Nvidia's GeForce GTX260 Cards Debut Well Above MSRP
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Nvidia’s GTX260 cards are hitting retail shelves today and if you are looking to buy one of these cards, don’t expect to get a good deal. At least we have not been able to spot a card at the suggested retail price of $399 today.
The cheapest GTX260 models appear to be EVGA’s cars with retails prices hovering around $435. XFX, PNY and Palit cards are slightly more expensive with an observed price range of $440 to $530. BFG cards are traditionally pricey and the GTX260 is no exception. These cards are currently offered between $575 and $750. At that point, you may want to consider a GTX280 card, which are on the market from about $645.
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njalterio nvidia makes MOST of its money from vendors like Dell & HP.
People put a precieved performance on price, not benchmarks.
Bingo...give dariushro a point....Nvidia has a great pr machine.
Newegg has 4 GTX260 cards at $399, including a BFG card. On a side note, they also have the PNY GTX280 for $600 after $50 rebate.
Thanks for flaming me...lol. I was mainly referring to the enthusiast market. Not Dell, HP, etc.
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You think they would have check the egg, as far as I can tell its the defacto standard for cheap pricing on computer parts.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130370
The 4870 isn't faster than the GTX 280 in most cases (I think it won 3Dmark06 but I hardly count those benchmarks)
BUT, in all cases where the crossfire functions (there are some games where crossfire doesn't scale or causes a performance impact but in fairness, there are other games where SLI does the same thing) two 4870 cards in crossfire will stop a new mudhole in a GTX280. And that is exactly what AMD/ATI was aiming for.