256 bit memory bus in the mid end
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Again, as I pointed out earlier, to provide a 256MB board they would need to have a different reference board design, which is something I doubt they'd bother doing. Given that 9800 PRO is rapidly dropping to the sub $200 barrier I don't think its board costs any longer that will prevent further 256-bit bussed boards.
DaveBaumann said:
Market positioning is another matter though.
The hope here comes from the fact that portable computers are gradually taking over the home market. To date, both ATI and nVidia has utilized their middle level desktop parts as high-end portable chips (or possibly the other way around). Portables always use LCD screens which makes using them at native resolution highly desireable, and the high pixel to pixel contrast makes anti-aliasing very desireable as well. Basically portable gfx should offer good performance at high resolutions and with good FSAA.
They don't though. But they should, and since wide busses don't add significantly to power draw per se, it would seem like a natural path to walk.
Hopefully these solutions will then migrate to similar desktop counterparts. The enthusiast gfx solutions are becoming too damn niche. It's not a sustainable evolutionary branch, they feel like the American muscle cars of the late 60s.
Mintmaster
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I find NVidia's prices quite unbelievable. They've always charged more than ATI for comparable products (except maybe the 5900XT), and this time it looks like NVidia's products (at least the 6800 series) are going to cost a lot more to manufacture too, using a much larger chunk of silicon and a hefty heatsink.
The $299 price for the 6800 NU seems way too underpriced to me. I'll believe NVidia's prices when I see them.
The $299 price for the 6800 NU seems way too underpriced to me. I'll believe NVidia's prices when I see them.
DW Fan!!!!!
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Ante P said:
I have to say I find those prices HIGHLY unlikely, as Europe are always higher priced than the united states, the UK especially, and according to your pricing that would mean I can buy the 6800Ultra for £368, and ive never come across a new card yet which costs less that £399.00, some even cost upto £499.00.
If the american prices are true and $399.00 is the ultra's price, I would order from the US as todays exchange rate would net me that item for £225.00 which is less than the 9800XT by quite a margin.
Either way I think prices will be higher.
Edit: changed WILL to WOULD as I want to see the R420 first
DW Fan!!!!! said:
Prices are higher in Europe mainly because of VAT and import duty. The insane price level is mainly a UK problem.
One of the cheaper Radeon 9800 Pro cards is €200 in Germany, $200 in the US and £200 in the UK.
It would actually make sense for a Brit to order a video card somewhere in continental Europe.
DW Fan!!!!!
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It takes the frickin P*ss what we have to pay, luckily I managed to wangle a rad 9800 pro out of Komplett for £130 before christmas, because of a pricing error, it shoulda been £280 at the time, dont ya just love pricing errors.
Evildeus said:
Actually some AIB's are going even lower, I know of at least one who's doing 499 EUR at launch.
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