geforce 8800 gts, When and will prices drop?? and how low?

I am very anxious to get started on my pc build. Budget is tight, so I am waiting in hopes of the geforce 8800 series (esp gts) will drop due to the new cards hitting the market. I realize that in technology prices always drop, So yea one day the card will be very affordable. BUT what I am wanting to know if anyone has heard anything about the geforce 8800 series, if they plan on dropping prices relatively soon and by how much (within a month, versus prices in 2 months) I really do not want to wait any longer than 2 months, but if there is not going to be any significant within this time frame, I plan on just going ahead on purchasing. I am SO glad I waited for the processor price to drop (heard there was going to be a big drop in the athlon x2 6000, and yay I was not dissappointed!) So does anyone know anything about the geforce 8800 cards if/when the price will drop, by approximately how much and when it will happen? Thanks in advance for any info you can give me and any others that have been wondering the same thing. (I did some research but could not find much info)

I dont see the GTS and GTX dropping much till summertime, and even then prob only about $50 or so. They are excellent cards well above the competition on through the summer. The true tale will be when the first Direct X 10 games come out and the benches with these 2 and ATI's new cards compared to each other. I just got my GTS a few weeks ago and its worth every cent I paid! Oh and the 6000+ rocks, dont let those online reviews fool you comparing to Intel crapola, get it!

Just on pure speculation I'm guessing a $25 drop on the 320mb and $50 on the 640.

I was trying to hold back but yeah I have the e6400 at 3.2Ghz, and that makes it a little faster than the EX6800. As far as 1024x768 I have the 8800GTS 640mb and it's perfect at 1680x1050. It's pretty obvious that Soldier37 is an idiot fanboy of BS.

Comments this are why I hate these forums sometimes, such closed minded people.

at newegg the evga 8800 gts actually went UP $30 recently for some stupid reason although there is a mail in rebate which sux

I've been waiting for the 8600 to come out, hoping to avoid the cost of an 8800. However, the 8600 is turning out to be a poor card in almost every review I have read. I hope you are right about the 8800gts going down to about $240.

ROTFLMAO Me Intel Crapola E6400 which I have at 3.6 ghz would take a massive sh1t all over your 6000+



Fanboys, Fanboys, Fanboys. What would we do without them? Besides having a better environment on the forums.

Me personally, I'm going for the cheapest thing I can get, and last the longest. Thats why I'm going Intel route for the E4300 + Watercooling.

I'm not a fanboy, I just get what is available at a relatively good price.

Your the man EnforcerFX, that is a good way of thinking...buy whats best for your money and not what name looks prettier... very rare around these parts! lol

Best,

3Ball

Stick to the Topic, geez...

there might be small price drops here and there, but the most of it will come when the R600 comes out, and hopefully they'll release a 8900 or something which might help drop price also

When is the 8900gtx going to be released?And will it take over the price segment of current 8800gtx? Will the 8900 series be 80nm in fab process or smaller? Does the 8600 series require any extra power cables? How about the geforce 9 series, heard that its in the works...

r600 for 399? don`t count on it! rumors keep us talking over here but are not to be taken that seriously........

the 8600gts (ultra anyone?) would get 64 shaders and 256bit mem according to the first rumors and `` it will cost 200 dollars``. yeah right!
they ended up with half the specs and 50 dollar premium price

if ati has a winner then it will cost around 500-600 bucks i think.
they could use the extra dollars right now, so why should they give it away for 399 when it`s the best thing that money can buy (at that point)?

i seriously doubt it! I wouldnt waste my time on a Intel pos. On top of that get a real monitor while your at it, 22' is for teenagers oh and get a real phone, car, house, woman etc....Im done wasting my time here with your punk a%$. Oh and one more thing, try serving your country and doing something with yourself than buying crap parts and worrying about what others say about your crap processor!

...19 year US Army SFC 3 War veteran and proud AMD X2 6000+ owner

You need to stop talking you are making yourself look like a complete àss. I highly doubt you are in your late thirties as you are showing the maturity of a thirteen year old.

Ok, well the 6000+ is a $240 processor on newegg, and as of next week the E6600 is going to be around $225, so getting that and the motherboard for intel depending on what you get...sure it may take u over slightly, but if you get the E6420 that will be releasing for around $185 then you will have made up for the cost and then a small OC puts your performance much higher than that of a 6000+. Or he could go with the E4x00 series and OC and have even better value. After the price cut I see no reason to buy AMD at this point. And if OC'ing is not an option than it is difficult for me to recommend something because I flat out dont understand the Idea of not OC'ing. So with the budget in mind, I still think intel is the better way to go. Even getting an E6400 or E6300 before the price cuts I think is a better way to go than the 6000+. When Barci comes this may all change...only time will tell!

Best,

3Ball