K Kristafon Newbie Joined Aug 4, 2004 Messages 810 Reaction score 0 Aug 30, 2004 #1 How often does it usually take for the price of a video card to halve?
R Ruuustar Newbie Joined Aug 18, 2004 Messages 58 Reaction score 0 Aug 30, 2004 #2 These things usually go by Moore's Law so prob around 1.5 years. But it entirely depends on how often the manufacturers bring out new cards.
These things usually go by Moore's Law so prob around 1.5 years. But it entirely depends on how often the manufacturers bring out new cards.
K Kristafon Newbie Joined Aug 4, 2004 Messages 810 Reaction score 0 Aug 30, 2004 #3 What percent do you think prices will have dropped by then by this christmas?
R Ruuustar Newbie Joined Aug 18, 2004 Messages 58 Reaction score 0 Aug 30, 2004 #4 Well, both Nvidia and Ati have planned to release 512Mb cards around xmas time. So the current cutting edge cards will prob drop by around 30%ish maybe.
Well, both Nvidia and Ati have planned to release 512Mb cards around xmas time. So the current cutting edge cards will prob drop by around 30%ish maybe.
K Kristafon Newbie Joined Aug 4, 2004 Messages 810 Reaction score 0 Aug 30, 2004 #5 Cool, is there a particular site with news about this stuff so i can keep up to date?
B blahblahblah Newbie Joined Nov 16, 2003 Messages 5,036 Reaction score 0 Aug 30, 2004 #6 Moores law doesn't apply to GPU's. www.anandtech.com www.tomshardware.com www.xbitlabs.com Those three are good hardware sites. Anandtech does a once a monthly feature on prices for various computer components.
Moores law doesn't apply to GPU's. www.anandtech.com www.tomshardware.com www.xbitlabs.com Those three are good hardware sites. Anandtech does a once a monthly feature on prices for various computer components.
R Ruuustar Newbie Joined Aug 18, 2004 Messages 58 Reaction score 0 Aug 30, 2004 #7 yeah, you can try http://www.tomshardware.com http://www.anandtech.com Both give definitive coverage of the latest developments in the world of computers. Happy reading EDIT: as has already been mentioned!
yeah, you can try http://www.tomshardware.com http://www.anandtech.com Both give definitive coverage of the latest developments in the world of computers. Happy reading EDIT: as has already been mentioned!
SidewinderX Newbie Joined May 15, 2003 Messages 4,884 Reaction score 0 Aug 30, 2004 #8 www.sharkyextreme.com has regular buying guides. And if the supply/demand ratio doesn't improve quickly, I wouldn't expect that much of a price drop. regardless, I seriously doubt you'll see 30% drop by christmas.
www.sharkyextreme.com has regular buying guides. And if the supply/demand ratio doesn't improve quickly, I wouldn't expect that much of a price drop. regardless, I seriously doubt you'll see 30% drop by christmas.