Anyone else think that Video Card Prices are out of Control!?!

sinister94 said:
Game developers can now rely on dual gpu setups to run their highest settings in a video game.
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Source? I'm not sure how you go about claiming that developers now rely on dual GPU setups considering how many games don't even launch with dual gpu support and how many games were developed with consoles as the primary platform. This statement literally makes zero sense.


Good luck running bf3 on ultra with a 560ti.
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Turn off SSAO and AA and it'll be smooth at 1080p. I could run BF3 with a single 5870 across 3 monitors.


Whereas I could run anything on highest with my leadtek ti4400 at the time.
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At what resolution? And what do you even define as highest?
 
I was thinking about this and I have some thoughts The prices are what they always have been. The low end has just been improving better bang for your dollar. The ultra high end has always been horrid returns an example is that for about $100 you get 30FPS for $500 you get 60FPS but what seems to be happening now is onboard video is 20 FPS low end is 30 and high end is 60. It has diminishing returns but it has always been that way just the low end is starting to become playable

I am not saying the $500 are not worth it as I believe they are as I generally buy $500 and up video cards unless the $500 don't support bitstreaming so I got a 560 Ti for $100 and it is ok all my games are playable but I do miss gaming on the GTX 480 I had in there befor
 
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moutwtrng said:
I maybe wrong but, I really feel that Video Card prices are way out of control...

You would think that as technology advances that it would get more cost efficient and make it more affordable for the masses to acquire?

I mean if you look at the price progression from the gtx 300's to the 600's or the Amd 4800's to the 7800's its just crazy?! And not to mention the economy we are in right now...

The GTX 690 was just announced and I am loving the card but for $999, the excitement just went out the door!

Anyone else feel the same way?
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When the Geforce GTX 7800GTX 512MB came out they were going for $999 :)
 
690's are going for $1750-$2500 on ebay (that's what they're asking, obviously not selling).

Found a few local from craigslist for $1600. Still, seems ridiculous to pay that much.
 
Crosshairs, I guess that sets the precedent most of the time. Still, crazy. Don't get me wrong, I'm tempted, but logic kicks in. There will probably be shortages for a long time.
 
loudsnare said:
Crosshairs, I guess that sets the precedent most of the time. Still, crazy. Don't get me wrong, I'm tempted, but logic kicks in. There will probably be shortages for a long time.
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Yeah, that's nuts....I have trouble with the $999.00 price tag....its just not a number I would pay...but I understand I'm not everyone.....whoever bought it at $1499.00 was willing to pay that much...more power to them.....they get the card, and I don't...:)
 
Wow! I never anticipated this many replies from everyone... I really do appreciate it though...!

Anyway, here's another question for everyone...

If your given the opportunity to buy the GTX 690 or the upcoming AMD 7990 (maybe) at a price that is fair, what would the price be for you?


For me, I think that $750 is the sweetspot.
 
Got an email from EVGA. 5:59PM today, saying the 690 is ready and can be ordered now. So I looked up "now" in the dictionary to find the meaning. It defines now as this: "at the present time or moment"

At 6:01, sold out. I guess 2 minutes wasn't now enough. haha
 
See how fast they are selling? It just confirms that prices are perfectly in control and they correspond to the real marketing situation.
 
Russ said:
You're insane if you think 50-100% performance boosts between generations is normal, even with a smaller fab process.

That or the only generation change that you paid attention to (ever) was the 5870 launch.
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You're ignorant of the facts. Try generation just before that 3870 to 4870 100% boost. This is only architectural generation change less than 50% and its from both camps ~30%. Least until big Kepler drops and I aint buying nomimal gains for twice the price.:eek: If you think it's worth it go ahead it's a free country but many do not and will wait for what we are accustomed to.
 
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If someone is willing to pay it... why not sell it for that.. if you want to get mad, get mad at the people willing to toss down money for things at that price...
 
heatlesssun said:
I still have a couple of those, I think that were only going for $750.
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I dont exactly remember what the MSRP was but I do remember market price being 899-999. I did buy 2 of them @ 850-900 @ launch from Monarchcomputers.com before they went to 1099
 
Dang imagine, the GPU start having almost the same processing power as a Mediocore PC LOL
We need to be able to start running a Full os on the GPU alone and its Ram LOL

Then the price tag would be worth it. Having a PC reside inside a PC xD
 
Video card prices are actually more reasonable than ever. The amount of GPU you get for your dollar is crazy these days. I mean, a sub-$200 card can max pretty much everything out at playable frame rates, given a standard resolution.

