9800gtx,a complete letdown to 8800gtx\ultra owners?

[railmeat]

hi all,
ok before 1 of many admins tries to delete or edit this thread im NOT flaming etc im just venting after waiting for 1 year for a new single card replacement and want other ppls views,nothing more.

1 year ago a card came out that shook the planet and was not to be taken down by any other card.the 8800gtx\ultra series.with specs including 384 rambus and 768 of ram on the card it was well worth the wait from the 7900gtx all day long.now 1 year later as all the stall cards came out and worth every penny(8800gt 512 etc)for half the price and performance compared to the gtx\ultra that was amazing for res under 1600x1200 it could not be beat either.still ppl like myself paitently waited for the ALMIGHTY 9800gtx to be relased and to crush the 8800gtx\ultra like it did the 7900gtx.for a single card solution and ppl used to running a 8800gtx nvidias new 9800gtx really had to set the bar high for users to be blown away,did that happen?no it didnt.im not talking from a OVERCLOCKING point of view 1 bit.im talking from a hardware spec point of view for ppl spending money on replacing there 8800gtx\ultras.and what did we get after 1 year later? A LESSER HARDWARE SPEC CARD

specs-

the new ALMIGHTY 9800gtx 256\512

the 1 year old 8800gtx\ultra 384\768

what happened here?
did i miss something?
like many others i imagined the FLAGSHIP 9800gtx being 512\1gig card or ATLEAST 384\768 with higher clocks?not 256\512 with higher clocks and thats it?

i myself already had a set budget of $600 alloted to spend on the new flagship card(9800gtx) and its $20 less then the 8800gtx?that tells me something right there.i read ALL the numbers and seen first hand the 8800gtx still easily beats the newest card in all games running higher res.i run at 2048x1536 on bf2 and quake4 smooth as could be.now looking at the nuumbers of the 9800gtx pushing that res it cant touch the aging 8800gtx\ultra.no mystery here its simply because of the hardware is lesser.im really disappointed in this bigtime and now have to wait for the 9900gtx?1 year passes by and this is what we got?who cares if it overclocks higher,it still cant beat the 8800gtx\ultra in higher res gaming for GAMERS..bleh so confused by this STALL move on nvidias part.

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what are ppl with 8800gtx\ultras who been waiting a year to upgrade supposed to do now?

i guess buy another another 8800gtx\ultra for sli being there under $300 now,which is very good news atleast.
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and what about ppl buying a new top SINGLE card now with the choices out?

i think its pretty simple.

$300 range 8800gtx for the single card win STILL..

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more money in your budget the choices are clear

$450 range

(2) 8800gt 512,s in sli -no brainer


$600 range

9800gx2 looks like a good choice i guess,but then again for the same money u can buy (2) 8800gtx,s in sli to destroy a single 9800gx2.


$650 range

2 8800ultras in sli destroys a single 9800gtx


$1,200 range

2 9800gx2 for quad sli
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im sorry but this is the biggest letdown in nvidias card release history to date,all the hype,waiting for what?a higher overclocked 8800gt 512 card basicly.heck the 9800gtx is only $50 more then a 8800gt 512...


does ANYONE agree with me on this at all?
who cares if it overclocks higher its still lesser hardware spec wise and cant run games in higher res as good as the 8800gtx\ultras can so what good is that for gamers who actually use there video card for gaming..