[softpedia] HD4870 at Just $299

2008-06-19 04:09:22

#1

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone

With NVIDIA's 9800 GTX at $199

Don't you just love price wars? Somehow, they always end by allowing users to purchase better products for lower prices. Even more, if the products in question have similar performance levels, then definitely price wars are all the better for us. These days, we are witnessing NVIDIA and AMD fighting to draw more attention to their latest product lineups. With NVIDIA's GT200 series on the loose, AMD will have a difficult time in offering its new RV770-based cards at high prices.

Apparently, AMD has informed its channel partners that next week’s launch for the Radeon HD 4870 is going to bring forth a different price tag than the one previously announced. Instead of going for $329, ATI will offer the cards with a $299 price tag, as the aim is to position it better than where NVIDIA's GTX 260 is. AMD sees the GTX 260 as the main competitor for its HD 4870, which means that the GTX 280 will probably be the king of high-performance graphics, or so at least until AMD unleashes a dual core version of the HD 4870 GPU.

NVIDIA will also lower the price tag of its products, but not for its latest lineup. Instead, the Santa-Clara based graphics manufacturer is going to release a new version of the GeForce 9800 GTX card, which is going to be dubbed 9800 GTX+. The card is actually an overclocked 9800 GTX with a better price tag, set at $229. It will feature a GPU speed of 738MHz (as compared to the 675 MHz on the "regular" 9800 GTX), shaders clocked at 1836 MHz (1688 MHz) and 512 MB of GDDR3 memory, which will be clocked at 2200MHz (like the standard version).

Because of this card, NVIDIA will probably also lower the price for its standard 9800 GTX and set it at $199. Unfortunately, there is no word yet on the released date for the 9800 GTX+.

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2008-06-19 04:13:00

#2

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7002|St. Andrews / Oslo

Yes fucking please!

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2008-06-19 05:15:08

#3

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6819|UK

Soon as I see that 4870 appear online it's ''BUY NOW'', well, if the price is right that is.

Martyn

2008-06-19 05:25:13

#4

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6467|Winland

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-06-19 08:43:35

#5

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6819|UK

Apparantly the 4850 is ripping the 9800GTX and it isnt even supposed to compete with that and cheaper!

GO ON LADS (no fanboy moment intended ).

Martyn

2008-06-19 13:58:14

#6

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone

Bell wrote:
Apparantly the 4850 is ripping the 9800GTX and it isnt even supposed to compete with that and cheaper!

GO ON LADS (no fanboy moment intended ).

Martyn

4850 and 4870 are low end cards, x2 will be high end. But ATI low end>nvidia high end.

2008-06-19 14:00:54

#7

CrazeD: Member; +368|6942|Maine

Bout time ATi comes back to kick some ass.

2008-06-19 14:02:54

#8

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7002|St. Andrews / Oslo

CrazeD wrote:
Bout time ATi comes back to kick some ass.

Indeed.

<3 price wars.

2008-06-19 14:05:50

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kylef: Gone; +1,352|6763|N. Ireland

I'd upgrade, but my X1900XT is still serving fit and happy! Queue people who bought an 8800GT to be really pissed, lol

2008-06-19 14:09:18

#10

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6819|UK

kylef wrote:
I'd upgrade, but my X1900XT is still serving fit and happy! Queue people who bought an 8800GT to be really pissed, lol

I dunno, 8800GT owners have had a good time with there cards, and they where the best bang/buck for a long time, till now anyway. I would be pissed if I was one of the 9800GTX owners. But, if you where a enough of a dumbass to buy one of those things, imo you deserve it.

Martyn

2008-06-19 14:13:37

#11

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone

kylef wrote:
I'd upgrade, but my X1900XT is still serving fit and happy! Queue people who bought an 8800GT to be really pissed, lol

8800Gt is the best card when considering its low price in the past 12 months.

2008-06-19 14:18:39

#12

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6819|UK

Does seem though that Nvidia are raining in ATi's party with that 9800GTX+. It is beating the 4850 in a number of test's, though I dunno how the hell this lot got a 9800GTX+ so early :\

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd … /page7.asp

Though the test is on an nforce 8-) I wonder how it would fair on an X38/48 or even a P35/45

Martyn

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2008-06-19 14:24:39

#13

Stimey: +786|6390|Ontario | Canada

Lol later Nvidia, once I get the cash I see a 4870 somewhere in my future or maybe even a X2

2008-06-19 14:26:42

#14

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone

Bell wrote:
Does seem though that Nvidia are raining in ATi's party with that 9800GTX+. It is beating the 4850 in a number of test's, though I dunno how the hell this lot got a 9800GTX+ so early :\

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd … /page7.asp

Though the test is on an nforce 8-) I wonder how it would fair on an X38/48 or even a P35/45

Martyn

X58 will rip Nf8 apart.

2008-06-19 14:32:17

#15

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6819|UK

.Sup wrote:
Bell wrote:
Does seem though that Nvidia are raining in ATi's party with that 9800GTX+. It is beating the 4850 in a number of test's, though I dunno how the hell this lot got a 9800GTX+ so early :\

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd … /page7.asp

Though the test is on an nforce 8-) I wonder how it would fair on an X38/48 or even a P35/45

Martyn
X58 will rip Nf8 apart.

And not crash a bajillion times. I am quite pleased I now for once get to recommend to people an ATi card without loosing sleep over it

But I wonder what nvidia is going to manage with that 9800GTX. ATi where banking on taking on the 8800GT and it's replacement (9800GT which is an 8800GT OC). Now Nvidia are pitting the much stronger 9800GTX and GTX+ against it. But, 4850 is beating the 9800GTX, I cant see the new + being that much quicker (10%) so to people who say, naha, I will get the + for an extra $30ish. In this instance I think ATi will need to reduce the price of that 4870 further from $299 to tell nvidia to fuck off, we have the mid/high end now

At last it is in some way interesting! No nvidia monopoly anymore.

Martyn

2008-06-19 14:45:35

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6919

I'm getting really confused with all these names... 9800GTX+?! WTF, cunts.

EDIT: Woop! Reviews!

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2008-06-19 14:57:56

#17

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6819|UK

ghettoperson wrote:
I'm getting really confused with all these names... 9800GTX+?! WTF, cunts.

EDIT: Woop! Reviews!

EXACTLY what I thought. Can you imagen it. 9800GTX+ despite the 55nm is in effect an overclocked 9800GTX. But a stock clock 9800GTX+ is quicker, than an OVERCLOCKED 9800GTX. So you think, ok, what about an overclocked 9800GTX+. That would be an overclock, of the fucking overclock!

Nvidia Evga 9800GTX+ KO/SSC/F.T.W edition anyone?

Away and take a flying fuck to yourselfs.

Martyn

2008-06-19 15:07:20