If GFX Cards cost too much, what's your limit?

***craig5320*** · Oct 24, 2005, 08:03 PM

Vote!

Sandok · Oct 24, 2005, 08:18 PM

Well now I'd not go over 399 but before, I dished out 550 $ bucks for my card... But I just realized it wasn't worht it

pr0digal jenius · Oct 24, 2005, 08:20 PM

I'm game for anything up to about $400....or even $450 if it's unique in performance, cooling design, and comes with a few games/software I like.

PS - those prices include standard 3 day FedEx shipping, as my 6800GT by XFX was about the top dollar I'll go for and it shipped for $415

Vikingod · Oct 24, 2005, 08:29 PM

I am going to be a hypocrit on this one and say they cost too much. i just paiod an ungoddly amount IMO, but I still think they cost too damn much. When you can buy a whole console for the price of one GFX card, they are too expensive. I am actually surprised they can still compete with the consoles at all anymore, and will be surprised if they can continue with the consoles getting better and serving more of a purpose than just games.

kelticknight · Oct 24, 2005, 08:35 PM

paid 500 euros for my last ati card[x800xt pe]
will not be paying anmore than that next time
ati x1800xt with 256 ram is 556 euros and 1800xt with 512 ran is close to 700 euros
no way am l dishing out that kind of money on ati or even nvidia card,when you wont see the difference now,would rather by new amd x2 top line cpu
just my 2 cents

**temeteus82** · Oct 24, 2005, 08:40 PM

in euros ~200 €

Majin GeoDooD · Oct 24, 2005, 08:45 PM

Previously I would never spend much on a card. In the past couple years I've owned, in this order, a Radeon 9200, Radeon 9500 Pro, and now a Radeon X700 Pro.

However, I make more money now, so I believe I'm gonna have to purchase an X1800 XL. It's just such a badass card.

kelticknight · Oct 24, 2005, 08:52 PM

my prices wher based on overclockers.co.uk in pounds to euros
just checked komplett
ati x1800 xt with 512 ram =565 euros
ati x1800xl with 256 ram = 475 euros
bit of difference

Dark Lord · Oct 24, 2005, 09:23 PM

400.00 US is the most ill go for a card, and it almost hurt paying that much for the card ive got now.

Bart1987 · Oct 24, 2005, 09:53 PM

I never spend more than 240euro's for a videocard. And at the moment I wouldn't spend more than that on one either. After a year a 500euro card is only worth 200, if it isn't less, so I rather buy a card that has been on the market for a while and dropped in price than buy the best there is and see the same card for half of the price 1/2-1year later.

Sonata · Oct 24, 2005, 09:54 PM

I paid just over 200 George Bush's for my pci express XpertVision x800 with 12 pipes, I don't think I would pay much more than that on another one.

Randy P · Oct 24, 2005, 10:20 PM

I paid over $600 once, but will likely not again...unless I find a better job..lol

ReDGuiTaR · Oct 24, 2005, 11:23 PM

200-399$ canadian is the most i will pay for a card ... i have the money to pay more but just find that they push a little too far ... look at the XboX360, ATI 48pipelines ( more powerful that the X1800XT ), DVD-ROM, HardDrive, 3 x 3.0Ghz P4 cpu, ect... will cost 500$ canadian !!!! A x1800XT will cost around 650$ canadian alone !!!! Damn, someone must be laughing hard at us !

Rasta Monsta · Oct 25, 2005, 12:01 AM

More money than brains here!!

rasta

soloz2 · Oct 25, 2005, 12:10 AM

I definately think that graphics cards are overpriced. I paid probably about $400 total for my two 6600GT's and they were easier to justify because I could buy one at a time. I'm considering buying a 7800GT and I'm seriously having a hard time justifing the 375 for one of those. And once I justifiy it, my wife prob won't.

I'd like to see the prices come down some. I don't see any problem with brand new top of the line cards being expensive, but personally I think 500+ is just rediculous!

riles9262 · Oct 25, 2005, 12:28 AM

I spent 349 cad$ on my 9800pro, but now, I wouldn't go higher than 299, which is what a x800xl costs...

