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Re: Hardware Deals!
$157 free shipping Asus HD 4850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253
I'd rather get that than the 9800GTX, personally, since both are technically at "stock" speeds. The 9800GTX+ needs to fall down to 4850 price or else 4850 still wins. Not likely, since the rebranded 9800GT is now taking the $150 price tag and the GTX+ is at $199 - quite hard to swallow considering the alternatives (the cheapest 4870 is at $250, and for $50 more it's absolutely worth it).
<d-end> masturbate
<d-end> watch anime
<d-end> those are the 2 things I do when I'm bored!
<d-end> watch anime
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Isn't 9800GT = Renamed(8800GT) ?
In any case that's a great deal on that 4850. I CAN'T WAIT TILL NEWEGG.CA FINALLY OPENS!
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Yes, 9800GT is basically 8800GT (hence the "rebranded" adjective). Nvidia is the king of PR/marketing spins - just look at the current line of products. If you are not familiar with the history of Nvidia's GPUs from the past two years or so, you can easily misjudge the performance level of a particular part. But that's a whole other story.
The whole SLI business is going south for Nvidia. If AMD is smart, it would put its best men in the crossfire driver team and work them to death. As of now, the 4850/70 are just amazing buys no matter what your needs are.
<d-end> masturbate
<d-end> watch anime
<d-end> those are the 2 things I do when I'm bored!
<d-end> watch anime
<d-end> those are the 2 things I do when I'm bored!