Nvidia GTX 280 - IN STOCK NOW!!!

kidloco · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:02

cheap as chips!

This is why I gave up PC gaming, its just to expensive keeping up with the technology

Greebo · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:02

bobert50 said:
Planning his retirement no doubt with these new prices

Test driving his potential new car

warren_1979 · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:03

Tom|Nbk said:
Where's Gibbo?

Praying

Deanje · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:03

Waiting for the obligatory "Will it run Crysis?" question.

Greebo · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:03

I wish they would show exact stock on their system not 10+, it would be interesting to see how quickly they go down.

eyetrip · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:04

A few months back I would have been drooling over this, wanting to upgrade etc. But since I got my 360, I have not really touched my pc for gaming. Initially I was worried I would get bored of the 360 fairly quickly, but I have actually grown to enjoy my gaming a whole lot more.

Now I have a 3870 which is sitting doing nothing, and all these new cards are merely something I am curious to read about, rather than something I want.

I think I would sooner get a PS3 than upgrade my GPU.

AtreuS · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:05

ouch!.... looks nice though but nearly 500squid! :eek:

Azza · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:06

Greebo said:
I wish they would show exact stock on their system not 10+, it would be interesting to see how quickly they go down.

That would be like watching paint dry.

gt_junkie · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:07

Strife212 said:
hahaha, I was going to get one for certain at about £450 but this is a joke, its barely better than the 9800GX2.

I agree - far too expensive, however i'm honestly not that surprised it's as pricy as it is. Seems to be the way it goes with a lot of top end hardware these days.

Pretty glad i got the GX2 when i did as i could have easily ended up waiting for this.

Looks good for ATi too - especially if they come in at a good price point.

gt

psychas · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:08

Azza said:
That would be like watching paint dry.

ohh snap i lloled at that one

Strife212 · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:09

I know its the same price as GTX but GTX was a big step up, this is no better than 9800GX2.

Greebo · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:11

Azza said:
That would be like watching paint dry.

True. WOuld have been different on 8800GT launch day. You might have to wait a couple of days before it went down one at these prices.

muon · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:12

Imagine if we didnt have such good $:£ exchange rates.

So these prices are harder to compare with 8800gtx launch prices.

To be fair there's pretty much no stock everywhere. Nvidia may have overestimated people's willingness to pay such prices as well.

Kyle009 · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:13

No doubt an awesome piece of kit, but I couldn't justify spending that much on one component

the wopster · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:13

i bet ATI are laughing there t*ts off now looking at them prices
best bang for the buck ATI by a mile your going to be able to crossfire 2 4870s for the price of 1 gtx280 and still have change left over

NinjaBill · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:14

I'll upgrade any graphics card to any picture you send me, using pritt stick and a 6x4 print, for only £40 per card

RizlaKing · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:16

Out of curiosity what sort of setup will you need to have to not bottleneck these gpu's.

Strife212 · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:16

Current GTX owners would get better performance from getting another GTX from what I can see in reviews?

sajtion · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:17

wow £500 that's sick

muon · 16 Jun 2008 at 15:17

RizlaKing said:
Out of curiosity what sort of setup will you need to have to not bottleneck these gpu's.

As long as you run at least 1920*1200 with plenty of AA, it shouldnt be a problem. A 3ghz c2d should be fine. Obviously older games would be cpu limited, but whats the difference between 150fps and 250fps?