Nvidia focusing on enthusiasts a little too much?

So the 285GTX has come out and the 295GTX not too long ago.

Seeing how these are £300+ enthusiast cards I have to wonder why Nvidia considers them a priority? At times like this you would think Nvidia would be trying to get out their cheaper 200 series cards as fast as possible. A small upgrade over the 280GTX isn't going to affect much, the 200 series equivilent of the 8800GT on the other hand I can see actually selling well right now.

For an exsample we have the Chrysler management.

in late 80's went bad and needed something to add something to the company's line-up.

Dodge Viper was the thing to give status. in 92 they showed the car at geneve carshow, the car wasn't sold in a big number but gave some serious reputation to the brand.

The sell of ONE speciffic item isn't the biggest factor all the time, just the bragi'n rigths can end up selling more of the whole product line, Viper did that.

mmm and to this day i will sell my house to have one, (when i get a house)nattydreadlocks

nVidia is actually focusing on making money a "little" too muchAthonline

Enthusiast cards sell considerably less than high and mainstream range GPUs, if it was money they were after they wouldn't prioritize getting top tier cards out during a recession.

[QUOTE="Athonline"]nVidia is actually focusing on making money a "little" too muchAnnoyedDragon

Enthusiast cards sell considerably less than high and mainstream range GPUs, if it was money they were after they wouldn't prioritize getting top tier cards out during a recession.

All these cards coming out so fast that the games are still stuck in dx9 and all upgrades to the video cards are almost pointless. Most games dont even require really no better than a 8600 to run good with good graphics for most people. The 8800's are fast enough to max 98% of games, Getting these GTX's if you already have a geforce 88**/9**'s is a waste unless you need the bleeding edge which will cost you. 04dcarraher

So the 285GTX has come out and the 295GTX not too long ago.

Seeing how these are £300+ enthusiast cards I have to wonder why Nvidia considers them a priority? At times like this you would think Nvidia would be trying to get out their cheaper 200 series cards as fast as possible. A small upgrade over the 280GTX isn't going to affect much, the 200 series equivilent of the 8800GT on the other hand I can see actually selling well right now.

AnnoyedDragon

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So the 285GTX has come out and the 295GTX not too long ago.

Seeing how these are £300+ enthusiast cards I have to wonder why Nvidia considers them a priority? At times like this you would think Nvidia would be trying to get out their cheaper 200 series cards as fast as possible. A small upgrade over the 280GTX isn't going to affect much, the 200 series equivilent of the 8800GT on the other hand I can see actually selling well right now.

wklzip

Agreed that once you actually need that kind of power the card will be a lot cheaper.

The thing I don't understand is people always say whoa now that i've spent some rediculous amount of money I can play HL2 with 400fps. All you need is 30 and that's slightly above what the human eye can see. I suppose it is a hobby and I like to waste money on cars but when it comes to having an average of 30fps or 300fps on the same settings it really doesn't matter.

I've been using my 312mb 8800GTS for nearly 2 years now and it's a great little card, I can play a lot of games still on rather high settings, but it's not like I'm maxing crysis or anything but then again Crysis is a pretty game... but it isn't that great gameplay wise to be honest, really.

Agreed that once you actually need that kind of power the card will be a lot cheaper.

The thing I don't understand is people always say whoa now that i've spent some rediculous amount of money I can play HL2 with 400fps. All you need is 30 and that's slightly above what the human eye can see. I suppose it is a hobby and I like to waste money on cars but when it comes to having an average of 30fps or 300fps on the same settings it really doesn't matter.

I've been using my 312mb 8800GTS for nearly 2 years now and it's a great little card, I can play a lot of games still on rather high settings, but it's not like I'm maxing crysis or anything but then again Crysis is a pretty game... but it isn't that great gameplay wise to be honest, really.

the_mitch28

I don't know about you, but I can see a difference between 30 and 60 fps. The former is noticeably more fluid and smooth.

On topic...Nvidia is just in panic mode after being cornered with the HD 4800 series. They will regain their senses.