The GT300/Fermi Thread - Part 2!

[jaredpace]

470 SMSRP = $299, PSU requirement = 550Watt. Meant to compete with 5850, recommend 50 more watts, performance slightly faster than 5870. Looks like a winner.

http://www.shanebaxtor.com/2010/02/2...u-requirement/

[Chickenfeed]

470 SMSRP = $299, PSU requirement = 550Watt. Meant to compete with 5850, recommend 50 more watts, performance slightly faster than 5870. Looks like a winner.

http://www.shanebaxtor.com/2010/02/2...u-requirement/

I want to play devils advocate and gun down the fact you were somewhat warping words. They said "no doubt NVIDIA will be aiming the performance of the model more around the HD 5870 area though" not that it will compete with the 5870. They are making a blatent ( and retarded ) assumption on their part. It would make no sense to put it at 5850 prices if it can trade blows with the 5870. It would be insanity given the cost involved with this chip. They would turn a very small profit at 300 if any ( possibly even selling at a loss? hell the GTX 260 costed ironically around 260 USD in the first few months and every indication points to GF100 being more expensive to produce; coupled with the late coming to the party, i think it would be retarded to price it at 299 unless it happens to be underwhelming and they have no choice )

The only remotely logical point of pricing a faster card at a lower price would be to restore customer confidence but I'd think at this point they'd be more concerend with share holder confidence and making up for lost time (delays / technical speed bumps ). Making a profit worth their while launching a near 3 billion transistor gpu ( I assume the 470 isn't a unit disabled 480 unlike previous cards so perhaps its cost won't be so astronomical ) at 299 just doesn't compute... Hell I'd love to be wrong and see the 470 launch at 299 AND match / beat the 5870 but it just sounds too good to be true and too illogical. I also can't ignore the fact that the past has shown when Nvidia has a performance lead, they ask customers to pay for it.

[Monkeywoman]

480GTX is listed for 699 which puts it in 5890 territory, if this beast performs on par if not greater then colour me green. source' http://www.techpowerup.com/115816/Ge...ts_Listed.html