Drakon · Oct 25, 2005, 01:52 AM

The most I'll pay is $400, which includes shipping. I payed $375 for my x850xt pe although it had a $50 mail in rebate which i didn't mail in

ReDGuiTaR · Oct 25, 2005, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakon

The most I'll pay is $400, which includes shipping. I payed $375 for my x850xt pe although it had a $50 mail in rebate which i didn't mail in

Yeah ... people not using their mail in rebate are over 40% ... that's why they dont give instant rebate ...

Lchevy79 · Oct 25, 2005, 02:25 AM

well i think 300 is the limit for me, hell you buy the games for 60 bucks now for the dvd and most of the time its plain crap

Sargentwhitey · Oct 25, 2005, 03:22 AM

200-399$ is the MAX I'd ever go. I currently am aiming for a 6600GT SLi system though

Since I already have one :P

Master Shake · Oct 25, 2005, 03:40 AM

I paid almost $400 for my 6800gt and then a few month later a 7800gt was cheaper than that...

The damn thing dropped $100 two weeks after I bought it. These things are WAY overpriced. It would be different if they were at least close to top of the line for a year or more. Instead, you buy a high-end card and then it's only mid-range within six months. They just keep coming out with new games that kill your card. If they had longer lives I think that the cost could be justified. I really wish programmers would make their stuff more efficient rather than really on faster hardware to run their bloated buggy software.

BWX · Oct 25, 2005, 03:54 AM

$200-$399 <-- I voted that... but I really don't think they are overpriced.. The market will dictate the price of anything as long as no one has a monopoly..

I Won't pay over 300 because I just don't have the money to throw around like that right now.. If I had the money, and wanted a better card and had to pay 450 bucks to get it, then I would pay it..

The main problem with them is that they go down in value faster than anything I can think of.. You pay 550 bucks for a card now, and in a year it may only be worth 250 or less. It seems almost a waste.

IvanV · Oct 25, 2005, 10:12 AM

Well, actually, I'd say that there is a monopoly: we've got two manufacturers both holding a nice share of the market, completely controling it, and dictating the prices together. This way, they are playing it safe, preventing big market shifts, and still both of them make a nice profit.

I voted $199 as my current card costed me 170 euros, but I'm not likely to make even such a "humble" purchace any time soon. If i had more money, I'd probably be more "generous", but never $400+.

SFOSOK · Oct 25, 2005, 10:37 AM

paid 500

BWX · Oct 25, 2005, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvanV

Well, actually, I'd say that there is a monopoly: we've got two manufacturers both holding a nice share of the market, completely controling it, and dictating the prices together.

I think they are in competition with each other.. and it is a cut throat business. I doubt very highly they are conspiring together to control prices.

monopoly- (mono means one, not two)

I just don't think that is happening, I think it is expensive to design and produce cutting edge technology, and the price of the products reflect that.

Rayder · Oct 25, 2005, 11:03 AM

$200-$399. (personally, $300 is my limit)

Regardless of what video card I get, it will be obsolete in 1-3 years. So, I'm not paying the highest price for "cutting edge". I look for "bang for the buck" when I choose my VPUs.

My 9800 is serving me fine for the moment. I'm gonna push it for all the time it's got left. I'll choose a $300 or less card (whatever that might be) when the 9800 can't cut it anymore.

I figure that means changing the motherboard at the very least. It's gonna be awhile before I upgrade......

BWX · Oct 25, 2005, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayder

$200-$399. (personally, $300 is my limit)

Regardless of what video card I get, it will be obsolete in 1-3 years. So, I'm not paying the highest price for "cutting edge". I look for "bang for the buck" when I choose my VPUs.

My 9800 is serving me fine for the moment. I'm gonna push it for all the time it's got left. I'll choose a $300 or less card (whatever that might be) when the 9800 can't cut it anymore.

I figure that means changing the motherboard at the very least. It's gonna be awhile before I upgrade......

