Thoughts for sub $1000 system

[forHIM]

Thanks -- that's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure.

[Krusty]

Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
LOL! How do you explain GTS being $150 more expensive than the GT?

For the 8000 series it came out first. My guess is that the newer GT streamlined the production process, or was able to be sold at a lower price because of some other cost-savings developments since the GTS was introduced.

The 8800s are kind of odd in that they have done it backwards, but the reason folks are making such a big deal of the GT over the GTS is that it *is* cheaper -- this is odd. Don't question it, just take advantage of it!


It'd be like a "pro" card costing more than an "XT" card on ATI's side of things. Most of the time it doesn't happen, and when it does the market eventually evens itself out.

When you think about it, it's no stranger than the AGP Ge7600 GT costing more than the Ge7800GS, and performing the same. S*** happens

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Originally posted by Krusty
For the 8000 series it came out first. My guess is that the newer GT streamlined the production process, or was able to be sold at a lower price because of some other cost-savings developments since the GTS was introduced.

The 8800s are kind of odd in that they have done it backwards, but the reason folks are making such a big deal of the GT over the GTS is that it *is* cheaper -- this is odd. Don't question it, just take advantage of it!


It'd be like a "pro" card costing more than an "XT" card on ATI's side of things. Most of the time it doesn't happen, and when it does the market eventually evens itself out.

When you think about it, it's no stranger than the AGP Ge7600 GT costing more than the Ge7800GS, and performing the same. S*** happens

I suggest you do some reading on tech related websites about Nvidia series first. The GT has always been one level lower performance card compared to the GTS. The reason why GT is now cheaper but faster is that the GT was released using the new 65nm process, making the GT the next generation process.

That's why (even though it's not designed to) it's faster, consumes less energy and is cheaper to boot.

They're revising the current GTS with a 65nm process one at which point it will wipe the deck with GT but of course, also cost more.

Quote from Tomshardware.com:

The veil has been lifted off the 8800 GT specifications and performance, and WOW, does this card perform. This new midrange champion - supposedly for the $200 to $250 price point - has shown itself to be markedly faster than the GeForce 8800 GTS 640 MB, and on the heels of the former 8800 GTX champ. This card probably should have been called the 8900 GT, because it messes with the standard GeForce GS-GT-GTS-GTX hierarchy / naming scheme by jumping ahead of the GTS. But it does the job, so who cares what it's called? The only questions now are when will we see the 8800 GT on the streets, and how much will the street price be?