New GeForce GTX 260 Could Lead to Overstock of Older GTX 260

[Silverel]

You are only hurt by the naming scheme if you are an uninformed customer. We aren't uninformed..... so why are we complaining if we understand the difference?

It didn't confuse me atleast.

I like to advocate for the uninformed. Too many times have I gone into a BB or CC and heard their sales guys pushing crap into the hands of their customers. I take every chance I get to pull them aside before they pay for stuff and let them in on the real deal. There's no complaints for us, we all know the difference. However, there's tons of people that stop by the site asking questions just like this. Gamers that don't follow tech, and just want the best deal. The shouldn't be ripped off over and over again. Changing the name to reflect architectural differences is something that MOST companies do without a second thought. Why nVidia refuses to is just disgusting to me... :shadedshu

 

[candle_86]

Also the fact that nVidia produced what? Four cards named 8800GTS?

yes and no

The 320 and 640 where identical cards, it would be like saying the 8800GT 256, 512, and 1024 are diffrent 8800GT's lol


There was
8800GTS 640/320 96sp
8800GTS 640 112sp
8800GTS 512 128sp

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

Changing the name to reflect architectural differences is something that MOST companies do without a second thought. Why nVidia refuses to is just disgusting to me...

amen to that.

 

[Zubasa]

yes and no

The 320 and 640 where identical cards, it would be like saying the 8800GT 256, 512, and 1024 are diffrent 8800GT's lol


There was
8800GTS 640/320 96sp
8800GTS 640 112sp
8800GTS 512 128sp

They are the same card in a way, but the memory size do make them different.
And... You get the point anyways.

 

[DaedalusHelios]

I like to advocate for the uninformed. Too many times have I gone into a BB or CC and heard their sales guys pushing crap into the hands of their customers. I take every chance I get to pull them aside before they pay for stuff and let them in on the real deal. There's no complaints for us, we all know the difference. However, there's tons of people that stop by the site asking questions just like this. Gamers that don't follow tech, and just want the best deal. The shouldn't be ripped off over and over again. Changing the name to reflect architectural differences is something that MOST companies do without a second thought. Why nVidia refuses to is just disgusting to me... :shadedshu

We don't even have new graphics cards at my Best buy. They stock AGP and regular PCI garbage. They sell pci-express 8800gs's for $220 etc. Its robbery no matter what card you pick at BB.

Our Circuit City doesn't carry any graphics cards, perhaps its because we are in the south?

 

[Darkrealms]

Here in Oregon our CC only has a few graphics cards and only a couple of brands. I didn't see a single 9xxx, GTX, and only one 4850 card. . .

I agree with changing something to identify the cards, a GTX265 would have been fine.

But like I had said earlier. It doesn't matter to me because my cheaper SLI'd old GTX260's will make me happy when the prices drop : )

 

[Wile E]

Here in Oregon our CC only has a few graphics cards and only a couple of brands. I didn't see a single 9xxx, GTX, and only one 4850 card. . .

I agree with changing something to identify the cards, a GTX265 would have been fine.

But like I had said earlier. It doesn't matter to me because my cheaper SLI'd old GTX260's will make me happy when the prices drop : )

Hell, even GTX260+ would be acceptable.

 

[3870x2]

agreed

Disagreed. Make a huge monster 20lb card that takes up the whole case, so long as it is fast and can get 15k+ 3d marks!!!

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130398
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...099 106792634 1067940781 1369840785&name=EVGA
Still around the same price.

 

[Silverel]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130398
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...099 106792634 1067940781 1369840785&name=EVGA
Still around the same price.

lol... When did they start calling shaders "processing cores"?

I've never seen that before... hehe

 

[Hayder_Master]

nvidia remind me by Scorpio , when the young's new born they kill them mother

 

[PennySavre]

The only 216 shader cards I've seen being sold so far are that one on Newegg for $300. Anyone know of any better deals?