When will 8800GTX prices fall?

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7331

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By the end of April, both new gen ATI and NVIDIA cards should be out.

I'm not interested in buying them, but I'm waiting for 8800GTX prices to fall. I can afford it now, but it's still obscenely expensive. I feel like it's morally wrong to pay that much money for a single card. But if the price falls to.. say 400$... I'll buy it.

What I wonder is, how long will it take for the current 8800GTX prices to fall. I don't remember what happened on the previous launch last year. Those with better memories, can you help me? Will the prices fall immediately as the new gen cards appear? How did that happen in the past?
 
Well nobody knows for sure, but I suspect 8800GTX price will drop slightly to give room for the new "ultra" card. Quess it depends on Nvidias strategy, they might want to sweep off the current 8800 range to give room for the new cards or they might not.

My best quess is that 8800GTX prices will drop only slightly cause it seems that they will be releasing the low and high end parts next and the current cards will be considered the mid - highend cards.
 
In 10 centons.

Really, how can anyone here know that unless they are on the board at nVidia or something?
 
I meant, when did 7800 GTX prices fall? It could shine some light on the situation...
 
I agree that the prices may drop slightly, but nothing to get super excited about. The 8800gtx will only be marginally slower than the new nvidia cards that come out so dropping the price by a $100 or more i don't think will happen.
 
7331 said:
I meant, when did 7800 GTX prices fall?
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When the 7900GTX's were released.

For as long as I can remember, video card prices have always been exactly the same, newest card available is $500, and the previous gen. is $400. It was this way with the 6800 Ultas, 7800GTX's, 7900GTX's, and now with the 8800GTX's. The 8800GTX's will remain $500 until nVidia rolls out the next series of cards. (And I don't mean a newer version like 8800 Ultra, I mean a whole new card)
 
By the time the 8800 GTX price falls to that of a mid-range level card, it will be outdated. Expect it to remain where it is or only slightly below, for a long long time.
 
HiJon89 said:
For as long as I can remember, video card prices have always been exactly the same, newest card available is $500, and the previous gen. is $400. It was this way with the 6800 Ultas, 7800GTX's, 7900GTX's, and now with the 8800GTX's. The 8800GTX's will remain $500 until nVidia rolls out the next series of cards. (And I don't mean a newer version like 8800 Ultra, I mean a whole new card)
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Thank you. That sounds right. I agree that I shouldn't expect a price fall of more than a 100$. I'll wait till the end of April for that 100$, then I'll start shopping for a 8800 GTX.
 
Seems like video cards are price-fixed, damn you ATI and Nvidia.

I remember when the prices of 7800GTX's actually went up after the 7900GTX came out, and stayed that way until they disappeared from the market.

Intel vs AMD has turned out to benefit us the consumers greatly, as prices on cpus have been or will be slashed. It's too bad the video market couldn't follow this trend as well. Maybe it could, but it would mean less profits..
 
dopee123 said:
Seems like video cards are price-fixed, damn you ATI and Nvidia.

I remember when the prices of 7800GTX's actually went up after the 7900GTX came out, and stayed that way until they disappeared from the market.

Intel vs AMD has turned out to benefit us the consumers greatly, as prices on cpus have been or will be slashed. It's too bad the video market couldn't follow this trend as well. Maybe it could, but it would mean less profits..
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It's also hard to have a price war when ATi has yet to get their product on the shelves...:rolleyes:
 
Very true. I just hope it isn't a dud like AMD's AM2 architecture. I'm waiting for the R600 before I jump into this DX10 rabbithole.
 
dopee123 said:
Very true. I just hope it isn't a dud like AMD's AM2 architecture. I'm waiting for the R600 before I jump into this DX10 rabbithole.
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I don't blame you.

On the other hand, I did buy an 8800GTX recently and it's awesome. It destroys all the DX9 games, and is ready for the next stuff. Bleeding edge, yes, but still fun.
 
Core2-D2 said:
On the other hand, I did buy an 8800GTX recently and it's awesome. It destroys all the DX9 games, and is ready for the next stuff. Bleeding edge, yes, but still fun.
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It'd better be, for that price. Especially where I live, it costs more than most people's monthly salaries.
 
Any idea when the next 3Dmark is to be released? I have been itching for 8800 320MB card for awhile now, but do not see the point in upgrading, before I have a clear picture of G80 DX10 performance. Then again itching for something and really needing it are two different things. I have no trouble in waiting for R600 to deput, but it really would be cool to know how does G80 perform with DX10.
 
TehQuick said:
I guess, not yours... btw, where do you live? :D
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In a third world country that you've probably not even heard of. :)

Here, minimum monthly wage is around 400$, and a 8800 GTX sells for around 750$ including VAT. So a person with minimum wage would have to work for two months and not eat anything just to buy this card alone. :) I earn more that that, but still I'd feel guilty to pay so much money for a single card just for fun... That's why I'm eager for prices to fall. :D
 
7331 said:
In a third world country that you've probably not even heard of. :)

Here, minimum monthly wage is around 400$, and a 8800 GTX sells for around 750$ including VAT. So a person with minimum wage would have to work for two months and not eat anything just to buy this card alone. :) I earn more that that, but still I'd feel guilty to pay so much money for a single card just for fun... That's why I'm eager for prices to fall. :D
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Oh, don't presume that I don't know what you talking about ;) My guess would be eastern europe... or south america :D
 
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