NV40 to Have 2 Versions! Ultra and Non Ultra!

[bkswaney]

I will not pay 499 for one.

I set a limit a couple of years ago on a video card.

400 bucks is my limit.

[OWA]

I seem to pay $499 every time, unfortunately, but I also pay retail so I don't have much of a choice if I want the top-end card.

Is $400 usually good enough to buy the top-end card when it's first released if you order online?

[bkswaney]

Originally posted by OWA
I seem to pay $499 every time, unfortunately, but I also pay retail so I don't have much of a choice if I want the top-end card.

Is $400 usually good enough to buy the top-end card when it's first released if you order online?

No... Not the highest end card.
499 is what everyone trys to charge.

I'll sell my card now for a good price
and put money with it to buy the newest. ;)

[silence]

heh guys...damn you all:p

i wish i could buy top line card for prices u whine about:(
around here......look at this :
Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800XT 256MB DDR, TVout, DVI 4.133,39

4.133 in our curreny converts to around 550 euros.....other thing to consider is that average salary here is around 450 euro:(
and this price is now....when 9800XT just got out it was around 650-700 euro....





if i could get hottest product on market for 500$ retail i would buy it right away...that's damn cheap.....

[Geforce4ti4200]

Originally posted by Doug Rogers
Yes, we read the forums :)

-Doug
NVIDIA Developer Relations

Hello Nvidia employee, things exciting back at NV headquarters with the nv40 geared to own ati, eh? :D


"if i could get hottest product on market for 500$ retail i would buy it right away...that's damn cheap....."


yea sorry to hear. I am cheap myself, very happy with a $70 ti4200

:afro2:

[GlowStick]

Id pay upwards of 600$ for a video card

but im a consumer ***** and will buy anything!

[Mariner]

Haven't we heard that it is NV company policy not to allow their employees to comment on public forums? If this is indeed the case, then I doubt Doug will be able to say anything other than hello!

:)

[Geforce4ti4200]

actually nvidia employees may comment, just not on unreleased products me thinks

[MUYA]

Originally posted by -=DVS=-
Wow you can see in the future :eek: please wise man tell us more :rolleyes:

Like ATI cards gonna cost 800$ and Nvidia 500$ :rolleyes: why would you defend Nvidia even before they products actually hit the streets :confused: Sheesh stop this nonesense.

I would like to ask you to stop your nonesense too as well thanks.

AtlhonXP never insuniated that ATI cards were going to cost more. Just maybe that ATI would be hard pressed to find decent margins on the said sectors.

[goofer456]

Originally posted by MUYA
I would like to ask you to stop your nonesense too as well thanks.

AtlhonXP never insuniated that ATI cards were going to cost more. Just maybe that ATI would be hard pressed to find decent margins on the said sectors.

You missing the point, it not cost saving, was NV30 cost saving? Of course not. NV30 had a 8 layer PCB, it was very expensive board and after months of waiting, very few retail boards shipped to few stores in UK and it cost £500, it was a disaster.

Nvidia learnt so much from NV30 disaster and learnt about GDDR3 with NV36 prototype that used 4 layer PCB, it do not need more expensive PCB. NV35 is bigger than NV30 with 130M transistors, it working great with cheaper 6 layer PCB and 8 memory chips are so much closer to the GPU core.

Now I know why ATI wanted to keep everything quiet about R420XT because it is NV30 in mirror, it a disaster and ATI called the codename skateboard because of the most expensive ever PCB with 10 layer, that 2 layer more than NV30 was with 8 layer PCB.

5800 Ultra with 8 layer was £500 at retailers first and then the price tumbled down to £300 in 2 months because of NV35 to replaced NV30, Nvidia never made a profit out of NV30.

R420XT with 10 layer will not going to be cheap, it will going to be the most expensive ever, I wonder how many will buy it for £600 here in UK and $1000 in USA? Not everybody with high end cards, it will be the few very rich with high income.

from: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25597&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

[Paul]

Originally posted by MUYA
ShhHHHhhHH!

So Paul mate u joing us for UT2k4 or not?

It was 3:30 in the morning. No ;)

[oldsk00l]

Heh! Looking at the topic "NV40 to Have 2 Versions! Ultra and Non Ultra!"

And then thinking...."Hmmm, now....they've had Ultra's of some sort since TnT2......soooo this is big news how??"

[nForceMan]

Originally posted by DMA
I've never seen an NVIDIA employee here ...
:scatter:

[c4c]

Originally posted by vampireuk
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Originally posted by Cotita
Oh my god, really? Like nvidia has never done this before.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14533
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I've noticed you are a bit of a jackass at times, not a wise idea.

WOW, your post was totally uncalled for. I can't believe nobody has called you out on this.

The fact that the Inquirer is reporting there will be a faster and slower version of NV40 is hardly "breaking" news. In fact, I was thinking the exact same thing as Cotita when I saw that article.

lesse:
"The NV40 non ultra, amateur version is going to be clocked lower but we don’t have any details"
"we suspect that Nvidia might offer a 128 bit version"
"Nvidia will use similar PCBs (printed circuit boards) for desktop and workstation cards as before."

Incredible info they have there, they're really sticking their necks out posting stuff like that :rolleyes:


And there's nothing like immature mods calling people names and making vague threats to give a forum some crediblity :rolleyes: Careful everybody, making sarcastic comments on bad journalism is "not a wise idea"

[nobie]

Originally posted by Doug Rogers
Yes, we read the forums :)

-Doug
NVIDIA Developer Relations

Hi Doug, good luck with NV40 (not being sarcastic, I mean it!).

[Cotita]

Originally posted by vampireuk
I've noticed you are a bit of a jackass at times, not a wise idea.

ditto

[ragejg]

watch it, cotita...

//back to topic//

[S.I.N]

Originally posted by c4c
And there's nothing like immature mods calling people names and making vague threats to give a forum some crediblity :rolleyes: Careful everybody, making sarcastic comments on bad journalism is "not a wise idea"

Someone should have told Malfuction that. I miss is posts.:(

[StealthHawk]

Originally posted by S.I.N
Someone should have told Malfuction that. I miss is posts.:(

People shouldn't have to be told to be civil to others. He was also warned in public and who knows how many times in private. As far as I'm concerned, he had it coming to him with his attitude.

[vampireuk]

c4c you got pm and Cotita since you have them disabled I'll do this here, sort out your attitude or you are out of here.