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Maybe this is old hat but....

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Stumbled across this ad today.......
http://www.compusa.com/applications/sea ... dwwp&trid=

$199 for a new XFX 8800 GT Ultra? :shock: or :finga:

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not bad for a card that cost $829 - http://www.legitreviews.com/article/496/1/

only having 128 stream processors is the weak point for this caard... A GeForce GTX 280 has 240 stream processors to give you an idea of where NVIDIA is at a year later.
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yea, we probably have AMD/ATi to thank for the low prices of the graphics cards today
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aircommando13 wrote:yea, we probably have AMD/ATi to thank for the low prices of the graphics cards today
Yea, I got my 8800gt for $90 after rebates! :rolleyes:
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i got mine for 300 shipped :(
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unfaithfulsfan wrote:Stumbled across this ad today.......
http://www.compusa.com/applications/sea ... dwwp&trid=

$199 for a new XFX 8800 GT Ultra? :shock: or :finga:

Jack

Ordered myself one...
Crysis can still bring my system to it's knees. :rolleyes:
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