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What does everyone think of current gpu prices

I can also afford a card but won't buy on principle at those prices, wait till invidia bring a faster card out and price higher as it's now top dog and prices keep rising. I will buy what ever offers the best value for money.
 
kissenger said:
I think they're vastly overpriced. No wonder PC gaming has struggled with these prices. You just can't expect most gamers to pay £300+ for a GPU alone when they can get an Xbox for £150 and play all of the same games. Yes there are disadvantages to consoles but there's also a lot of advantages (bigger community, ease of gaming with friends, earlier releases, better optimisation, form factor, gaming on big screen TVs, etc).

I prefer PC gaming, but if it's gonna take off again these GPU manufacturers need to stop the ridiculousness.
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I agree. And if next gen consoles perform as well as today's high-end PC, and support 3rd party mice and keyboards, then I may well give up on my PC as a games machine.

Either way the desktop PC is a slowly dying breed. With so many new competitors around I expect it will go extinct sometime in the next decade. And most likely cloud computing will be the final nail for the traditional PC. Its early days yet but if you look around its starting already. Once devices like Chromebook and services like OnLive start getting together, it'll be game over for the venerable PC. Even Microsoft are implementing cloud tech in their next consoles, and its rumored that Windows 8 will be the last "full fat" OS from them as well. Small wonder that GPU manufacturers are trying so hard to branch out to other markets with their cards, and milking the the existing market so hard. The writing is on the wall.

There are a number of things that I really don't like about cloud computing, but the ability to play the latest titles maxed out on a cheap net-box isn't one of them.
 
I've been using a 4870X2 for the past, oooh 3yrs now. Still plays games really well. While I am wanting to get a new card, I jsut cannot fathom paying over £400 for a single GPU, let alone a dual GPU card. The 4870X2 was £330 when I originally purchased it. That for me was the most expensive computer part I ever bought.

Now, given what we have from AMD so far, I am hoping prices will drop (ok not significantly) to compete with nVidia's Keplar. I am tempted to see what the 7950s can offer in terms of price (performance I know will be better than the 4870X2 by a huge amount, especially since it's still DX9 I am using) as that's probably what I am more inclined to get to replace the 4870X2. If the prices still don't do it for me, guess I am keeping the 4870X2 for a little while longer.
 
chaotic_uk said:
the gtx570 is not faster than the 6970 , i purchased a gtx570 to see if this is true and it's B$ and i returned it :rolleyes:
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The GTX570 is overall slightly faster than the 6970, plus it overclocks much better (for those who like doing so). Read this for a thorough comparison testing many games at many resolutions.
 
Well at the moment we're suffering from a lack of competition. AMD are well ahead with manufacturing and are clearly going to milk it financially.

If you don't like it, wait for GTX680 and see what happens. I expect there to be a large shift in prices on both sides when that launches.
 
Getting the latest tech is a waste of money in my opinion. My last upgrade was from a 5770 to a 5870. Next upgrade will likely be a 6970 when they come further down in price. As far as gaming goes, unless you are running with multiple big screens there is hardly any visible difference to be had.
 
My initial thoughts were that they are too highly priced, though when the odd poster has dragged up a screen shot from the archives showing the release cost of say an 8800gtx or 400 series, it doesn't seem as far out of touch as I first imagined.
 
Agree, they were all around the 400 quid mark, the 7970 is a very decent card, I would suggest it would be good to drive a rig for several years... So about 150 per year or ownership!

They should have shipped at higher clocks though then people would be more wowed (IMO)
 
£350 for a card (hd 7950) that will be able to cope with a 'free boost' towards the HD 7970 performance levels sounds good to me.
Also the lower power consumption is helpful as my 600 watt would be on the limit with a GTX 580 (my probable alternative).
Now if my wife was to answer...................................
 
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Menty said:
£350 for a card that will be able to cope with a 'free boost' towards the HD 7970 performance levels sounds good to me.
Also the lower power consumption is helpful as my 600 watt would be on the limit with a GTX 580 (my probable alternative).
Now if my wife was to answer...................................
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Soften the blow by turning her attention to that stylish new range of hand bags you saw on the internet. :D
 
arc@css said:
My initial thoughts were that they are too highly priced, though when the odd poster has dragged up a screen shot from the archives showing the release cost of say an 8800gtx or 400 series, it doesn't seem as far out of touch as I first imagined.
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Please do not compare the 7970 to the 8800GTX. The 8800GTX beat all same generation cards by a wider margin than the 7970 beats last gen cards. The 800GTX was by far the best card of it's generation (and there has not been a card like it since), the 7970 is merely the first card of it's generation.

I am not saying the 7970 is a bad card, but it is nowhere near former greats, including AMD/ATI's own 9700Pro. It is overpriced and underperforms in comparison.
 
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The 8800gtx was an example I used of a new top end card, it doesn't matter what the model is - just that it was the latest and greatest. I simply noticed that the amount that this cost was more than I remember, thus making the price for some of the more recent top end models a little less of a surprise.
 
PapaLazaru said:
Getting the latest tech is a waste of money in my opinion. My last upgrade was from a 5770 to a 5870. Next upgrade will likely be a 6970 when they come further down in price. As far as gaming goes, unless you are running with multiple big screens there is hardly any visible difference to be had.
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I would have gotten a 6970 as an upgrade if I wasn't using a native res of 2560x1440. It's got some nice performance at a good price.

Sadly just not enough performance.
Such a pity the Irish second hand market is just a big rip off, or I'd get myself a nice cheap upgrade.

I miss getting a really goot midrange card for sub 200. I still have my old system with a 6600gt card, the last game played in it before going into the attic was Cod4 and it ran it well enough.

I hope Nvidia brings on a good price war.

I can't see the 7970 justifying its huge price tag.
 
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