3800 Pricing revealed... DAMN!

[fatlazyhomer]

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-pricing-shock

"Pricing for both launch parts is very aggressive, and AMD claims it is all due to 55nm process working like a clockwork and achieving excellent yields. Radeon HD 3850 should retail for between $149 to 179 (USD), while 3870 should be between 200 to 230. This is brilliant pricing, going way below 8800GT."

This is a really interesting development considering a year ago, we were dreading 1000$ GPUs...

[_dangtx_]

with luck u can score 8800gt's for 230 nowosh
i wanna see numbers.eventough it will be slower...what im more interested in is power consumption and heat.

[TheGlasMan]

I'se confused, are they coming out in January or Nov 19th??

[Ryan]

You can expect these 3800 cards well before the end of the month.

But you didn't hear that from me.

[0156]

Dear God, please let these perform!

[3dfxrain]

I think AMD's got some CPU's, chipsets and video cards to reveal in reviews and articles this month.

[zetachi]

Price War !!!! Please

[kbohip]

Please AMD, give Nvidia some MUCH needed competition! I don't want to wait another year before the next gpu launch again, and then find out it's just an improvement on a year old core like the 8800GT.

[fatlazyhomer]

I think it is just an improvement of the R600. Especially since its suppose to be the R670 core.

[RatboyX]

The originally advertised price for the 8800 GT was much lower than it’s being sold for at the moment. Looks like I’ll wait and see if the New ATI (AMD) cards are any good (IE Price Vs Performance). Was going to wait till after Christmas anyway

[0156]

If its true they consume so little juice I am all over it. I am really looking for the best performance with the least amount of wattage. It could be a great cf set up but time will tell.

[_dangtx_]

You can expect these 3800 cards well before the end of the month.

But you didn't hear that from me.

too bad they couldnt work on price better. how did you like total system draw with the 3870?

[_dangtx_]

I think it is just an improvement of the R600. Especially since its suppose to be the R670 core.

obvious die shrink and couple more chips on the pcb, apart from that i hear not much more.
try to get units with coolers that exaust outside the case.even if its 20$ more

[Brandito]

with luck u can score 8800gt's for 230 nowosh
i wanna see numbers.eventough it will be slower...what im more interested in is power consumption and heat.

i dunno, i know i shouldn't base much off of paper launches, but the specs of the 3870 look quite impressive, i'm pretty sure that it's going to be a pretty good performer.

if these things come out at the right price i might skip my trade up altogether and sell of this gts for the 3870 (gonna have to see some real numbers first though.

[oralpain]

I'm predicting very near 2900XT performance from the 3870. Could still be a very good deal at $200