Summer upgrade, or wait?

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I can't really afford to get state of the art parts, so I usually spend a couple hundred every year or two depending on what I'm playing and get a nice midrange graphics card. I'm starting to feel the strain on my 7800GT and was planning on picking up an 8800GT this summer now that it's pretty affordable. I got a friend telling me to wait because some new tech is coming out this summer and I should wait till Q4 to pick up another card. Is it that big a deal, and will stuff that's coming up soon be around that 200 dollar mark come next winter, or should I just pick up the 8800GT?
 
I would wait until June or July for sure. if you still want the 8800GT it might be cheaper, but I really say wait because both Nvidia and AMD both have new graphics cards coming out then. Even if you can't afford top of the line there are possible good mid range cards that will probably beat the 8800GT for the same price.
 
I would wait until Nvidia and AMD release their biggies in the next couple of months cos there likely won't be anything new after that for a while.
 
I heard ATI will launch the 4850 & 4870 512mb GDDR5 cards in Mid June followed by the 4870 X2 1024mb later. They say the 4870 512 will perform the same as or better than a 3870x2. I heard they will be priced very aggressivly starting at $189.

Nvidia will launch their new product later in the summer.
 
Pick up an 8800GT from EVGA..Then if something nice comes along in the next few months use the step-up program..Its pointless to wait for something better, because something new is ALWAYS coming out...
 
Cowboy420 said:
Pick up an 8800GT from EVGA..Then if something nice comes along in the next few months use the step-up program..Its pointless to wait for something better, because something new is ALWAYS coming out...
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That is a decent idea, the only downside is that it only opens the door to upgrade to one of the new Nvidia cards and shuts the OP off from AMD cards, but if the OP is only interested in Nvidia cards then that's a solid plan.
 
Yeah, if you can wait until next month to see what ATI do it would help. Even if it turns out not to be what you want, it will probably put pressure on nVidia card prices.
 
Wait.. i have been wanting to upgrade but do like i am and wait to see what AMD and Nvidia has .If anything else the prieces on the cards that are out now should be lower.
 
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