-== GTX 280 plummeting in price at OcUK! ==- LAST CHANCE!

[Sipha]

Wshshshehehshsh...

Bit louder now ? couldnt quite get the 'actual' figure ?

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Drop prices sell loads of GTX 280's that won't sell when GTX 285 & GTX 295 are released, then people gutted they didnt wait for the above - I dont blame you lol.

Buy a 280 at £229, grab a copy of RivaTuner (free), overclock your 280 and bingo, your now the proud owner of a GTX 285, and you only paid £229 for the privelidge.

 

[EdGey]

Bit louder now ? couldnt quite get the 'actual' figure ?

*expects a WSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHS come back*

 

[TheCenturion]

Yewen! It's every 14 year old's dream to hear the price of new graphics cards early!

 

[Yewen]

*expects a WSHSHSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHS come back*

Seen as you have beaten me to it I will not stoop that low!

The cards will be very very good products, but will probably struggle to compete with the superb value Nvidia are pushing out on these.

 

[TheCenturion]

Seen as you have beaten me to it I will not stoop that low!

The cards will be very very good products, but will probably struggle to compete with the superb value Nvidia are pushing out on these.

meaning: the 285 cards are £350 a pop. Obviously.

 

[rounddodger]

They are some rather impressive clocks you have

What sort of temps you getting?

With fan at around 60-70% I get about 75 degrees under Warhead which pretty much maxes the card temp game-wise.

The memory is quite the clocker, I can almost get to 2800

172.8 GB/sec bandwidth is quite enough for me.

 

[Talrinys]

meaning: the 285 cards are £350 a pop. Obviously.

Definitely in the beginning, depends on how AMD moves cause these should be quite a bit cheaper for Nvidia to produce.

 

[AMG]

oh man I need another HD4870-.- hmm buys a GTX280 for the fun of it

 

[TheCenturion]

Definitely in the beginning, depends on how AMD moves cause these should be quite a bit cheaper for Nvidia to produce.

yeah, but Nvidia won't be too interested in passing savings on, despite their *green* efforts to recycle. *gets coat*

 

[AndyAlex]

I know you're all prob sick of these questions but i'm seriously tempted by one of these but i'm unsure if something in my system will hold it back, I have as follows:

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OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2
BFG 8800gt
Gigabyte P35C DS3R
Corsair VX 450W ATX PSU

Was concerned that the PSU wouldn't be enough but I can change that if need be. Only other thing bothering me is the CPU, I'd hate for it to hold the gtx 280 back!!

Any opinions greatly appreciated!!

 

[Bald-Eagle22]

Sure hold on.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/far-cry-2-pc-vga-graphics-performance-review/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/left-4-dead-pc--23-vga-card-graphics-performance/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/call-of-duty-world-at-war-vga-graphics-performance-test/
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/12/17/xmas-2008-graphics-performance-on-core-i7/1

Just a quick indicator for how they cards line up. The Bit-Tech one is probs the best for a quick scan of graphs.

Thx

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=gtx+280+review

Lol

 

[alex24]

I'd say you need a beefier PSU, better CPU and maybe another 2GB of RAM to get the most from that system....

 

[Guru]

Are these prices likely to be this low in 2 weeks?

 

[Yewen]

Are these prices likely to be this low in 2 weeks?

Depends how many people buy the cards. It is a once they are gone they are gone at the moment.

 

[AndyAlex]

I'd say you need a beefier PSU, better CPU and maybe another 2GB of RAM to get the most from that system....

Thanks!!

Thinking at this price I could pick one up and a PSU and get a new processor/RAM in a couple of months!

Now, what processor to choose!!

 

[Korduo]

Hi Yewen,

Will the EVGA GTX280 drop in price too?

Cheers,

 

[southy1978]

Hi Yewen any chance of This happening at all?

Thanks

 

[AgedIdiot]

Surprised myself as for the last 2/3 yrs (at least) I've changed Gpu's at least every 6mths.

Last change was from nvidia 9800GTX to 4870(512mb).

BUT this time not tempted at all. My existing gpu plays all the games I want at the res I play at (1920x1200) AND the upgrade to the 280 (even overclocked) is not, imo, going to speed up the games to such an extent that it will improve my enjoyment .

Am now thinking that it would be a good idea to wait till next gen and new games that will tax the new gpu.

Did the move to the dark side included 'extras' I was not aware of ? What next - no upgrades without a 'really' good reason ?

Worrying times

 

[Yewen]

Hi Yewen any chance of This happening at all?

Thanks

If you can post in the customer service forum I can have a quick chat about it, or add me to MSN.