Want To Move From AMD To Nvidia, Will Prices Drop?

[velazkid]

Hello, I want to upgrade my GPU sometime this year most likely. I've never really followed Nvidia pricing trends so I don't know what to expect out of these new cards. I've been using a 5850 for the past couple of years and really want to move on to Nvidia seeing as I've been hearing drivers for these cards are much more reliable. The fact that just more games seem to be optimized for Nvidia (BF3, Arkham City, any Crysis) has made this decision a lot more clear cut then it was a few years ago. What's always turned me off from Nvidia products however, is the price. I payed $300 for my 5850, and that's always where I've drawn the line for GPU upgrades. With the release of the GTX 670 though, I might be willing to give a little bit more, seeing as how I really want one.

I had been reading reviews on the 570 before hand until I discovered the 670 was just released. One review said the 570 released at $350. Now they are at $300. The 670 released at ~$400 and of course, hasn't moved yet. Can we expect it to? If so, by how much? I would think it would be at least $50, if not more. Only basing that on it's predecessors price range though, and that might be irrelevant since I've heard fewer cutbacks were taken to the 670 from it's big brother the 680 than the 570 to the 580. If, or rather when(?) the card takes a price dive, how long can we expect that to be? A few months? A year? It seems to me that $350 is the sweet spot for this card, but that might be reaching to some people. Can some of you Nvidia vets tell me your predictions on this topic, so that I might pinpoint a smart time to by one? $400 just itches me the wrong way to be honest. It's at that price point that I get that little voice in my head. His name is doubt. He tells me I should just wait for DX 11.1 cards. Or that it's not enough bang for buck. Maybe even tells me that there are better things to buy. I don't like him, but he shows up whenever I see a high dollar amount. So help me out guys. I sure need it.

[---TK---]

kepler cards 690, 680, 670 are selling like hotcakes. the performance is there. they have no reason to lower prices. the 580`s price was not cut until well over a year after launch. think you are going to wait a good bit to see price reductions. even the 7970 launch did not affect 580 prices. they lowered the 580 prices right before the 680 came out. if you want nvidia you are going to have to pay their price. the best price performance card is the 670 IMO and if you want to buy the reference vanilla card its going to cost $399 for a good while

[Sever]

nvidia dont need to drop their prices. over here in australia, the 670 is cheaper than the amd 7970 yet the performance is similar if not better. why drop the price more when you have a good product and people are willing to pay for it?

[lucidus]

No. Prices will not go down any time soon. Buy it when you can.

[Vxheous]

@velazkid. I hope you're not planning to pair a GTX 670 to that E8500 of yours....

[velazkid]

Originally Posted by Vxheous

@velazkid. I hope you're not planning to pair a GTX 670 to that E8500 of yours....

Of course I am! Why wouldn't I? Honestly, give me one good reason why I shouldn't SLI with my awesome, amazing, kickass dual core....



lol nah, I just haven't updated my specs since I upgraded, should be all set now. Even then though I wouldn't SLI 670's. No way I'm spending 800 bucks on graphics, even 400 for one is, like I said, pushing it.

[Penal Stingray]

Wise Decision! "Play Ur Game's The Way It Mean't to be played"

[---TK---]

670, cant beat that. price performance winner here and uses less power than the competition