11-01-2007, 01:17 AM
Quote:At this moment, there is no other video card on the market that can compete with the 8800GT. There are some that are a tiny bit faster, but the performance versus price of the 8800GT is absolutely unbelievable.
It gets better. The $250 is a high estimate from Nvidia. They expect the card to reach $200 for the 512MB version shortly, with the 256MB version being even cheaper (though I'd stick with the 512MB). Ati is releasing a competing card w/in 2 weeks, and Nvidia has an ace up their sleeves ... a new 8800GTS (512MB/1G) that contains all the improvements of the 8800GT with 128 shaders (8800GT has 112, the old 8800GTS has 96, 8800GTX has 128), higher clock speeds, and supposedly more ROPs (the only part of the 8800GT that could be called lacking compared to the old 8800GTS).
So even with just how amazing of a price/performance improvement the 8800GT is, there will be faster cards coming out quickly. The 8800GT might still be the sweet spot, though, depending on what you need. No matter what, the card's amazing simply because its cost effectiveness will force down prices across the board.
Trade yourself in for the perfect one. No one needs to know that you feel you've been ruined!