Geforce 9 series or 8?

[Zakter]

Hi,

I am about to purchase a new video card on first weekend of March (Tax refund! ) I am considering the (8800 GTS).

My question is how long till we see a Geforce 9 series card that will rival this speed? or price.

 

[Silus]

Hi,

I am about to purchase a new video card on first weekend of March (Tax refund! ) I am considering the (8800 GTS).

My question is how long till we see a Geforce 9 series card that will rival this speed? or price.

We don't have exact dates, but the 9800 GTX is rumored to be launched in March. It should be significantly faster than the new GTS 512, but it should also cost over $500,

 

[snowysnowcones]

We won't see a new architecture for a while. 9800 is just a revision of G80's GPU.

 

[NadeChaser]

The 9800's use the G92 chipset with slight modifications. As it is not an entirely new architecture, I doubt the release will be significantly faster. Sure, you will get higher 3d06 scores, but its not like your 8800 will suddenly become obsolete. And I could be wrong, but judging from nVidia's past releases, the 9800 series will be quite pricey on launch. If you are looking at the 300 dollar range the 8800 series will probally be your best buy. If you want to wait untill the 9800 release though, I bet you could snag one on eBay cheap.