should i get the 6800GT now?

[theholylancer]

i need to know the market trend on vid cards, i heard they gona drop the price of the 6800 and the 7800 dramaticly... now i can get the evga 6800GT for 479 in canada (anitec) and i would want to know will the 7800 GTX or GT be like 579 CAD? or some where near there... anyone?

 

[Gamer_369]

Well, I'm not quite familiar with Canadian Currency, but right now you can get the Geforce 7800 GTX for as low as $525 US off of Newegg.

The Geforce 7800 GT is rumored to come priced at around $449 US dollars. But following the trend of the GTX, in the first couple months, prices could decrease to potentially in the $300 range.

I foresee the 6800 GT Dropping in price, but closer to when the full lineup of the Ge 7000 series is actually introduced, which I expect to be sometime close to the release of ATI's r520.

I would also bet we see the 7800 GTX fall in price, again, near the release of the r520, simply due to competition. How low it would drop may depend on cost of the competiting card. Ultimately, though, I wouldn't be surprised if when that happens, we could see prices as low as $499. Heck, I've even seen people say they've already gotten in that low with coupons and such.

The best thing to do is probably just wait, but if that's not an option, then you could be shooting yourself in the foot if prices were to see a somewhat drop.

 

[theholylancer]

man if my machine wasn;t a PIII i'd wait... in canada it cost 700 to get a GTX....

 

[MynameisBond]

I heard the GT is coming out August 11, wouldnt it significantly lower the 6800 GT price since its the direct upgrade for one? Ive been waiting for the PCI-e 6800GT to drop to around 250.

 

[theholylancer]

hmm i think i will call em up and see wassup if they offer me som discount on the 7800GTX then i migh get that lol or wait the order out

 

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[theholylancer]

lol i'm on 1024 x 800 my monitor is a 17 inch crt lol actually on this topic, do the 6800GT perform almost the same as the 7800GTX or the watered downed GTX to GT speeds on such "small" res?

 

[fate]

Yes on low res the higher performing cards are nearly the same or worse then some mid-ranger cards. Especially if you're on ::shudder: 800x600.

 

[theholylancer]

ok 7800GTX out the door! save $$ for nice water cooling in the door! and some games of mine only runs at 800x600! or 300x200 (i think)...... only time i'd have to worry is when i want to hoock me pc to my tv some crt 24 inch i belive... i think that the evga 6800GT gets a TV out, but i dought i will use it that often as that i don;t have wireless mouse and keyboard, so it'll be for movies only i guess (i got a cheap a$$ 50 dollar dvd player and my dvd burner cost about 120..........)