High end GPUs are simply overkill for your average consumer unless you are running a multi monitor or 2560x1600 setup.
 
This thread is still going on?
The Price of the 7970 is not that high and it offers great performance.
 
Two reasons for current price of high-end video cards.
1) Supply and demand
2) Oligopolistic market. Clearly, current pricing does not results from a price war!
 
The cost of the 690 cards is ridiculous and no different than the ridiculous price of the special edition 5970, but they were the super duper edition and i remember the your crazy comments directed at the few of us who bought them but now even more people are willing to pay that for the standard edition, now that is crazy.

And I don't care if it should of been "you're" :p
 
TheReproducer said:
Yeah but buying last gen for me would be the 6900 series... they're an improvement on the 5850 but not a big enough leap (unlike when I went from 4850 to the 5850).
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This is my problem as well. I went from a 4870 to a 5870. My 5870 is a champ, but running 30"rs in eyefinity is a drag, but there's nothing from the 6000 series I want (except maybe a 6990 which cost as much as a 7970 but I have to deal with crossfire).
 
The 6950 I bought was a good jump up from my old 5850, and uses less power. Less power, less heat, and more performance. The 6800 series is the series that only matched 5800, and made power and heat improvements. I don't recall them costing much more than 5800 series, even at release. That's a good thing, too, as they would've collected dust otherwise....
 
Anyone else think that stupid, myopic threads about video card prices are what's really out of control?

A tip for all the kids who just hatched from their eggs - listen to all the long timers on this forum, the prices are NOT out of control. The opposite, actually.
 
I feel that as technology advances prices are getting higher, but it only really affects you if you want to have the top end cards. I got 6950 2GB for $175 and I can max out every game I play at least at 45-60fps which are good enough for me. So if you don't mind being a few generations behind you can get really cheap cards that can almost match high end cards.

Another example is when my brother got SLI 460s for $220 and 580s were still $450+ He got almost same performance if not more in some games for like 50% the cost.
 
Aix said:
Anyone else think that stupid, myopic threads about video card prices are what's really out of control?

A tip for all the kids who just hatched from their eggs - listen to all the long timers on this forum, the prices are NOT out of control. The opposite, actually.
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I hatched (moved out) years ago and used to making best performance for ~$250. Thats history. Cards like 6950 flashed and overclocked, 448s OCed, 216s oced, 5850s oced and so on. They all did it but this gen does not offer that. only card around $250 is 7850 and it's a mid range chip which will never reach the top performances. Unfortunately you're wrong. When I can get a 7950 for $250 then prices will make sense again.
 
I find the prices of video cards to be insane. They dont even cost that much ti manufacture then they mark up the shit out of them. I have been thinking about stepping up to a 680 or even a 690 over my 580 but I need to see better prices.
 
ZoNe said:
I hatched (moved out) years ago and used to making best performance for ~$250. Thats history. Cards like 6950 flashed and overclocked, 448s OCed, 216s oced, 5850s oced and so on. They all did it but this gen does not offer that. only card around $250 is 7850 and it's a mid range chip which will never reach the top performances. Unfortunately you're wrong. When I can get a 7950 for $250 then prices will make sense again.
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good lord you are way off.

and 7850s overclock like crazy, and offer great performance when you do.

you seem to just be making stuff up now.
 
4LC4PON3 said:
I find the prices of video cards to be insane. They dont even cost that much ti manufacture then they mark up the shit out of them. I have been thinking about stepping up to a 680 or even a 690 over my 580 but I need to see better prices.
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Honestly 580 buyers at least got a nice bump for same price as before. 680 costs same as 580 did and gives you ~30%.

What do mid range buyers get? Nothing that's what.

If you own 570, 6970, 6950, 448 etc you get same performance for same price this gen.

6950 = 7850 for example. If they want ppl to upgrade performance has to be a lot better for same price as before.

So instead of offering 7850 at 6950 price 7950 should have been offered.
 
stealthy123 said:
good lord you are way off.

and 7850s overclock like crazy, and offer great performance when you do.

you seem to just be making stuff up now.
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Hey I know that I recommend ppl 7850 all the time but it will never be as fast as GTX 680.
 
High prices? Sure. Out of control? I wouldn't go as far as to say that. I don't care much anyway. It's not like my 6950 won't be able to not run anything on 1080p until the next gen consoles come out.
 
I just aim for cards with the most value for my money. Only recently I've thought prices have pretty damn fair ever since I got the legendary 8800gt sli. From then I think I've went through 4890 crossfire and I'm still rockin' and loving my 6870 crossfire.
 
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