[FUFME]

Nvidia's 8800 Ultra will cost a fortune


Be prepared to choke


By Charlie Demerjian: Monday 30 April 2007, 06:52

YESTERDAY WE said we would keep 8800 Ultra numbers short and sweet, but we got a little long winded.
This time we won't.

Nvidia has told OEMs that the MSRP of the Ultra is $829, and don't expect many. And they all lived happily ever after.

The end. µ


http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39265


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[TorterraEndor]

You need a PS3 to play PS3 games

You don't need a $800 video card to play top notch PC games(Fuck, $300 is overkill)

Point?

$800+ video cards isn't even new

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814195005

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: TorterraEndor on 2007-04-30 18:57 ]</font>

[Weeaboolits]

I stick to consoles.

[FUFME]

On 2007-04-30 18:40, TorterraEndor wrote:
You need a PS3 to play PS3 games

You don't need a $800 video card to play top notch PC games(Fuck, $300 is overkill)

Point?

$800+ video cards isn't even new

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814195005

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: TorterraEndor on 2007-04-30 18:57 ]</font>

That's for AUTOCAD and design stuff, not for Gaymers

[TorterraEndor]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143085

Ok?

You still ignored the point.

[VioletSkye]

It's true the FireGL cards, as well as the Quadro cards from nvidia, are not designed with gaming in mind. They are professional cards certified to work with specific design applications (CAD, CAE, PS, Video editting, etc.)

heh, yeah the water block edition cards are usually pretty expensive. the thing is, you really don't want to trust an expensive card like that to pre-installed water blocks. if you want to use liquid cooling (or better yet phase change cooling) you should install a quality water block yourself. The same thing goes for cases also. You can get pre-installed water cooling in some cases, but that's not advised.

Sorry went off topic there. Although I can afford a PS3, I have no real reason atm to get one so I'll wait until either 1. the price drops or 2. there is actually a game I really want and can't live without. Until then I'll stick to my PC and Wii


<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: VioletSkye on 2007-04-30 19:24 ]</font>

[FUFME]

On 2007-04-30 19:08, TorterraEndor wrote:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143085

Ok?

You still ignored the point.

Why do you keep posting HDCP and custom Water Cooled Video cards?

Im just posting a standard NVidia Card with a base price of $830- For Game System and Home End Users.

Of corse when the BFG version of the 8800 Ultra comes out with it's fancy Water cooled bells and whistles, it will be far more then $830-

[Tykwa]

Overclock... bam buy a cheap 200 card and overclock it...
mine ( on my gamr ) can run Oblivion with the settings maxed with "make it pretty" texture pack on 1600 at 28 fps ( 6 characters ) 46 fps ( in solo ) 60 ( no action ) for 3 hours before overheating...

Open case air-cooled

[TorterraEndor]

I was hesitant to post those links, but it stands. They're still video cards, whether you use it for gaming or multimedia(Though using Windows for multimedia is pretty lol in the first place).

Plus, if you ignore the link in my first post. You'd see the real point I was getting at. A $200 video card overclocked does the job of an $800 video card. You can't buy a $100 PS2 and overclock it to a PS3(Or something bizarre like that)

Edit: Since this thread is basically saying the PS3 is cheap for gaming, when it isn't.

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[FUFME]

Im used to buying Video cards up to twice a year, and spending up to $260-360 for a video card.

I was kinda refrencing it as the PS3 is not expensive as to when considering buying a high end video card for a PC just for playing a game.

These fancy video cards are far more expensive. It's not untill the last 2-3 years or anything after the GeForce 4 that these cards have been climbing past $400-650 just to play games on. - Only to have another Video card better come out 6 months later.