout]

I've got a 9600gt in my htpc and I love it....Fantastic for gaming @ 720p

[askareem24]

9600gt = most under rated card, yet performs by far one of the best in SLI (worht setting up sli for the money thats for sure)

[dr.noob]

What can we say, love NVIDIA

Thats an excellent price for the 9600gt!

[Nedjo]

Today (September 13.) there's no 9600GT you can buy for that money:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nd&Pagesize=50

[Nomadsoul]

^ PNY 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 $94.99 shipped

[Calmatory]

Ext. power connector.

[AliG]

yeah but I believe it outperforms the 4670 by a bit, honestly this is a great card, I wonder if ati will drop their prices. At this point, I don't think they'll have to since they've got a large customer base now that they've got the high end, and looking at their financial situation they can't afford to anyways

[fornowagain]

nvm

[Calmatory]

Sure this outperforms 4670, but the reason why I really DO love 4670 is the lack of power connector. Some of us have (real) stupid principles. Then again, Nvidia drivers + linux... :love: This is ripping me apart.

[Hornet331]

Today (September 13.) there's no 9600GT you can buy for that money:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nd&Pagesize=50

well its week end, i dont expect from most e-tailers to lower prices till monday.

[Extelleron]

At $99 this is a decent competitor to the $79 HD 4670, but remember that nVidia selling a 9600GT for $99 is not good business (selling HD 4670 for $79 isn't a high margin product either, but it is better).

First of all the 9600GT is a much larger die (~240mm^2 @ 65nm) and also the PCB is much more complex with the 256-bit memory bus.

It's the same thing with the 9600GSO at $79 - the 9600GSO is a decent competitor for the HD 4670 (although overall the 4670 is better IMO), but it is based on a 324mm^2 chip and has a 192-bit bus (more complex than 128-bit for 4670).

nVidia can compete, no doubt, but the issue is making money. I'm not sure that selling a 9600GSO for $79 is making money for nVidia or their partners.

[Morais]

sure this is a great deal. this card was my first choice before the 4850 appearance.And the real competitor of this card will be the rv770LE

[safan80]

the card is not worth more than $50.

[Hornet331]

At $99 this is a decent competitor to the $79 HD 4670, but remember that nVidia selling a 9600GT for $99 is not good business (selling HD 4670 for $79 isn't a high margin product either, but it is better).

First of all the 9600GT is a much larger die (~240mm^2 @ 65nm) and also the PCB is much more complex with the 256-bit memory bus.

It's the same thing with the 9600GSO at $79 - the 9600GSO is a decent competitor for the HD 4670 (although overall the 4670 is better IMO), but it is based on a 324mm^2 chip and has a 192-bit bus (more complex than 128-bit for 4670).

nVidia can compete, no doubt, but the issue is making money. I'm not sure that selling a 9600GSO for $79 is making money for nVidia or their partners.

first shrinks with 55nm G94 will ship shortly, so i think that step is also there to get rid of the 65nm inventory.

[Calmatory]

the card is not worth more than $50.

9600 GT? How so?

[safan80]

9600 GT? How so?

because it's a rip off when you compare it to other cards like the 8800GT or 4850.

[Gambit_2K]

When the Rv770LE i released 9600GT is blow out of the water im guessing.

[Calmatory]

When the Rv770LE i released 9600GT is blow out of the water im guessing.

What about 9600GT @ 55nm?

[paulhamm]

I believe the current competitor for the 9600gt is the hd 3850 and hd 3870. Both can be had under $100USD on the egg beater.

Palit 3850 $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814261020

Sapphire 3870 $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102752