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9 series prices
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they aint the same make for starters, also 10+ in stock, vs 1.
You are correct regarding the + being better, 9800 is just a 8800GTS. nVidia being lame.
You are correct regarding the + being better, 9800 is just a 8800GTS. nVidia being lame.
same make only makes matters worse, if you check the website:
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX @ £217.36
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX+ @ £146.86
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX @ £217.36
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX+ @ £146.86
Seems obvious enough. OcUK would have paid a higher wholesale price for the 9800GTX cards as Nvidia and partners were overpricing them. Now that the cards have come to a more reasonable recommended price OcUK was able to get the 9800GTX+ cards at a cheaper wholesale price and so can sell at a cheaper price to the end user also.
These cards are really overpriced now, wouldn't touch them at all tbh.
thats what i meant to say sorry^
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Can anyone locate any reviews of a 3-way SLI 9800gtx+ setup?
There's this one which includes 2-way.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3341&p=20
Seems to stack up pretty well. 3-Way tends to benefit overall smoothness more than raw framerates, though I'd still be interested to see some figures.
It did amuse me that the moment the Leadtek 9800gtx+'s arrived, OCUK instantly dropped the price of their own vanilla ones to match them, to the nearest penny
There's this one which includes 2-way.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3341&p=20
Seems to stack up pretty well. 3-Way tends to benefit overall smoothness more than raw framerates, though I'd still be interested to see some figures.
It did amuse me that the moment the Leadtek 9800gtx+'s arrived, OCUK instantly dropped the price of their own vanilla ones to match them, to the nearest penny
The 9800GTX+ is a refresh card designed to compete with the 4850/4870 and is likely cheaper to manufacture than the older processes. There's nothing at all strange about it.
To compete against the slightly better 4850's, the GTX+'s need to be at the same price point (£105-£120).
The GTX+ has a better cooler which may swing it for some people but it is old tech on a 55nm wafer. At £99 it may have fended off the 4850 but alas...
The GTX+ has a better cooler which may swing it for some people but it is old tech on a 55nm wafer. At £99 it may have fended off the 4850 but alas...