9800GTX Prices?

[natermeister]

I was looking at 9800GTX cards for folding a couple weeks ago, they were right in about $200 a pop. Now they've roared back up to an unreasonable $300 at Newegg. Gaming-wise the 4870 smokes it an it's $300. What is nVidia thinking?

 

[Imitation]

There's an XFX model for 220 that i see at newegg, but you're right they did jump back up to their old prices. The 8800GTS 512's jumped too, they just a few bucks cheaper, making the 8800GT an even better deal. ZZF has a 9800GTX for 190.

So it appears that nvidia isn't wanting to sell many high end cards, or at least newegg doesn't want ot sell the cards for them.

 

[Kendrak]

I'm getting a 4850 now

Just get me that new GPU2 client so I can see what the card can do and I'll click buy!

 

[Parja]

Well, cheapest way to get one right now appears to be eBay with the Microsoft Live rebate.

Rebate details here (currently at 25% back)...
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1316363

Looks like the cheapest would be about $178 with shipping.

 

[legendz411]

I find this, hilarious.

 

[APOLLO]

As far as I'm concerned, it just means more sales for Ati and they deserve it. Newegg prices are automatically adjusted based on demand. If there is a sudden jump in sales of a particular product or range of products, their pricing algorithm will adjust it accordingly higher. The price increases indicate a shift towards higher demand. Why would that happen I wonder...