Cool, I was looking at getting a GTX260 too. :) Drop that GTX 280 to current GTX260 216 pricing and I will without a doubt get one. :)

This is cool, however I am thinking about waiting for the HD 5000 series to come out.

Typical, Just ordered a 260

2 bad news for me, ati release the gpgpu free software and now Nvidia will be lowering prizes

Sucks to be a buyer sometimes :P

Hopefully, we will see the 55nm parts start to hit the market soon. Higher clocks at the same price points would work nicely too.

Price wars, FTW !! :laugh:

This calls for an AMD price drop! I think these sound fair:
HD 4870X2 - 450$
HD 4850X2 - 320$
HD 4870 - 200$
HD 4850 - 130$
HD 4830 - 89$
HD 4670 - 60$

AMD needs to hire me :D

yeah baby... 3rd gtx 260 for me :nutkick:

Now if only AMD started to gain market share in the CPU dept, we could be getting somewhere.

malwareNVIDIA is going to slash the prices

Verb: slash

1. Cut with forceful sweeping strokes; as with a saber or machete
2. Beat severely
3. Cut drastically

OK, so let's hold them to their marketing blurb. 30% or it ain't slashing!

I'll get a gtx280 if it falls to the 350 range

lol Slash, hahaha i just expect the main man himself to come and cut nvidias prices

looks like a prime opportunity to get a gtx260 me thinks

ShadowFoldThis calls for an AMD price drop! I think these sound fair:
HD 4870X2 - 450$
HD 4850X2 - 320$
HD 4870 - 200$
HD 4850 - 130$
HD 4830 - 89$
HD 4670 - 60$

AMD needs to hire me :D

If they drop the price of the 4830 to $89 I'm going to put my fist through my monitor for buying a new card just two weeks ago.

About time they will slash their prices again, there pretty expensive. I was thinking of going ATI since they cost less.

I enjoy the fact Nvidia has to "slash" prices to remain competitive with AMDs release prices.

TRIPTEX_MTLI enjoy the fact Nvidia has to "slash" prices to remain competitive with AMDs release prices.

It goes both ways. I am just glad that the competition keeps things in check.

KreijIt goes both ways. I am just glad that the competition keeps things in check.

Yeah thats the most important part.

DOOOO ITTTTT, wanted a new gtx260 for quite some time :) looking forward to some price cuts. :toast:

I just got a Crossfire mobo and was planning on a pair of 4830s to go with it...Nvidia is gonna have to cut pretty deep to beat that.

MKmodsI just got a Crossfire mobo and was planning on a pair of 4830s to go with it...Nvidia is gonna have to cut pretty deep to beat that.

that's a rather odd pair to crossfire . . . you doing a build for someone?

imperialreignthat's a rather odd pair to crossfire . . . you doing a build for someone?

Hey, they're incredibly cheap, even more so if the price is dropped -- and two of them can beat a GTX 280 at most resolutions, I'm pretty sure. :D

I have been running SLI for quite a while (7600GS,GT, 8600GT,8800GT,9600GT,9800GT,GTX) But the 4830s seem to me a sweet spot (like the 9600GTs were) Price wise they are under $100 (I paid $159 for my 8600GTs, lol) but they are 256bit, 512 mem (just seem special to me for some reason)

I just wish the mobo I ended up with had 3 or 4 PCI Ex slots..:eek:

mdm-adphHey, they're incredibly cheap, even more so if the price is dropped -- and two of them can beat a GTX 280 at most resolutions, I'm pretty sure. :D

oh, I'm sure as well . . . just curious. I would assume spend the little extra on the 4850s, but then again, if gaming isn't a primary necessity, than a 4830 is more than enough.

Glad to see they dropped the prices for the Nvidia crowd here...

Come on ATI 5xxx series...

imperialreignoh, I'm sure as well . . . just curious. I would assume spend the little extra on the 4850s, but then again, if gaming isn't a primary necessity, than a 4830 is more than enough.

I just saw this
www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=16300

imperialreignoh, I'm sure as well . . . just curious. I would assume spend the little extra on the 4850s, but then again, if gaming isn't a primary necessity, than a 4830 is more than enough.

Isn't a "primary necessity?" That's a very subjective statement -- gaming is a primary necessity for my computer, and all I've got is a 4670. :D

Two 4830's in Crossfire would be incredible performance compared to just about any single GPU out there. Remember the reviews? When overclocked, the 4830 was equal to a 4850 -- it suffers very little from those missing stream processors. ;)

MKmodsI just saw this
www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=16300

that's quite impressive, TBH, I'm a tad shocked by how well they performed - wasn't expecting them to best a single 4870 by that kind of margin.

mdm-adphIsn't a "primary necessity?" That's a very subjective statement -- gaming is a primary necessity for my computer, and all I've got is a 4670. :D

Two 4830's in Crossfire would be incredible performance compared to just about any single GPU out there. Remember the reviews? When overclocked, the 4830 was equal to a 4850 -- it suffers very little from those missing stream processors. ;)

it depends I think on one's prefered style of game, as well as how cranked you like to have the IQ settings - I mean, if you play more RTS, then there isn't as much of a need for the sheer overkill of higher cards . . . but FPS, though, can be a different story.

Personally, I'm an advocate for multi-GPU setups. Once you get over that initial laodout min-stuttering, they're smooth as cream. Once you try two at one time, though, it's hard to go back to just one :toast:

I'll defi give you the fact that 4000 series OC to the next card, without a doubt. Even an OC 4850 is on par with a 4870. The whole 4000 series is an excellent offering from ATI, the likes of which we haven't seen since the 1900 series was released.