8800GTS/GTX price drops?

[Kandorf]

How long do you guys think it'll be before we see significant price drops on the 8800 GTS/GTX? I haven't followed Video Cards in the past and therefore have no idea how long it takes for a new generation to come out and for prices of the previous generation(s) to drop.

Right now an 8800GTS can be had for about $300 CDN, in about how long would you say that will drop to $200? Also the GTX is $500-600 currently, how long do you think it'll be before we see them in the $300 range?

[b1lk1]

I'd venture to guess you are seeing these cards at their lowest prices. You may find them slightly cheaper on sale here and there, but you will never see a $300 GTX and at best, a $250 GTS 320MB card.

[sswilson]

Originally Posted by b1lk1

I'd venture to guess you are seeing these cards at their lowest prices. You may find them slightly cheaper on sale here and there, but you will never see a $300 GTX and at best, a $250 GTS 320MB card.

Yep, at least until we see some decent ATI cards in that price range.....

$250 is probably the lowest you'll see a mid/high range card go for. Once the market won't support that any longer they'll drop the card and opt for a newer card in the same price range.

[magictorch]

I think you will see those sorts of prices in Jan 2008 if the 9800 series is released in December along with another revision from ATI.

As far as I know the GTX has dropped by about $200-300 in the last 12months. I waited till it got to the low $500 area before getting one.

Basically if there is a big shift in performance from say a 8000-9000 series you should see big price drops. Although big shifts in cycles seem to go 18months not 12months.

[3.0charlie]

(warning: thread highjack)

nVidia 8800, nVidia 9800... logical, right? But they can't name their next high-end card a 9800!!! Otherwise, ATI will scream. Remember their Radeon 9800...?

(end of thread highjack)

[magictorch]

well they better sort out all this number overlap then 9800+ maybe

[b1lk1]

When the new cards come, they will just let the "old" series wither and die. 7900GTX's never dropped low. They made the GTO's and even those cards never dropped under $300 retail. They just don't cut those prices that drastically, they never have. Prices have done nothing but go up, that is why the 8800 GTS 320MB cards are such a steal. You may see some $400 8800GTO's that are GTX's in disguise, but they will also contain the end of the production parts and probably won't clock quite as well, just like the 7900 GTO's.

[magictorch]

i was just thinking of examples like the 1950pro that can be had for <$200 or the 7950GT i bought for $270 back in jan. I guess they are more mid than high end though.

The 8800GTS 320mb is indeed fantastic value for money!

[b1lk1]

The GTX is too much of a high end piece for them to drop the price that far, and if they make a 8800 GTO it will probably be based on the 8800GTS 640MB cards. It's very hard to say and I am very much speculating, but that is what makes logical sense for them to do.

[Amon]

This is just a conjecture, but we'd probably see the 8800 GTX 768MB at just under $450 come the Holidays; maybe dipping down to $400 if outlets, like Future Shop, have special promotions around that time.