Fud...GTX 280 drops to $499

[Hornet331]

Ouch... I do not imagine Nvidia doing well with their GTX 280/260 cards. Hotter than X1900XTX ever was, more power than even an HD2900XT, and the largest die size ever for any given chip in history?? Plus the 16 memory chips on an increasing complex PCB with poorly designed traces/PWM's that require far too many capacitors compared to ATI's neat design, etc..... all for $399-$499 with those manufacture yields, oh please.

i don't think anyone will beat the 1950xtx with 95°C at stock cooler and 2900xt needs ~60W more then a 8800gtx so 2900xt still beats the 280gtx.

Also i didnt know the ammount of caps say something about the quality of pcb or the traces...

sounds more like fanboy talk.

Until Nvidia does a 55nm refresh, Nvidia's stock will be plummeting. Nvidia better follow up with a 55nm version real quick, in like 2 months if possible. ATI's R770XT cards really do look incredibly promising--I'm actually surprised after nearly 2 1/2 years have passed since its last reigning card, the X1900XTX.

i doubt that, but well see.

Now, I wanna bet Nvidia will be finding itself in the same place that ATI was at with its HD2900XT. Bets, bets, anyone?

i bet you lose.