Tuesday, June 10th 2008
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Available for Pre-order in Europe
A week ahead of its release date, NVIDIA's next generation flagman the GeForce GTX 280 1GB is already starting to appear on various European etailers. Both the French TDShop.fr and the German HW ELEKTRONIK are now offering the card for roughly 590 Euro ($912). I sincerely hope the price will drop after the cards are out.
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94 Comments on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Available for Pre-order in Europe
I actually gasped when i seen the price.
Gam
It would be funny indeed if it were only 110% more powerful than ATi's 4870, yet 200% the price.
Funnier still in the rare event that the 4870 matches or beats it...
I think nVidia is sandbagging the whole new launch - they're starting with their top performer for the time being, knowing that ATI's 4870x2 is still a ways away.
Meaning if you want the best performing card on the market out of both camps current next gens, you'll have to have a ton of disposable income, or be patient enough to wait until the 70x2 rolls out.
If the 4870x2 comes out and nVidia still tromps it, price will stay up; if the 70x2 is performing equal or better, nVidia will lower their prices to compete.
that price is insane, though :twitch:
Who would pay that much for a card like that???
Me and some friends have the money to buy at least 2, now only one with that price.WTF!
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Availability from launch day (25-6-8).
because once you've paid that price, you won't want to upgrade your rig for a long while to come . . .