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 8800GTS 320MB Shortage?, Shortage everywhere?

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kmarc
post Oct 31 2007, 12:36 AM

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If you're looking for a 8800 series cards, go for the 8800GT - very the value for money.

If you're looking for a cheap cheap 8800GTS card, go look in garage sales..... smile.gif
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post Oct 31 2007, 04:50 PM

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QUOTE(vey99 @ Oct 31 2007, 09:30 AM)
Sigh.. new buyers should go for 8800GT, but existing 8800GTS no reason to move at all. If ur 8800GTS user you probably wanna upgrade to Ultra level card rite...
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Remember that the 8800 GTS/GTX were top-end cards a month ago before the release of the 8800GT. And is there a reason why it should not be high-end cards now???

The reason why people are selling their GTSs is because they don't want to loose more money. However, rumours are saying that the price of 8800GT might go up. In that case, the prices of 2nd-hand GTSs might go up a bit too. Market trends....

For current 8800 owners, I don't think there is any point in upgrading to Ultra, unless it becomes damn cheap or you have $$$. It is better to wait for next gen cards that support DX10.1 (and whatever new features) before upgrading.....
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post Oct 31 2007, 07:11 PM

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QUOTE(168257061 @ Oct 31 2007, 06:46 PM)
DX10.1 ? DX10 era just started so fast get DX10.1  ? hm..i think DX10.1 is just like DX9 upgrade to DX9.0a/b/c....
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Yup, something like that. Just remember that current DX10 cards do not support DX10.1, although DX10.1 features might not be that important anyway.

ATI is supposed to release their 3800 series cards that support DX10.1/shader model 4.1..... next month, if I'm not mistaken. However, from the specs, doesn't look like it can compete with Nvidia's 8800 series cards....

 

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