will 7900 effect 1900xtx price?

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00fil00

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will the release of the 7900 series knock pounds off the x1900xtx? or will it not effect it at all? 50/50 on buying the £370 powercolour xtx now special offer (most xtx are £450 - 500) or waiting for 7900 when the offer will have stopped. i have sli mobo.
 
But what happens then? Do you wait til the 7900's price go down? I doubt the x1900 series' price will go down consideralby. Are you willing to wait and see and potentially loss out on the powercolor offer? If I was to decide, I'd check out if the powercolor offer is for real and if it is go for it. I mean 7900 will not be out til March 9 (if rumors are to be believed), so you're looking at two weeks. It might not seem that long but it's an eternity when you're on a budget.
 
the top end cards pricing will stay close to what it is now. the xtx might drop a few dollars but only to match up with the 7900. I believe the real price drops will be in the 7800 and 1800 series.
 
spaceman said:
the top end cards pricing will stay close to what it is now. the xtx might drop a few dollars but only to match up with the 7900. I believe the real price drops will be in the 7800 and 1800 series.
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Sure hope so, I feel dumb for wanting an x1800, with the prices on the 7800gts.
 
teenk said:
But what happens then? Do you wait til the 7900's price go down? I doubt the x1900 series' price will go down consideralby. Are you willing to wait and see and potentially loss out on the powercolor offer? If I was to decide, I'd check out if the powercolor offer is for real and if it is go for it. I mean 7900 will not be out til March 9 (if rumors are to be believed), so you're looking at two weeks. It might not seem that long but it's an eternity when you're on a budget.
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no i wouldnt wait for the 7900 to go down id just choose the one which was cheapest. and its connect3d not powercolour sorry, some generic brand, ill go check if theres any problems with that brand of xtx first i think. (theres another thread in here saying fix for BF2 with ati? whats wrong with ati and BF2?) its from overclockers uk. march 9th is an easy wait, ive already waited 4 months to build this rig (it was meant to be for christmas) and am in no hurry till oblivion gets out, nothing worth playing at the moment except BF2. keep in mind DX10 is coming and i dont want to waste £400 when we will all have to upgrade at vista anyway and will probably lose loads on the resale as everyone moves to DX10 and drops these cards like stinky poops.
 
IMO, it should, technology prices always go down. Btw it's affect not effect. ;)
 
It is rumored that The 7900's will be cheaper than the current X1900xtx. So I would guess there performance is lower. But if its better than I think X1900XTX will drop in price
 
00fil00 said:
no i wouldnt wait for the 7900 to go down id just choose the one which was cheapest. and its connect3d not powercolour sorry, some generic brand, ill go check if theres any problems with that brand of xtx first i think. (theres another thread in here saying fix for BF2 with ati? whats wrong with ati and BF2?) its from overclockers uk. march 9th is an easy wait, ive already waited 4 months to build this rig (it was meant to be for christmas) and am in no hurry till oblivion gets out, nothing worth playing at the moment except BF2. keep in mind DX10 is coming and i dont want to waste £400 when we will all have to upgrade at vista anyway and will probably lose loads on the resale as everyone moves to DX10 and drops these cards like stinky poops.
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I see what you're saying, but you said it yourself ave prices of xtx's over there are 450-500. 370 is a very good deal. And in two weeks even if prices do go down I doubt it would be substantial.
 
spaceman said:
the top end cards pricing will stay close to what it is now. the xtx might drop a few dollars but only to match up with the 7900. I believe the real price drops will be in the 7800 and 1800 series.
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I got my X1800XT off the Egg for $409 after rebate today.
 
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