Nvidia today urgently informed their partners about the corrections made to their last generation G92 based single-chip solutions line-up, because they were expecting the competition in the mainstream segment to get more aggressive. First of all, they reduced the recommended prices on their GeForce 9800 GTX solution that will now be available for $199.A newer modification of this graphics card, GeForce 9800 GTX+, will be competing against the new Radeon HD 4850. According to the report on Tweaktown site, the new solution will have its chip frequency increased from 675/1688MHz to 738/1836MHz. As a result, GTX+ model should be about 10% faster than the regular GeForce 9800 GTX. GeForce 9800 GTX+ should supposedly be available in the market for something around $229 retail price.
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I just bought an 8800GT 512. I might have to upgrade
good job ATI!
good job ATI!
Yeah, I was going to say there's one reason and one reason only why Nvidia did this, the Radeon 4850. Price wars are great for us.
good job ATI!
Yeah, I was going to say there's one reason and one reason only why Nvidia did this, the Radeon 4850. Price wars are great for us.
This price wars is just step ahead to become a lawyer wars.
Not a gamer at all either. Absolutely rediculous amount of money for a graphics card, IMO.
It is. Take in comparison the value of top notch gaming cards 5 years ago.
Bought my 9800GTX on it's release day for $400AU and been very happy with it. And no, I don't regret the fact it's alot cheaper since I needed the card then not now.
It is. Take in comparison the value of top notch gaming cards 5 years ago.
Dunno where you are getting our prices from, but as an example.. GeForce 4600 in 2002 was retail $305-$315
Source: http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/vide...3211_1369251__9
Which actually is kind of cheap, I remember the 7800GTX's were in the $600 range when they came out 3 years or so ago.
$199 is what I would consider a midrange card, and you will never find a "top notch gaming" card for $199....
It is. Take in comparison the value of top notch gaming cards 5 years ago.
Huh? Five years ago you couldn't walk out of the store without dropping $300 to $400. Remember ATI's 9700 in 2002? It started at $400, while the 9500 started at $300. The next year saw the 9800 at $400 and nVidia's GeForce FX 5800 (non-Ultra) at $300 (which was absolute crap). We're getting kickass cards in the mainstream segment at $200 now.
It is. Take in comparison the value of top notch gaming cards 5 years ago.
The top notch gaming card 5 years ago cost $399. How is that a better value?
Not a gamer at all either. Absolutely rediculous amount of money for a graphics card, IMO.
If you were a gamer, $200 for a respectable gaming video card is cheap.
In 2002-03 I remember paying around $200 for a GeForce 4 4400Ti. In Feb. I spent about $250 on a 8800 GTS and I think it was a pretty good bargain, all things considered.
Adore your country's taxes
Same here in my **** country, 47% taxes ftl
Why don't you work on lowering the price of the new GTX 2xx series? I know I'm not spending $700 on a video card.
Why don't you work on lowering the price of the new GTX 2xx series? I know I'm not spending $700 on a video card.
Considering it's 9800 GTX and 9800 GTX+, not 9800 GXT+ lol.
Great job, read reviews - best bang for bucks - 4850 ! Yeah, I'm gonna upgrade soon.
First of all, up until yesterday I played The Witcher and Mass Effect on a 7900 GTX on stock speeds. For those of you who don't know The Witcher, it's about as GPU-hungry as Oblivion.
Sure, I couldn't play them without lag, especially considering I play at 1920x1200, but I could play both titles.
So I think I can swallow the difference of speed, plus I could just OC my card.
Secondly, with the release of the 200 series and the new driver being made only for that series, I was worried that nVidia would already abandon their 9000 series. This shows that this will probably not be the case, as they would be stupid to bring out a new card and then not update the drivers for it.
TL;DR version:
The current 9800 GTX is fine. You can also OC it yourself. It runs games well at high resolutions. nVidia will probably give us better drivers.
You didn't waste your money.
Must not be looking very hard, minutes after this article was posted newegg had multiple 9800GTX's for 199.
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