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768MB boards apparently dropping under 150
We took a stroll down our price search engine and we ran into some rather interesting price cuts on several GTX 460 boards. The first price cut rumours appeared on the interweb a few days ago and the cuts seem to confirm the rumours.
Over the past 48 hours numerous European retailers have cut prices on 768MB boards by as much as 20 and some cards are already available for less than 150. The move seems logical, as 768MB versions were simply priced too close to the 1GB model, which also features a wider 256-bit bus. We're still not sure whether the 1GB model will see any significant cuts.
In any case several reference clocked cards are now priced in the 140 to 160 price range. As of Thursday, they are readily available for just over 150 on the continent. However, this is a rather interesting development as GTS 450 boards are just around the corner and they are expected to sell for around 130. Clearly the new board is going to face a fair bit of in-house competition, Nvidia style.
Its also interesting to see how GTX 460 768MB pricing measures up to AMD cards, as it is one of few competitive Nvidia products on the market. Well, actually, its the only competitive Nvidia card at the moment. The HD 5830 is currently selling for 170+, while the 5850 costs more than 220. Obviously, Nvidias price cut might force AMD to respond in kind and slash HD 5830/5850 pricing, but it appears that AMD isnt overly concerned with Nvidia at the moment. AMD has already dropped 5830 pricing by 20 in light of the GTX 460 launch, but it hasnt cut HD 5850 pricing since launch.
Nvidia on the other was forced to drop 400 series pricing several times over the past few months, even on the relatively fresh and competitive GTX 460. Although this is rather bad news for Nvidia, its great news for the average consumers, as the GTX 460 is now a much better deal than the 5850 and it even comes close to some non-reference 5770 boards. We just need to wait for AMDs response and it is likely to come over the next few weeks, as the company gears up to introduce the HD 6000 series and cut 5000 series inventory.
ref: fudzilla
นั่นราคา Euro นะครับ แต่ใน US หรือ Asia เราจะถูกกว่านี้อีกเยอะ.
We took a stroll down our price search engine and we ran into some rather interesting price cuts on several GTX 460 boards. The first price cut rumours appeared on the interweb a few days ago and the cuts seem to confirm the rumours.
Over the past 48 hours numerous European retailers have cut prices on 768MB boards by as much as 20 and some cards are already available for less than 150. The move seems logical, as 768MB versions were simply priced too close to the 1GB model, which also features a wider 256-bit bus. We're still not sure whether the 1GB model will see any significant cuts.
In any case several reference clocked cards are now priced in the 140 to 160 price range. As of Thursday, they are readily available for just over 150 on the continent. However, this is a rather interesting development as GTS 450 boards are just around the corner and they are expected to sell for around 130. Clearly the new board is going to face a fair bit of in-house competition, Nvidia style.
Its also interesting to see how GTX 460 768MB pricing measures up to AMD cards, as it is one of few competitive Nvidia products on the market. Well, actually, its the only competitive Nvidia card at the moment. The HD 5830 is currently selling for 170+, while the 5850 costs more than 220. Obviously, Nvidias price cut might force AMD to respond in kind and slash HD 5830/5850 pricing, but it appears that AMD isnt overly concerned with Nvidia at the moment. AMD has already dropped 5830 pricing by 20 in light of the GTX 460 launch, but it hasnt cut HD 5850 pricing since launch.
Nvidia on the other was forced to drop 400 series pricing several times over the past few months, even on the relatively fresh and competitive GTX 460. Although this is rather bad news for Nvidia, its great news for the average consumers, as the GTX 460 is now a much better deal than the 5850 and it even comes close to some non-reference 5770 boards. We just need to wait for AMDs response and it is likely to come over the next few weeks, as the company gears up to introduce the HD 6000 series and cut 5000 series inventory.
ref: fudzilla
นั่นราคา Euro นะครับ แต่ใน US หรือ Asia เราจะถูกกว่านี้อีกเยอะ.
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