Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices

**Bamboo** · 07-02-2008, 09:13 PM

All I can say is HAHA!

We all need to be thankful for ATI right now.

Check out the article, but bottom line is $90 off 280 and $30 off 260

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...8252&Itemid=34

SharinganTH1422 · 07-03-2008, 11:59 AM

All hail ATi, even if you love nVidia, your fanboy company would be bankrupting you if it wasn't for these tenacious guys.

**Long Bow** · 07-03-2008, 01:08 PM

And yet there still overpriced

GO ATI!!

Acreo Aeneas · 07-03-2008, 05:43 PM

Meh $90.

They should sell them at $90. THEN people would be buying like it's the end of days.

**ZaBoo** · 07-03-2008, 07:02 PM

Finally ATI back in the picture...

**DrakenViator** · 07-04-2008, 02:43 AM

I saw the same thing over at Tom's Hardware. They however hinted at some rather grim news on the Video Card Front. Apparently a few of the Card Manufacturers are not doing so well...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom's Hardware

... five companies on the verge of bankruptcy. We cannot disclose who almost kicked the bucket, but we were told that three vendors are still walking on very thin ice...

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ati...orce,5818.html

**jmaker** · 07-04-2008, 11:58 AM

They're cutting the prices even further.

http://channel.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=14206

**Bamboo** · 07-04-2008, 02:05 PM

Thing is though, the dual GPU 4870X2 (most likely name for it) is supposed to be out in a month, and it's recommended price is $499. Early word is it will beat the 280, so things are about to get pretty crazy. Right now, I really want a new gfx. card, but I have decided to wait till Sept.-Oct. time frame when FarCry2 and some other games are out to make my decision. By then, all the factory overclocks will be available, prices will be down and rebates will be up.

**kevlarorc** · 07-04-2008, 02:35 PM

Yep, thats the same thing I'm doing Bamboo. Also the Nehalam stuff will start coming out in late 2008 so that is going to be a major decision on when I buy. I just hope that in the next 4 months there will be a massive battle of epic proportions between Nvidia and ATI so we can have purty pricing. Hell, I may even buy an ATI if the price warrants it.

UnDeaD77 · 07-04-2008, 02:42 PM

Nvidia for the win, I'll never own ATi.

**Bamboo** · 07-04-2008, 03:24 PM

How can you say that UnDead? You have no idea what the future holds. I have owned 3 ATI cards and never had a problem. And as good as the ATI cards are this gen., they really are the best options.

UnDeaD77 · 07-04-2008, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamboo

How can you say that UnDead? You have no idea what the future holds. I have owned 3 ATI cards and never had a problem. And as good as the ATI cards are this gen., they really are the best options.

I've been pretty content with Nvidia over the years. I've owned several of their cards.

RedForman · 07-04-2008, 05:06 PM

I have had nothing but bad luck with ATI cards, and always good with NVIDIA. But the news of price cuts is always good - especially considering how often "new generation" cards come out these days!

**Long Bow** · 07-07-2008, 12:00 PM

I have had nothing but nVidia cards over the years and I would go with ATI right now.

I have a 8800GT on loan right now, had to RMA it and still have problems in multiple systems and OS. Yes the big bad 8800GT has flaws

So both companies are not perfect. I go with the best value at the time and ATI is it right now.

**kin3** · 07-07-2008, 12:11 PM

I've had both and was pleased with both. No problems with either company. Go with what is the best bang for the buck.

07-02-2008, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bamboo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On the beach north of Jacksonville, NC Posts: 3,400	Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices All I can say is HAHA! We all need to be thankful for ATI right now. Check out the article, but bottom line is $90 off 280 and $30 off 260 http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...8252&Itemid=34 __________________ LINKS 10th Tactical Guard Server Rules and SOP * Kicked? Banned? READ THIS FIRST!* Contact an Admin * Nominate your teammates for a ribbon Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -Carlos A. Urbizo-

07-03-2008, 11:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
SharinganTH1422 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: East London, England, UK Age: 19 Posts: 1,531	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices All hail ATi, even if you love nVidia, your fanboy company would be bankrupting you if it wasn't for these tenacious guys. __________________ Anger is a gift - Malcolm X ...If you can dream--and not make dreams your master, If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same...

07-03-2008, 01:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Long Bow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 30 Posts: 1,429	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices And yet there still overpriced GO ATI!! __________________

07-03-2008, 05:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,673	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices Meh $90. They should *sell* them at $90. THEN people would be buying like it's the end of days. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

07-03-2008, 07:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
ZaBoo Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Age: 23 Posts: 444	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices Finally ATI back in the picture... __________________

07-04-2008, 11:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
jmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Warren, OH Age: 28 Posts: 2,646	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices They're cutting the prices even further. http://channel.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=14206 __________________

07-04-2008, 02:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bamboo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On the beach north of Jacksonville, NC Posts: 3,400	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices Thing is though, the dual GPU 4870X2 (most likely name for it) is supposed to be out in a month, and it's recommended price is $499. Early word is it will beat the 280, so things are about to get pretty crazy. Right now, I really want a new gfx. card, but I have decided to wait till Sept.-Oct. time frame when FarCry2 and some other games are out to make my decision. By then, all the factory overclocks will be available, prices will be down and rebates will be up. __________________ LINKS 10th Tactical Guard Server Rules and SOP * Kicked? Banned? READ THIS FIRST!* Contact an Admin * Nominate your teammates for a ribbon Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -Carlos A. Urbizo-

07-04-2008, 02:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
kevlarorc Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 685	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices Yep, thats the same thing I'm doing Bamboo. Also the Nehalam stuff will start coming out in late 2008 so that is going to be a major decision on when I buy. I just hope that in the next 4 months there will be a massive battle of epic proportions between Nvidia and ATI so we can have purty pricing. Hell, I may even buy an ATI if the price warrants it. __________________

07-04-2008, 02:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
UnDeaD77 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Age: 22 Posts: 5,925	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices Nvidia for the win, I'll never own ATi. __________________

07-04-2008, 03:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bamboo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On the beach north of Jacksonville, NC Posts: 3,400	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices How can you say that UnDead? You have no idea what the future holds. I have owned 3 ATI cards and never had a problem. And as good as the ATI cards are this gen., they really are the best options. __________________ LINKS 10th Tactical Guard Server Rules and SOP * Kicked? Banned? READ THIS FIRST!* Contact an Admin * Nominate your teammates for a ribbon Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -Carlos A. Urbizo-

07-04-2008, 05:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
RedForman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MA Age: 28 Posts: 485	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices I have had nothing but bad luck with ATI cards, and always good with NVIDIA. But the news of price cuts is always good - especially considering how often "new generation" cards come out these days! __________________ "I've been working since I was sixteen. I fought two in wars. Hell, I've killed people. I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy it..." -- Red Forman \|TG-Irr\|RedForman

07-07-2008, 12:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
Long Bow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 30 Posts: 1,429	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices I have had nothing but nVidia cards over the years and I would go with ATI right now. I have a 8800GT on loan right now, had to RMA it and still have problems in multiple systems and OS. Yes the big bad 8800GT has flaws So both companies are not perfect. I go with the best value at the time and ATI is it right now. __________________

07-07-2008, 12:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
kin3 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mobile, Al Age: 62 Posts: 1,262	Re: Nvidia to drop 280 / 260 prices I've had both and was pleased with both. No problems with either company. Go with what is the best bang for the buck. __________________ The Old Guy kin3

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