Geforce 9500 and 9400 are delayed
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Just so you know both links to get here from the article are dead, but I kinda feel sorry for all those ppl buying 1Gb 8500s and probably telling all their friends "I have a 1Gb graphics card in my computer". Seems to me that the 9500/9400 won't really be a big jump anyway, as things tend to advance much more slowly at the low-end as far as I can tell. Hope that nVidia do slacken off a bit with the whole 9-series, then ATi can get some good cards out in the gaps at a price-point which is competitive, like they did with the 3850/3870.
Rastalovich
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Somebody there doesn`t know what they`re doing, or is new to the pc market.
New people signed up recently ?
New people signed up recently ?
Allargando
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This problem says one thing to me
Nvidia should have spent more time developing the 9xxx series
Nvidia should have spent more time developing the 9xxx series
Rastalovich
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name='Allargando' said:
Exactly.
If your going for this sort of card, you want desktop/office type performance with perhaps some media prospects.
You certainly wouldn`t upgrade from a 8400/8500 unless you were needing to spend for the sake of it.
Even still, these cards don`t exactly empty shelves quickly, and to be fair, when the next gen is on the horizon u can pick them up for £20-£30 easy.. or pay more for a 9 series low end card ?
Q4 08 would probably be a viable time for release.
FarFarAway
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Pah, it's just good marketing sense. Delay the release of the new cards to help disty's and partners get rid of old stock, been happening for years
NobodyNowhereNothing
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name='Kempez' said:
But why announce them in the first place? I mean 8XXX series are a very strong series in my opinion, shouldnt they be here longer before new cards come out? Taking in mind the fact the the 9XXX series doesn't exactly have anything new to them! I was taking a project the other week, to build a gaming PC for a customer however it was cancelled as he heard about the new 9XXX series and he decided to wait ... I explained him what i could but its just the way of numbering the cards ... For example a 8800GTS is faster than the 9600 right? Well the customer wouldnt understand that .. just because the number is higher they think its a better card! Now good luck explaining this! Or maybe that's what this companies want?
I am really confused!
FarFarAway
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The 8600's weren't the greatest
Nvidia announce products to get people like us who are tech savvy to anticipate their release. They keep the old cards on the shelves and don't release the new ones for the exact reason you've been saying....if they released the newer high numbered cards then people wouldn't buy the old ones.
Thusly: good marketing strategy
Nvidia announce products to get people like us who are tech savvy to anticipate their release. They keep the old cards on the shelves and don't release the new ones for the exact reason you've been saying....if they released the newer high numbered cards then people wouldn't buy the old ones.
Thusly: good marketing strategy
Rastalovich
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I`d buy the 8400/8500 if the 9400/9500 was out, cos the price would be probably half. And for what your going to put it in.. there`s no competition aspect performance wize.
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