The GT300/Fermi Thread - Part 2!

[saaya]

AMD is charging what they can for HD5k due to the lack of competition. Can you blame AMD for that? They need every Dollar they can get (more than many other companies).

i think ati could have sold quite some additional 5800 cards if they would have reduced the price 50-100$ which would have resulted in higher net profits... but they were yield limited, so it made perfect sense not to lower the price...
now that fermi is around the corner cutting the price doesnt make much sense cause people will wait for fermi before buying a new card...

so as soon as fermi launches, 5800 prices will probably drop notably... 299$ is my guess...
ooor, if ati is smart, they will replace the 5870 with a 5890 and try to keep the same price... 350-399$