Lately I've been hearing that the GeForce 3 may go down in price to around the $400 mark. I just (yesterday, Sunday) ordered an Elsa ULTRA for $340 or so and would like to cancel my order if this is true. For $60 more, I would rather take a GeForce 3. Please help me so I can cancel in time if this is true. Also, if it is, I would like to know where you heard this information from since I can't find it anywhere.
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yeah the Geforce3 will now come out at 399 bucks.
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it might be less ... they are not sure what the final quote will be.
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ahh $hit....I better go pay the $15 cancellation fee from the site where I just ordered my ULTRA from. dammit... http://dev.www.sharkyforums.forums.relay.cool/
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Well video card prices are always falling. There is never a good time to buy a bargain.
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haha, 399 is a much better price than before, but still WAY too expensive for a video card...sheesh...wouldn't it be nice to pay 199 for a great high end card? https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif
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So you guys think I should just keep the ULTRA for $340 that I ordered or pay the $15 more to cancel it and then the $60 more to get the GeForce 3 for $400? Again, I will be upgrading around early next year to a top of the line card, whatever it may be.
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You gotta be kidding me. I just bought a regular GeForce 2 GTS because I decided that there was no way I'd spend nearly $600 on a video card, and I wasn't going to spend $340 on second best (for an Ultra). I figured I'd get the GeForce 2 and upgrade in a year or so when GeForce 3 prices had fallen. If I'd known they were going to cost "only" $400 I'd have waited.
Do you guys think that it is all an Nnidia plot? Tell people the cost will be $600 and everyone will say "I'm not spending that kind of money on a video card". Then lower the price to $400 and eveyone will think that they are getting a bargain, and rush all over themselves to buy one?
As for your original question, IF the GeForce 3 IS coming out at $400, then yes I'd cancel my order and get the GeForce 3. I hadn't heard this rumor though, so I cannot comment on its veracity.
I paid about $320 for my GTS 64mb when I was building my computer months ago, and it's available for totally less than that now. Any time you buy a video card it's going to basically halve itself in price within a very depressing amount of time and you'll be kicking yourself in the *** for ever having paid that much for it in the first place. One thing to take into account, when are the first games that actually support the GF3's really cool features. No sense in buying a Uberslayer MegaVide-O 68000 if there aren't any games that will be able to use it for months and months.
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if you've already cancelled go ahead and waitQuote:
Originally posted by FuzzyNips:
So you guys think I should just keep the ULTRA for $340 that I ordered or pay the $15 more to cancel it and then the $60 more to get the GeForce 3 for $400? Again, I will be upgrading around early next year to a top of the line card, whatever it may be.
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$150 is my cap on a video card. That's why I'm just now going to the Radeon 64 or GTS2 5.5ns.Quote:
Originally posted by m0bia:
haha, 399 is a much better price than before, but still WAY too expensive for a video card...sheesh...wouldn't it be nice to pay 199 for a great high end card? https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif
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By early next year the GF3 will be sub $200 and the GF4 will be out. Radeon 2 will be a bargain as well I'm sure.Quote:
Originally posted by FuzzyNips:
So you guys think I should just keep the ULTRA for $340 that I ordered or pay the $15 more to cancel it and then the $60 more to get the GeForce 3 for $400? Again, I will be upgrading around early next year to a top of the line card, whatever it may be.
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Anyone with a GTS2 class video card might as well pass by the GF3 out wait till it gets sub$200. The gains are not across the boards though they are there.Quote:
Originally posted by Phaethon:
You gotta be kidding me. I just bought a regular GeForce 2 GTS because I decided that there was no way I'd spend nearly $600 on a video card, and I wasn't going to spend $340 on second best (for an Ultra). I figured I'd get the GeForce 2 and upgrade in a year or so when GeForce 3 prices had fallen. If I'd known they were going to cost "only" $400 I'd have waited.
Do you guys think that it is all an Nnidia plot? Tell people the cost will be $600 and everyone will say "I'm not spending that kind of money on a video card". Then lower the price to $400 and eveyone will think that they are getting a bargain, and rush all over themselves to buy one?
As for your original question, IF the GeForce 3 IS coming out at $400, then yes I'd cancel my order and get the GeForce 3. I hadn't heard this rumor though, so I cannot comment on its veracity.
GF4 will be much more noticeable.
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Now, tell me Phaethon. Why would Nvidia do that? Wouldn't they want to promote the sales of their chip in any way that they'd could? In most cases, price is the deciding factor in whether or not to purchase an item. You fellas have definately demonstrated that here. A GeForce3 at $600 was lofty, but at sub-$400, it becomes more justified. My suggestion to FuzzyNips: Cancel that order right away (hopefully you caught it before it shipped)! I am willing to bet that the other GeForce cards will drop dramatically in price as the GeForce3 becomes more availible. Let me know if I'm outta line here, but I'm all about value, and the GeForce3 tickles my fuzzy navel. But just because the DirectX 8.0 API is supported in hardware doesn't mean that I'll be getting rid of my Voodoo3 (despite the fact that Sacrifice's new version 3.0 beta now has enhanced DirectX 8.0 features). Ugh, I'm long winded...I'm done now...sorry.Quote:
Originally posted by Phaethon:
Do you guys think that it is all an Nnidia plot? Tell people the cost will be $600 and everyone will say "I'm not spending that kind of money on a video card". Then lower the price to $400 and eveyone will think that they are getting a bargain, and rush all over themselves to buy one?
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[This message has been edited by ChronoTrigger (edited April 10, 2001).]
dude im getting a gforce2 gts deluxe....i guess ill get it when the geforce3 comes out, cuz then i guess the price will drop alot https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif
If you are goin to be upgrading the beginning of next year just keep the ULTRA as it will be good till then. By then the GF4 or GF3Ultra will be lower price and great technology. Just keep the ULTRA now and upgrade then when you want at the beginning of next year.Quote:
Originally posted by FuzzyNips:
So you guys think I should just keep the ULTRA for $340 that I ordered or pay the $15 more to cancel it and then the $60 more to get the GeForce 3 for $400? Again, I will be upgrading around early next year to a top of the line card, whatever it may be.
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i think anybody with a gf2 ultra would be crazy to upgrade to the gf3.
I just got my GEForce 2 GTS 5.5 64MB, and I might return it in exchange for a GEForce 3 is they hit the shelves within a couple weeks or so....
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Guys, WAIT on the Geforce 3!
Look at some of the pages with benchmarks! For many of today's games, the Geforce 2 is _faster_ than the 3! The Geforce 3 will be better for _future_ games, that aren't released yet. When those games are _released_, buy a Geforce 3. Until then, you're spending extra money, getting fewer fps, and for nothing. The Geforce 3 still isn't even any better at DVD playback than the 2. You get nothing for current games. What's the point then? Just bragging rights.
When the games come out, the cards will have fallen in price, and then it'll make more sense.
The Elsa will be $400. i saw this @ www.guru3d.com. That is a very smart buisness move since everyone else is jacking up the price. Elsa will still make a hell of a profit
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UPDATE: I cancelled my order and payed $10 cancellation fee and am now going to get a $400 Elsa GeForce 3 whenever it comes out. Will Hercules be lowering its card price too?
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[This message has been edited by FuzzyNips (edited April 10, 2001).]