Anyone else notice the GTX 280 price drops?

Paradox Enigma · Jul 7, 2008, 04:19 PM

...just gotta love competition.

See GTX 280 going for as low as $459 now (MSI on newegg with rebate) - down from $650 last week!!!. Some early adopters ain't gonna be happy.

Still don't know if a $160 premium is worth it over the HD4870 though.?.?.? Last week it was a no-brainer, this week? AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Judas · Jul 7, 2008, 07:01 PM

i wove my hd4870

Paradox Enigma · Jul 8, 2008, 02:33 PM

I ordered one too (HD4870) - last week before the GTX 280 price drop. It arrives today. It replaces an 8800GTX. Last ATI I had was X800.... fingers crossed.

NUCLEARWINTER · Jul 11, 2008, 03:16 AM

these are confusing times indeed. at once i was what i suppose an ati fanboy. but thru the repeated beatdowns handed to them by nvidia, i currently have an nvidia card and am happy(other than the whole artifact at stock timings thing.)(xfx7900) there used to be a definitive answer to which trumps what. now that line is blurred with what features work best with what application you have in mind. blazing fast framerates vs beautiful visual quality. superclocked cores w/gddr3 vs gddr5. such is the wonderful world of competition.

gotta love it.

MGaz · Jul 18, 2008, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by NUCLEARWINTER

these are confusing times indeed. at once i was what i suppose an ati fanboy. but thru the repeated beatdowns handed to them by nvidia, i currently have an nvidia card and am happy(other than the whole artifact at stock timings thing.)(xfx7900) there used to be a definitive answer to which trumps what. now that line is blurred with what features work best with what application you have in mind. blazing fast framerates vs beautiful visual quality. superclocked cores w/gddr3 vs gddr5. such is the wonderful world of competition.

gotta love it.

i'll take beautiful visuals every time, if frame rate allows.

Mofobishop · Aug 18, 2008, 07:23 PM

I sell the GTX 260 in my computers for 260 installed... It has come down a bunch, you are right..

Jul 7, 2008, 04:19 PM	#1
Paradox Enigma Lurker Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Planet Earth (I think) Posts: 126 Rep Power: 0	Anyone else notice the GTX 280 price drops? ...just gotta love competition. See GTX 280 going for as low as $459 now (MSI on newegg with rebate) - down from $650 last week!!!. Some early adopters ain't gonna be happy. Still don't know if a $160 premium is worth it over the HD4870 though.?.?.? Last week it was a no-brainer, this week? AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! __________________ ...thread killer...

Jul 8, 2008, 02:33 PM	Thread Starter #3
Paradox Enigma Lurker Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Planet Earth (I think) Posts: 126 Rep Power: 0	I ordered one too (HD4870) - last week before the GTX 280 price drop. It arrives today. It replaces an 8800GTX. Last ATI I had was X800.... fingers crossed. __________________ ...thread killer...

Jul 11, 2008, 03:16 AM	#4
NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	these are confusing times indeed. at once i was what i suppose an ati fanboy. but thru the repeated beatdowns handed to them by nvidia, i currently have an nvidia card and am happy(other than the whole artifact at stock timings thing.)(xfx7900) there used to be a definitive answer to which trumps what. now that line is blurred with what features work best with what application you have in mind. blazing fast framerates vs beautiful visual quality. superclocked cores w/gddr3 vs gddr5. such is the wonderful world of competition. gotta love it. __________________ insert witty comment here!

Aug 18, 2008, 07:23 PM	#6
Mofobishop DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	I sell the GTX 260 in my computers for 260 installed... It has come down a bunch, you are right..