NVIDIA slashes price of GTX 260 and 280 GPUs

[johngalt]

July 14th, 2008

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:04 am

About four weeks after the release of the GeForce GTX 200 series, NVIDIA has slashed the price of the GTX 260 and 280 GPUs in responce to competition from AMD/ATI.

Here are the details for the price cuts:

• GTX 260 - Now: $299/Was: $399
• GTX 280 - Now: $499/Was: $649

NVIDIA slashes price of GTX 260 and 280 GPUs | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com

 

[skunksmash]

HMMMM...... i see Nvidia's legs tremble at the imminent release of the mighty R700.....

GeForce 9800 GTX+ price reduced $199

http://xtreview.com/index.php

 

[johngalt]

Well, that and because of these:

Visiontek Radeon HD 4870 Video Card - 512MB GDDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, VGA Support 900244 at TigerDirect.com

Diamond Radeon HD 4870 Video Card - 512MB GDDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, VGA Support 4870PE5512 at TigerDirect.com

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Video Card - 512MB GDDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support, VGA Support 100243L at TigerDirect.com

HIS Radeon HD 4870 Video Card - 512MB GDDR5, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support H487F512P at TigerDirect.com

 

[skunksmash]

visiontek FTW !!!! ...

 

[xguntherc]

whats the best ATI brand? like eVGA for Nvidia..

 

[Freelancer852]

ATI Makes their own cards, I usually stick with those. All the other manufactures are about the same...

I may have to sell my 8800 GTX and pickup a 9800 GTX now...

 

[skunksmash]

all have they're perks.....

sapphire......known brand & build quality

HIS....arguably the best ATI coolers

visiontek.... lifetime warantee

i would probably stick with visiontek

 

[Jamull]

hey guys, I'm building a gaming computer and have a quick question of your opinion on a graphics card choice (regarding the topic of the price drop of the gt 200 series).

My initial choice was the
XFX 9800 GTX Black Edition (Core clock 760MHz, Memory Clock 2280MHz)
Newegg.com - XFX PVT98FYDBU GeForce 9800 GTX Black Edition 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
$209.99 after rebate

Then after the price drop
XFX GT 260 (Core clock 576MHz, Memory Clock 2000MHz)
Newegg.com - XFX GX260NADF9 GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
$299.99

Do you think it's worth an extra $90 to go ahead and get the gt 260?

 

[skunksmash]

hey guys, I'm building a gaming computer and have a quick question of your opinion on a graphics card choice (regarding the topic of the price drop of the gt 200 series).

My initial choice was the
XFX 9800 GTX Black Edition (Core clock 760MHz, Memory Clock 2280MHz)
Newegg.com - XFX PVT98FYDBU GeForce 9800 GTX Black Edition 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
$209.99 after rebate

Then after the price drop
XFX GT 260 (Core clock 576MHz, Memory Clock 2000MHz)
Newegg.com - XFX GX260NADF9 GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
$299.99

Do you think it's worth an extra $90 to go ahead and get the gt 260?

what about the other proposed parts......?

oh & how dare you bring XP into our midst !!!!!!

 

[Jamull]

haha my crummy laptop wouldn't handle Vista. Here's the other parts I'm getting:

Antec 900 case
Raptor 150gb 10,000 rpm Hard Drive
EVGA 750i FTW motherboard
Intel Core 2 Q6600
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro heat sink
4gb (2x2) G.Skill PC2 8500 (DDR2 1066)
Samsung 20x DVD Burner (model #SH-S223F)
Vista x64 Home Premium

The PSU I had chosen was the Antec NeoPower 650W
Newegg.com - Antec NeoPower 650 Blue 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Power Supplies

I'm thinking that I'll get the gt 260. What PSU would you recommend to handle this setup?

 

[skunksmash]

here ya go mate...

this would be more than enough for your proposed rig ....solid PSU

CORSAIR 550W VX SERIES PSU ULTRA QUIET 550 WATT POWER on eBay, also ATX Standard Power Supplies, Power Supplies, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 22-Jul-08 22:00:00 BST)

the 260 is a great card....

 

[Jamull]

here ya go mate...

this would be more than enough for your proposed rig ....solid PSU

CORSAIR 550W VX SERIES PSU ULTRA QUIET 550 WATT POWER on eBay, also ATX Standard Power Supplies, Power Supplies, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 22-Jul-08 22:00:00 BST)

the 260 is a great card....