You would be very happy with an x800xl AGP.. I have the same mindset you do about this, and I got that card and I couldn't be happier with it.

vitriolic · Oct 25, 2005, 02:47 PM

£300 which equates to roughly $533US is my limit.

the most expensive X1800XT on overclockers.co.uk is £469 thats a wallet busting $834US. Gotta be seriously loaded and have an understanding wife (yeah right!) to get one of these.

kelticknight · Oct 25, 2005, 03:08 PM

komplett seems to be cheaper than overclockers,have bought alot of stuff from overclockers,pays to shop around,still alot for graphic card
cheaper to buy xbox 360

daedal · Oct 25, 2005, 03:11 PM

I'm thinking between 300.00$ ~ 350.00$

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kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	paid 500 euros for my last ati card[x800xt pe] will not be paying anmore than that next time ati x1800xt with 256 ram is 556 euros and 1800xt with 512 ran is close to 700 euros no way am l dishing out that kind of money on ati or even nvidia card,when you wont see the difference now,would rather by new amd x2 top line cpu just my 2 cents __________________

Oct 24, 2005, 08:45 PM	#7
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Oct 24, 2005, 08:52 PM	#8
kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	my prices wher based on overclockers.co.uk in pounds to euros just checked komplett ati x1800 xt with 512 ram =565 euros ati x1800xl with 256 ram = 475 euros bit of difference __________________

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Oct 24, 2005, 08:18 PM	#2
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Well now I'd not go over 399 but before, I dished out 550 $ bucks for my card... But I just realized it wasn't worht it

Oct 24, 2005, 08:20 PM	#3
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	I'm game for anything up to about $400....or even $450 if it's unique in performance, cooling design, and comes with a few games/software I like. PS - those prices include standard 3 day FedEx shipping, as my 6800GT by XFX was about the top dollar I'll go for and it shipped for $415

Oct 24, 2005, 08:29 PM	#4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	I am going to be a hypocrit on this one and say they cost too much. i just paiod an ungoddly amount IMO, but I still think they cost too damn much. When you can buy a whole console for the price of one GFX card, they are too expensive. I am actually surprised they can still compete with the consoles at all anymore, and will be surprised if they can continue with the consoles getting better and serving more of a purpose than just games.

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Bart1987 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 634 Rep Power: 0	I never spend more than 240euro's for a videocard. And at the moment I wouldn't spend more than that on one either. After a year a 500euro card is only worth 200, if it isn't less, so I rather buy a card that has been on the market for a while and dropped in price than buy the best there is and see the same card for half of the price 1/2-1year later.

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Sonata DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hot as hell in summer Posts: 284 Rep Power: 0	I paid just over 200 George Bush's for my pci express XpertVision x800 with 12 pipes, I don't think I would pay much more than that on another one.

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Oct 24, 2005, 11:23 PM	#13
ReDGuiTaR DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Quebec , Canada Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	200-399$ canadian is the most i will pay for a card ... i have the money to pay more but just find that they push a little too far ... look at the XboX360, ATI 48pipelines ( more powerful that the X1800XT ), DVD-ROM, HardDrive, 3 x 3.0Ghz P4 cpu, ect... will cost 500$ canadian !!!! A x1800XT will cost around 650$ canadian alone !!!! Damn, someone must be laughing hard at us ! __________________ Zing a ling... zing a ling a ling ... A8N-E - A64x2 4600, 2048 Mb Kingston ram 400mhz cas 2.5 ( 2 x 1024 DualChannel ), Seagate 320 Gig 7200 16Mb cache S-ata 2, GeForce 7900GT 512MB, Enermax 460watt power supply, WindowsXP SP2.

