9800GTX spotted on an EU site.

[Toxcity]

9800GTX spotted and Cheap!

News Article.

 

[Ham]

Hmm, Still sceptical weather these will be any good as an upgrade...

 

[Daza]

Now add on all the taxes and launch prices it seems the £250~£300 rumors might be true.

Think Ill wait a month or two for the prices to stablize and stock to be available.:wavey:

 

[PP Mguire]

Looks like an OCed GTS 512 with tri-sli ability.. MEH

 

[Toxcity]

Pretty crap to be honest.

Im leaning towards the GX2 at the moment.

 

[DavidT]

AH! I just bought a GT

Owel, I went with EVGA, so I guess I could always Step-Up. Then again, it's probably gonna be about $300 here, which is bit much.

 

[Ham]

AH! I just bought a GT

Owel, I went with EVGA, so I guess I could always Step-Up. Then again, it's probably gonna be about $300 here, which is bit much.

I rekon they'll be so little difference it wouldn't be worth the time pulling the card out the machine.

I really hope I'm wrong tbh. Very wrong. But nvidia havn't priced it nealy high enough to be anything new.

 

[Phoenix]

Well, I don't think those prices are real at all...If I convert the price I paid for a brand spankin' new 8800GTS 512 just a couple of months ago, the 9800GTX is just about 10£ more expensive. It doesn't seem real to me at all....

 

[PP Mguire]

It does, 10 bucks more for tri SLI ability and a factory OC with a GTS 512 chip. Yup, real.

 

[Phoenix]

But, who needs Tri-sli? Unless you're only using it to benchmark? I'm ok with my 3Dmark-score of 19k with only 2 cards in SLI. Tri-SLI is overkill and overpriced for any regular end-user.

 

[Ham]

Hence why this card is a moronic step by nvidia and should only be bought if your upgrading from a 7800GT or somthing.

 

[Phoenix]

Right. You could see this as an insult to all those who bough an 8800-card in the recent past. I'm not pro overpricing, but this is rediculous. I mean, have the decency to price the card above £300, at least in the introduction-phase. Then, a month after, drop the prices as much as you want, then your previous costumers won't feel ripped off.

 

[Phoenix]

Btw, isn't the 9xxx-series supposed to run the G94-chip, or am I just making a shot in the dark here? Cause it says G92 in the ad.

 

[PP Mguire]

9600GT uses G94 and the 9800GTX uses G92 like the 8800GT and GTS 512.

And you can use tri-sli with resolution as big as 2560x1200 and alot of people have 1900x1200 now. The 9600GTs scale extremely well so im sure the 9800s will scale well too make it a ebtter buy to SLI with than the 8800GT and GTS. So this card isnt exactly pointless, its just a nice upgrade for people like me who have a 7900 series or below.

 

[Rastalovich]

Thing being tho, as a badged next gen, it should be a viable upgrade for those of us with 8800s. Whole thing`s a marketing crock imo.

The price tells you how good it is.

 

[PP Mguire]

Price reflect rebadged hardware with a few tweaks. Dont see whats so bad about that. I also dont see why all the 8800 goers are complaining so much. It just means you dont have to fry your wallet becasue a new card came out. But its great becasue a guy like me who wanted an 8800GTS 512mb can get a 9800GTX instead and be current for cheap