8800GT Ramblings Thread

MumboJumbo · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:10

Really am fed up of england being sharfted on everything. We work moer hours then any other medc country i beleive, have less holidays and still get ripped off on everythuing we buy and tax :mad:

But i gues tahts not to be discussed in thsi topic as it would likely turn into a downward spiral of depression and everyone getting annoyed.

Still think the prices are a bit high for what they are. Gues that means the GTS and GTX are going to be a lot moer expensive then what they currently are.

Before anyone jumps down my throat i say "for what they are" because they are still the lowest in the 8800 chain. This means the others are all going to get hiked up again. I think it should have been 130-170 not 146-200. The GT should fall down in price when the GTX and GTS come out. hopefuly. Otherwize we all going to end up spending 400+ quid again on a gtx.

vanandjuanunited · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:12

8igdave said:
Really am fed up of england being sharfted on everything. We work moer hours then any other medc country i beleive, have less holidays and still get ripped off on everythuing we buy and tax :angry:

Blame the shops cashing in on its popularity.

eyetrip · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:13

Hmmm, the status for mine is..... shipped

Just went ahead and ordered my G0 Q600 too, as found it for good price new.

Sigh, would have liked to stick with OCUK, but sometimes, just can't happen - I have never been a patient person....

JohnnyG · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:16

JohnnyG said:
Stop going on about competitors and ther pricing it's annoying having to delete all the posts.
And I'm now going to start giving out free suspensions, rubs hands...

willhub · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:18

Tom|Nbk said:
Crap, hence why I sold.

Well at least you're been honest now.

MumboJumbo · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:18

How comes ocuk tend to be quite slow at getting new things? it took them a while to get the Gos as well when elsewhere had them.

wellibob · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:18

Someones trying to cash in a tad, but not from me they wont !!. im outraged price wise. No excuses/reasons from anyone will sway me to purchase one now.

F4810 · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:18

OK. Well I paid £180 delivered. That isnt too bad then. Seeing that I have just built my new system on Sunday and need a new card ASAP.

Gimpymoo · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:19

What happens if the new AMD card hits and is able to run Crysis at 200fps with 16x AA and only costs 50 pence.

Whose going to be laughing then?

This has been the most unintentionall funniest thread around these parts for some time.

the shadow · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:20

So was the NDA hype worth it?

People counting down the minutes come on.I dont even want another card. Dont even play games. to much time on these forums.entertained mmm distracted yes.

eyetrip · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:21

Gimpymoo said:
What happens if the new AMD card hits and is able to run Crysis at 200fps with 16x AA and only costs 50 pence.

Whose going to be laughing then?

This has been the most unintentionall funniest thread around these parts for some time.

Easy, just sell the GT and get that

Admiral Huddy · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:21

I've never heard so much hype in one day for a card that isn't exactly ground breaking. If it was next gen I could understand. ??

MumboJumbo · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:22

wellibob said:
Someones trying to cash in a tad, but not from me they wont !!. im outraged price wise. No excuses/reasons from anyone will sway me to purchase one now.

That is my view too only not as extreme. The prices are needlessly high from every shop. The excuse is well its good bussness and competetive. But its just monopoloysing and having "deals" to keep prices high so all the shops do it. If one droped it then they would sell out like hot cakes and the other shops wouldn't like that.

gvers · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:22

I was thinking of getting one of these if the price was good but I think I'll carry on with my GTS and see what November brings.

RavenXXX2 · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:23

Ill have a review up on Wednesday, with plenty of AA applied.

TheRealDeal · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:23

Admiral Huddy said:
I've never heard so much hype in one day for a card that isn't exactly ground breaking. If it was next gen I could understand. ??

The card itself is a good step up for the mid range it is not far away from gtx performance for close to half the price. Thats why there was such hype.

Admiral Huddy · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:24

gvers said:
I was thinking of getting one of these if the price was good but I think I'll carry on with my GTS and see what November brings.

why would you even consider buying one since you have a GTS.. :confused:

TheRealDeal said:
The card itself is a good step up for the mid range it is not far away from gtx performance for close to half the price. Thats why there was such hype.

In real world games, would you see much difference from a GTS?

Raikiri · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:25

Admiral Huddy said:
why would you even consider buying one since you have a GTS..

It's faster, would basically be a free upgrade.

Admiral Huddy said:
In real world games, would you see much difference from a GTS?

If you've read the reviews you will see it's faster, enough to be worth swapping.

tdream · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:25

Gimpymoo said:
What happens if the new AMD card hits and is able to run Crysis at 200fps with 16x AA and only costs 50 pence.

Whose going to be laughing then?

This has been the most unintentionall funniest thread around these parts for some time.

The yanks cos it will cost them 20p

TheRealDeal · 29 Oct 2007 at 16:25

Admiral Huddy said:
why would you even consider buying one since you have a GTS..

Maybe because this card has better performance than a gts. People sell there gts for around 150-170 and then buy a better card with not much loss in money.