What's after NVIDIA'S 280 Series? Anything coming in Q3/Q4???

[Runningman]

Originally Posted by Digital_Trans

What's after NVIDIA'S 280 Series? Anything coming in Q3/Q4???

this is my advice to you, buy the best that you are willing to afford then sit back and have fun and stop worring about what comes out another day. If you sit around and wait you will never have any fun because with tech there will alway be something bigger and better right around the corner, just have fun now.

[xdaishanx]

Originally Posted by Feyy

Because its true, but thats hardware

Completely agree - that was my point

If you go back you can find people saying people are crazy for buying the 8800gtx when it launched because of both reasons -

Originally Posted by Runningman

this is my advice to you, buy the best that you are willing to afford then sit back and have fun and stop worring about what comes out another day. If you sit around and wait you will never have any fun because with tech there will alway be something bigger and better right around the corner, just have fun now.

OM

[walterman]

I hope that a card with the 55nm version of the GT200, a 512bit bus & GDDR5 memory. 300 GB/s and bye performance problems.

[Digital_Trans]

Teraflop technology? The 280 Series doesn't offer such. So when will the card come out featuring such technology? What is the code name or product I.D. name assuming one is in development from NVIDIA?

[Digital_Trans]

Originally Posted by methimpikehoses

OM

OM What ever, I can just wait for something better! It won't take long to access such technology because I live near Fry's Electronics and Newegg is only 2-day delivery for me since I'm living out West now.

[SH64]

GTX 280GX2

[hell_of_doom227]

Only GTX280 SLI is an option for me otherwise my 8800GTX SLI setup does equally or better then single GTX280 and since GTX280 has no new features, no point of upgrading for me.

I still prefer 8800GTX over 9800GTX.

[Libertysyclone]

Originally Posted by Digital_Trans

Teraflop technology? The 280 Series doesn't offer such. So when will the card come out featuring such technology? What is the code name or product I.D. name assuming one is in development from NVIDIA?

GTX280 is rated at 980GFLOPS which is pretty damn close. BUT you have to remember that everyone rates FLOPS in theorhetical not real world since it can change per programing.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla_s1070.html

There is your 4 teraflops

I assume that you want this for Folding or some other odd CUDA work.

[Slappi]

Originally Posted by Ninja Prime

It might be a bit cheaper but appearantly the 55nm G92b only managed a 11% die shrink from the 65nm, so the GT 200b die probably still wont be below 500mm square, which means it will still be expensive, they might save enough to drop it to $599.

The GT200b is below 500mm2

[tdream]

Originally Posted by xdaishanx

Every single time a new card comes out for some it's

Too Expensive
Something New Around the Corner

Every time

Every

No wonder Nvidia are making a killing!

The business plan is perfect. They play on the epeen ego you must have the best... you MUUUUSSSSSSSTTTTTTT!!! I'm bitching cos it works...

[tdream]

Originally Posted by Digital_Trans

What's after NVIDIA'S 280 Series? Anything coming in Q3/Q4???

Anyways to answer the OP's question. No new generational leaps for another 18 months unless ATi pulls something out of the bag so feel free to buy the 280. Thinking about it to get the most out of the 280, you buy near enough release day and then sell when the next generation is coming out, well that's what I've been doing, it works for me.