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GTX 260 and 280 Price Drop ?

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  • 17-01-2009 10:42pm
    #1
    BreakNeckSpeed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭


    Now that the 295 is out I was expecting a somewhat of a price drop for the 260 and 280 , but I have yet to see cheaper prices.I looked around and the prices are still all the same. Maybe at the start of February we will see price reductions


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    #2
    Silenceisbliss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭Silenceisbliss


    ya, I too was expecting a price drop for those two around the middle of this month. didnt see anything happening though, so I just put in my order for an evga gtx260 216core yesterday.

    no more stupid waiting. you can wait and wait, and the day you notice a price drop, youl hear elsewhere that nvidia will release a new card in another month. then you wait for that... its endless


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    BadCharlie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,614 ✭✭✭BadCharlie


    They have stopped making the GTX280 i think. As the GTX285 is taking over... So after a while you will see less and less of the GTX280 in shops.


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    alansweeney100
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭alansweeney100


    Firstly, I'm not reccommending to buy off Ocuk as I know theres a few Ocuk haters on these boards who have been burnt by them (I've never had any issues)
    Theres not a massive difference performance wise between the GTX280 and GTX285 (you could overclock a gtx280 to perform at the same level as a stock GTX285 no problem) but theres about €100 in the difference in price. Cheapest gtx 280 & 285 on Ocuk

    GTX 280 £218.50

    GTX 285 £310.50

    I'm patiently awaiting my GTX285 to arrive in the post, upgrading from 8800GTS 320mb, expecting a huge improvement.
    With the difference in power consumed, overclockability and noise I think anyone would be mad to buy a GTX280
    Silenceisbliss, I hear ya on the waiting thing, its a nuisance with there always being something new around the corner.


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