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11-12-06, 09:29 AM
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Nvidia And AMD Accused Of Price Hiking
Nvidia an AMD are currently embroiled in an antitrust class action suit which alleges that they sold graphics processing units and cards to artificially inflated levels. Do we pay too much for the latest in 'pixel pushers', or are you content in forking out whatever the manufacturer demands. Feeling cheated? Feel free to voice your opinion here...
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11-12-06, 09:47 AM
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It almost goes without saying that we get taken for a ride when it comes to GPU pricing.
Take the jump from the X1900XT to the X1900XT-X - a 25mhz core increase and a massive price increase to boot.
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11-12-06, 10:02 AM
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cheaper gpu ftw!
i hope something good gets done over this,gpu prices are a major rip off
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11-12-06, 11:59 AM
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I agree they are very expensive but if you compare it to CPUs they start to look like a bargain imo. Look at the FX and EE chips often double the price for only an unlocked multi.
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11-12-06, 12:13 PM
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Shock horror tbh...
Who DIDN'T know they were doing that?
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11-12-06, 12:41 PM
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The cost of a one off chip and pcb is massive but once they go into mass production the value of them takes one big fat nosedive, and its not like every new card coming out is a total re-design. The technology that has gone into say a 6200 is not THAT different to a 7800 in terms of production methods but i wouldnt bat an eyelid if someone threw a 6200 out the window of a moving car (those cards may not be the best examples) which just shows that we are not paying for anything actually physically worth it
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11-12-06, 02:59 PM
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Gpu prices hvae gone of the charts in recent years.. 
It because of all us Benchers and gamers demanding them so PRICES GO BOOM! 
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11-12-06, 11:07 PM
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always annoying to think you can buy a new desktop setup for the price of a top end card ! 
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13-12-06, 10:46 AM
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Yeah but the majority of people that buy top end cards don't have to worry about the price. Thankfully for the rest of us that do have to worry about money there's the joy of overclocking the s**t out of something and there are forums like this one to celebrate that fact. OC3D and overclocking ftw!
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13-12-06, 02:42 PM
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I think top cards (i mean the best of the best) should be no more than £200 imo 
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