I noticed the gtx 260 requires 2 x 6 pin connectors (which both the psu's we chose lack).

What I'm worried about is the watts needed to run this setup. The EVGA site says a 500w, but the XFX site says at least 630w.

lol suggestions on a 2 x 6 pin possible psu that's 650 or greater?

 

[xguntherc]

Those suggestions are way out of Wack.. I'm SURE you could use a 500w and get by more than ok.. they overdue the recommended watss to cover there @$$.. But make sure you get a good PSU, that is a important part of the puzzle. I have the Corsair 520HX.. it's one of the best you can get.. I'd get the Corsair 620HX if your worried about it..

p.s I'm going to the store after work today.. Getting the GTX 260, or the 280. Have not decided yet.

 

[skunksmash]

Those suggestions are way out of Wack.. I'm SURE you could use a 500w and get by more than ok.. they overdue the recommended watss to cover there @$$.. But make sure you get a good PSU, that is a important part of the puzzle. I have the Corsair 520HX.. it's one of the best you can get.. I'd get the Corsair 620HX if your worried about it..

p.s I'm going to the store after work today.. Getting the GTX 260, or the 280. Have not decided yet.

just grab the 280...... you will kick yourself down the line....

& through EVGA pay more now & less when you wanna step up...

god i wish i was you at the moment....GRRR!!!!!!!!!

(though saying that the 260 is a 280 but for lower res..)

 

[xguntherc]

Ya I've heard the 260 is just like the 280 for lower Res.. I run lower cuz I only have a 22inch widescreen.. Oh and one other thing. if you look at reviews on the 260 vs the 4870.. If you can find reviews that show game FPS based on Resolution and they have 22" screens listed, or 1680 x 1050.. the GTX 260 is on par, if not Equally better than the 4870 at that Resolution.. I saw them switching Wins and the 260 actually won more at that resolution. and the difference when 4870 won, was like 2FPS usually, but when 260 won, they were 4-10 FPS..

I got the 260.. I couldn't get the 280 cuz I didn't make enough cash today.. I have it, but didnt wanna spend that much. Plus the store I was at only had it for 499.. online it's $439 and 449 at most places.. and I got my 260 for $279.00 BOOYA. I got the eVGA GTX 260 for 279. can't beat that.

Sorry you can't be doing what I'm doing. I'm going to install it right now. just in safe mode getting the latest driver.. See you on the other side guys!!!

 

[Jamull]

nice! at what store did you get such a sweet price?

 

[xguntherc]

Fry's Electronics. not even online, no shipping. no dude throwing my package along. All in my hands.

 

[Jamull]

so how's it running, xguntherc? is it nice?

 

[xguntherc]

Sory I never messaged back.. OK so not sure if you had been following my other threads.. but I got the 260.. opened it up.. and get this. it was a GTX280.. no lie. It was a 280. with a GTX260 sticker on it.. someone at eVGA messed up big time.. But, sadly I had to return it because it was faulty and no good.. I've been hearing horror stories about the GTX280.. almost half of the owners are having overheating issues. it got to over 106C within 4 seconds of loading most games. then the fan would start pulsing really hard up and down. then Crash... I've heard this is happening in Large numbers on the 280, but that the GTX260 is sitting PRETTY..

So, I returned the 280 for another one.. but I'd paid for a 260, so I got another 260.. and it's perfect.. I don't have anything but Good to say about the 260

Jamull, you should get one. they are great cards.. they OC far more than the 4870 can. and in end it's a better card.. plus it's got nvidia's better makers and better warranty's. eVGA has lifetime warranty, not to mention the 90 day step up program.. so in 1 month when the 260 comes out on a smaller 55nm Processing Core. all i have to do is pay the difference and eVGA will mail me one.

So far I have my GTX260 Oc'd from stock settings of 576 MHz Core to 648/1404/1215 and thats beating people's scores on 3DMark06 that have the 280, or the 4870.. Does that give you an idea how good this card is. It's just as good as the 280, but with less possibilities for problems. the 280 is a overpowered card... and the 260 is just perfect in my opinion. get one and you will be happy with it. I know I am.

I got a score of over 16,000 in 3DMark 06. so if you've used that, then you'll know thats a fairly decent score. Let me know what you do.. Good Luck!

 

[Jamull]

xguntherc,

I got all my parts in the mail yesterday and am going to build my new pc on fri/sat. I got the EVGA GTX 260 FTW edition. I'm so excited to see it in action!