7900 why no price drop?

[stevedave]

Why are the 7900 7800 7950 all not dropping price? hell you can get a 8800gt for less than most of these cards.

 

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If you can get an 8800GT for less than the last-generation 7900, then go for the 8800GT.

 

[Tsuchiro]

because they are discontinued

 

[xp3nd4bl3]

because they are discontinued

What he said.

 

[Zetherin]

...why would you want to buy a 7 series?

 

[kllrnohj]

...why would you want to buy a 7 series?

If you can get one for under $100 it is still a good card for the price...

 

[DrStrangeBrew]

they stopped making 1969 Sting Ray corvettes 39 years ago ... still waiting for the price to go down !

 

[PliotronX]

If you can get an 8800GT for less than the last-generation 7900, then go for the 8800GT.

Such is the folly in waiting for prices to drop for the second card in an SLI setup.

 

[Mr. K6]

Tech generally drops in price and then plateaus at a certain level even after EOL. I dont know why e-tailers dont have a "clear the inventory" day and sell these old parts at dirt cheap prices, but I guess someone eventually buys them

 

[twisted by dezign]

I just sold my (used) EVGA 7950GT KO for $150. How much do they normally run for used?

 

[f1y]

just sold a 7900gs for 85shipped a month ago

 

[stevedave]

Well its stupid the 7600 is still going strong and so is the 6800. Just sucks that we will never see a 7950gt for like 100.

 

[arthur_tuxedo]

Old cards used to keep getting cheaper before SLI and Crossfire. Now they plateau and eventually start getting more and more expensive.

 

[JackAshley]

They are out of production, so they can no longer lower production price and costs and sell them for less. The reason why retailers don't lower the price, is even though it makes sense to sell your old inventory even at a loss to get rid of it (aint gonna sell it otherwise) the loss on paper (accounting books) looks really bad...

If you bought an asset for 300 dollars (ie a video card) for resale, and you dont sell it, you still have a 300 dollar asset (almost indefinitely). You could then sell it for 50 dollars on discount years later, and you just lost a 300 dollar asset in exchange for 50 bux. It's almost worth it to keep it on your books at 300 to make it seem like your company is worth more due to higher assets

And then the argument over fair value inventory valuation comes into play...that's not how it is yet. You buy it for 300 bux, it's worth 300 bucks on paper until you sell it.

 

[DrStrangeBrew]

I agree w/what you've stated, though it does confuse me on them holding onto them. It requires storage/inventory, which is not free. I know video cards are relatively small, but still when doing on-line business every mark of efficiency moves you forward.

 

[Z06]

they stopped making 1969 Sting Ray corvettes 39 years ago ... still waiting for the price to go down !

for a fully refurbed vette. watch the price rise.