Lol Nvidia!

inactionman

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Nvdia 200 series pricing shocker! £470 + delivery for a 280 GTX, but then that is launch day at OCUK.

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The reviews are good, nice performance, but I'm shocked. Shocked at the power they require, the cooling and the bloody price!

If ATI get their act together and deliver a decent set of cards in the 48x0's then I think I know what most people will be buying!

A 4870 would be the first ATI card I've bought since my 9800Pro in ages past.
 

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It's bloody huge!
How much power would it require?
 

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Trouble is it's not even that much of a leap forward from the current series of cards. They are quicker without doubt, but £300 quicker? I'd stick with my 8800GT and spend 300 quid on something more worthwhile.
 

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Yeah, apparently it draws ~350W at load on it's own!

I doubt there will be any 280GX2's any time soon, else it would end up with it's own box like the Nvidia professional boxes!
 

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fuck me been a while since i purcased a card last one being the 7800gs agp.

with that much mem you should be abel to run tux on it or somat
 

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I don't think I want Ati software on my comp, nor want to put up with SLI quirks, nor spend £450 on a gfx card! What a time for my card to blow up huh ;-)
 

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just buy another 8800 and slap it in sli or whatever?
 

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Lol, quad sli never worked, well maybe in 1 driver revision, plus the performance was terrible. Quadfire works slightly better I'm told, but it's all a case of diminishing returns!
 

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Trouble is it's not even that much of a leap forward from the current series of cards. They are quicker without doubt, but £300 quicker? I'd stick with my 8800GT and spend 300 quid on something more worthwhile.
A second 8800GT? :)
 

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mmm die shrinked :)

more efficient cooling and less power usage!
 

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