Yes they are one in the same. Just like going to the butcher and carving the meat one way,its $5.99 a pound leave some fat on it, its $2.99 a pound. Nvidia does not have much up its sleave and we may be getting to a point of diminshing returns to R&D. We may get another die shrink to 45nm but...
It's always been about the money. Its about marketing: how you just can not be complete without a SLI setup or scoring over 15k in 3dmark 06. Lets not be naive why did Nvidia ignore the middle class gamer last year. Yes, life does not begin at 40 rather at the 8800 series. It's not about love ...
The 9600GT has entered the fray @ <$200. It will probaly settle around $149-169. If anybody has lifted their head from their screens the economy is turmoil. The video card mills have to churn out product and the warehouses have to be emptied. Consumer demand has to be jump started by attractive...
Akimbo Hmmm, better than than the standard Jimbo (pun). Another reason to keep the attention span on more pricer cards. So called smoke and mirrors to delay the demand slide to lower prices.
Hmm just like that guy on the Simpsons er Nelson, Haa-Haa! But seriously the video card industry has always been smoke and mirrors. You always paid a premium for those extra 3-5 FPS. Nvidia may have just have been lulled into complacency being at the top, plus looking at all those 90 day evga...
So Blu-ray won, we all lose for now. These players are are overpriced as though I was expecting the the $29. Blu-ray players at the big box stores, we are going to see limited choices for consumers. What about H264 and Divx for the masses incorporated with the Blu-ray? Not likely soon. I will...
A buddy of mine has offered me an X1300 Sapphire card 256mb dual out with HDTV output for $20. His friend has an EVGA 8600GTS SC 256mb for $80. Would the Sappire be better because ATI's reputation for better rendering or is the EVGA a better refresh . Since both cards could see casual gaming...
The 2600xt is on its way to liquidation heaven. Too bad there were some after X-mas deals notably a Visiontek 512mb ddr3 for $99. Cdn.@ FS and a 256mb Diamond ddr3 for $67. Cdn after rebate. The price scale is over crowded with too many versions (generations) in the $100-$200 price bracket...
I need to do a lot of multitasking and the current setup would limit it to about two chores at once. (burn a disk ,watch web episodes of tv shows,etc.) I have a C: drive for programs and a e: drive for data. Whereas a single core would stop any other activity. The machine becomes an...
Hello, I am trying to fiqure out what to do withan odd collection of parts. Currently an asrock 4core dual vsta with an e4400 arctic cooler 7 HSF and 2 gigs of pc5400 corsair XMS cl4. I have a gigabyte P35 DS3R mobo ,another 2 sticks of the same ram and an enzotech extreme-x HSF. I want to buy a...
My brother in law has a computer store, a lot of last gen Ati (19xx) and Nvidia(79xx) cards, single slot designs double as space heaters. If you can get one from a trustworthy source, ok. I am seeing 8600GTS 256mb used going for about $85. Cdn. New online they go for $110.
Locally, I am seeing $85. Cdn 8600GTS 256mb used. Ncix has a diamond 2600xt ddr3 256mb for $67 Cdn after rebate. Can you get older stuff for less? The used market has gotten into a freefall since newer cheaper cards are around the corner.
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