Quote Originally Posted by Farinorco View Post
I don't find those prices "too high" at all. If they're nearly twice the power of previous gen, with DX11 support, they'll become basically an unrivaled product, with no competence at all. That increases the value considerably, because they are unique features: do you want a DX11 card? Buy that one because there is no other. Do you want the most powerful? The same. And so on.

We have had the chance to see this on the latter NVIDIA launches, with their 600$ 8800GTX / 800$ 8800Ultra, and their 650$ GTX280, and all the people paying those prices.

So I don't really think a 399$ top card would be nothing exorbitant. I'd say it's actually a very mild pricing given the circumstances, probably due to AMD wanting to recover market share as fast as possible.

Of course, other completely different thing will be when NVIDIA enters again to the market. Then, prices will depend on what each one have to offer, and for how much. If NVIDIA releases a faster and cheaper product than that, then AMD will have to lower their prices.

Apparently, you completely missed the global recession going on. ATi would kill themselves if they released their new cards that high. ATi already knows they'll have a 3 month reign (before the holidays) to sell everyone they can make.

While Nvidia plays lip service and slides.

Money talks! ATi doesn't have to play the market, they can completly walk away with it!

ie:
HD5850 (2GB, DX11) for $225 by Xmas ...!





Also remember, there are 20million living in New York, half hit by a recession, their buying power alone is 50% of Spain. People are hurting, ATI isn't so aloof they would disregard the economy, as you apperently have...!