What the release date for the 280 gtx replacement ??

chaparral · 18 Oct 2008 at 20:50

Am guessing as OCUK have just about no 280 gtx left instock that there most be a new replacement card coming out anyday now...

Does anyone here know what date there due out ???

Or am i completely wrong in thinking that there most be a replacement card for the 280 gpu coming very soon :confused:

(As i what to upgrade from my 8800gtx cards)

Boogle · 18 Oct 2008 at 21:00

280 'replacement' is due end of November.

chaparral · 18 Oct 2008 at 21:02

Boogle said:
280 'replacement' is due end of November.

I don't think i can wait that long

acccc · 18 Oct 2008 at 22:24

theres the point of views in stock.

chaparral · 18 Oct 2008 at 22:26

acccc said:
theres the point of views in stock.

Am not going to spend £300/£600 on GPU's cards when there going be replaced in a few weeks time..

londonbairn · 18 Oct 2008 at 22:35

£323 for a GTX 280 is too steep. That's over £100 more expensive than a 4870 and not far off the X2 :O

Strife212 · 18 Oct 2008 at 22:36

I paid £400 for my first one, its fine

I mean, if you want one, you have to pay the going price for it.

acccc · 18 Oct 2008 at 22:56

Theres a couple of 280's B-grade if that tickles your pickle, drafts your raft, floats your boat etc.

Willbo · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:09

Any ideas what the replacement is?

Boogle · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:24

Willbo said:
Any ideas what the replacement is?

2-3 cards. One should be a faster clocked 55nm GTX280 (GTX290?). There might be a GTX270, this will be more or less a GTX280 55nm - presumably with a thinner memory bus. Final card is the 260 GX2 - two 55nm GTX260s (I would imagine these would be the 216 model) in a single card format.

acccc · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:37

no sign of 55nm gtx 260's?

Lightnix · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:38

I thought the GTX270 was just an overclocked, 55nm GTX260 216?

Peter450 · 18 Oct 2008 at 23:49

Wow didn't really realise GTX prices had shot up by this much, they were like 200.00 a few weeks ago

[TW]Fox · 19 Oct 2008 at 00:16

Lightnix said:
I thought the GTX270 was just an overclocked, 55nm GTX260 216?

Provided it's sensibly priced* that sounds like a reasonably good package?

* Which, I'll admit, is not currently Nvidia's specialist subject.

Lee456 · 19 Oct 2008 at 01:04

Bleh, after loads of reading I had finally decided on the GTX280 . . . and then I find this thread lol

acccc · 19 Oct 2008 at 01:35

Lee456 said:
Bleh, after loads of reading I had finally decided on the GTX280 . . . and then I find this thread lol

mremulator · 19 Oct 2008 at 10:16

GTX 350?

Willbo · 19 Oct 2008 at 10:38

Boogle said:
2-3 cards. One should be a faster clocked 55nm GTX280 (GTX290?). There might be a GTX270, this will be more or less a GTX280 55nm - presumably with a thinner memory bus. Final card is the 260 GX2 - two 55nm GTX260s (I would imagine these would be the 216 model) in a single card format.

Was thinking of getting the HD4870 X2, will any of these cards come anywhere close to as good a performance at resolution of 1920x1200?

acccc · 19 Oct 2008 at 11:17

Willbo said:
Was thinking of getting the HD4870 X2, will any of these cards come anywhere close to as good a performance at resolution of 1920x1200?

260 GX2 could possibly beat the 4870x2, as the 260 currently in SLI is on par with the 4870x2. Coupled with the increased overclocking headroom with the GT206 55nm could very well place it ahead of the 4870x2.

Crashgate3 · 19 Oct 2008 at 11:59

Are any of them likely to make the jump to GDDR5?