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soloz2 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 362 Rep Power: 0	I definately think that graphics cards are overpriced. I paid probably about $400 total for my two 6600GT's and they were easier to justify because I could buy one at a time. I'm considering buying a 7800GT and I'm seriously having a hard time justifing the 375 for one of those. And once I justifiy it, my wife prob won't. I'd like to see the prices come down some. I don't see any problem with brand new top of the line cards being expensive, but personally I think 500+ is just rediculous! __________________ [COLOR=gray][COLOR=red]CPU:[/COLOR] AMD Opteron 165 CCBBE @ 2.8Ghz [/COLOR] [COLOR=gray][COLOR=red]Motherboard:[/COLOR] DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert [COLOR=red]Memory:[/COLOR] 2gb G.Skill F1-4000USU2-2 [COLOR=red]Video:[/COLOR] Asus 7900GT TOP @ 700/1700 [COLOR=red]Sound:[/COLOR] Modded X-Fi Elite Pro [COLOR=red]HD:[/COLOR] 2x Seagate 250Gb RAID 0, 1 Seagate 320Gb [COLOR=red]Optical Drives:[/COLOR] Sony DVD-Rom, Plextor 16x DVD DL RW [COLOR=red]Case:[/COLOR] CM Stacker [COLOR=red]PSU:[/COLOR] PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 [COLOR=red]Cooling:[/COLOR] Custom Water [COLOR=yellow][COLOR=red]Keyboard/Mouse:[/COLOR] [/COLOR]Saitec Eclipse & Logitech MX518 with a Razer ExactMat mouse pad [COLOR=red]Sound:[/COLOR] Modded X-fi > Soloz Audio Silver IC > Maxed PIMETA > Beyer DT 770 Pro/80 cans [COLOR=red]HTPC:[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=gray]AMD 3800X2[/COLOR][COLOR=gray], Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, G.Skill 2GB DDR400, MSI 6600GT, Haupauge PVR150, SB [/COLOR][COLOR=gray]Audigy 2ZS[/COLOR][COLOR=gray], Samsung 16x DVD DL RW, Sunbeam Nuuo PSU, Antec P180 case, AC Freezer64 Pro, Viewsonic N2750w LCD HDTV Heatware eBay [/COLOR]

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Oct 25, 2005, 03:22 AM	#20
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Master Shake DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 310 Rep Power: 0	I paid almost $400 for my 6800gt and then a few month later a 7800gt was cheaper than that... The damn thing dropped $100 two weeks after I bought it. These things are WAY overpriced. It would be different if they were at least close to top of the line for a year or more. Instead, you buy a high-end card and then it's only mid-range within six months. They just keep coming out with new games that kill your card. If they had longer lives I think that the cost could be justified. I really wish programmers would make their stuff more efficient rather than really on faster hardware to run their bloated buggy software.

Oct 25, 2005, 03:54 AM	#22
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	$200-$399 <-- I voted that... but I really don't think they are overpriced.. The market will dictate the price of anything as long as no one has a monopoly.. I Won't pay over 300 because I just don't have the money to throw around like that right now.. If I had the money, and wanted a better card and had to pay 450 bucks to get it, then I would pay it.. The main problem with them is that they go down in value faster than anything I can think of.. You pay 550 bucks for a card now, and in a year it may only be worth 250 or less. It seems almost a waste. __________________

Oct 25, 2005, 10:12 AM	#23
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,917 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Well, actually, I'd say that there is a monopoly: we've got two manufacturers both holding a nice share of the market, completely controling it, and dictating the prices together. This way, they are playing it safe, preventing big market shifts, and still both of them make a nice profit. I voted $199 as my current card costed me 170 euros, but I'm not likely to make even such a "humble" purchace any time soon. If i had more money, I'd probably be more "generous", but never $400+. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Oct 25, 2005, 10:37 AM	#24
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Oct 25, 2005, 11:03 AM	#26
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	$200-$399. (personally, $300 is my limit) Regardless of what video card I get, it will be obsolete in 1-3 years. So, I'm not paying the highest price for "cutting edge". I look for "bang for the buck" when I choose my VPUs. My 9800 is serving me fine for the moment. I'm gonna push it for all the time it's got left. I'll choose a $300 or less card (whatever that might be) when the 9800 can't cut it anymore. I figure that means changing the motherboard at the very least. It's gonna be awhile before I upgrade......

Oct 25, 2005, 02:47 PM	#28
vitriolic DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	£300 which equates to roughly $533US is my limit. the most expensive X1800XT on overclockers.co.uk is £469 thats a wallet busting $834US. Gotta be seriously loaded and have an understanding wife (yeah right!) to get one of these.

Oct 25, 2005, 03:08 PM	#29
kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	komplett seems to be cheaper than overclockers,have bought alot of stuff from overclockers,pays to shop around,still alot for graphic card cheaper to buy xbox 360 __________________

Oct 25, 2005, 03:11 PM	#30
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	I'm thinking between 300.00$ ~ 350.00$ __________________