Nvidia Geforce 280 pictures revealed

Source: http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Detailed_Geforce_GTX_280_Pictures/5826.html

Is it just me, or does everyone find those pics to be very appealing? :D:D

I may be upgrading to one of these in a few months if those internal benchmarks turn out to be true.

wow, that's insane, dual SLi ports?unbelievable... how would that work? oh and the 6 AND 8-pins connectors? geez, this thing looks like a power hungry monster.darkgoth678

It looks absolutely huge.:oSpybot_9

it better be at least 2x as fast as the 8800gt for that size

[QUOTE="Spybot_9"]It looks absolutely huge.:oimprezawrx500

it better be at least 2x as fast as the 8800gt for that size

**Cough** ~2x faster than 9800GTX **Cough**

Is that... two 8-pin PCI-E connectors? :shock:codezer0

No, 6+8pin.

**drools**

yeah.... so im going to be selling both my 9800gtx's ... PM me....

... must.. not stroke it .. to ... computer.... hardware.... soo ... tempting... AHhhhhhhhhh

awww jees... i'm gonna need a new PSU for sure.

and that thing really is HUGE! i like my cute and slim 8800 GT :)

Gonna need a new PSU and maybe a larger case to run that badboy

awww jees... i'm gonna need a new PSU for sure.

and that thing really is HUGE! i like my cute and slim 8800 GT :)

prowler666

Finally a TRI-SLI that has potential.

By the way it's 50% faster than 9800GX2, and twice as hot too.

Finally a TRI-SLI that has potential.

By the way it's 50% faster than 9800GX2, and twice as hot too.

Yorro

Its also 150-200 dollars MORE than the 9800x2

awww jees... i'm gonna need a new PSU for sure.

and that thing really is HUGE! i like my cute and slim 8800 GT :)

prowler666

Can't remember where i heard it but 1000W+ psu is the recommended power. Correct me if I'm wrong but if you are building a next gen system with all new powerful parts you would probabaly have one anyway

I hope this card is worth its $650 price tag. I dont see myself buying one of these. Killfox

Well, there goes my dream of buying this. :(

[QUOTE="Killfox"]I hope this card is worth its $650 price tag. I dont see myself buying one of these. monkeymoose5000

Well, there goes my dream of buying this. :(

Man that is gonna cost a ton in New ZealandSonir77

If it is going to cost 650 US, thats like 840 or so at the current exchange rate, but of course it will get marked up here. It wouldnt surprise me if it goes for less than 1000 on release which is more than i can say for the 8800 gtx *cough 1000+*

Hopefully it will fit in my Antec900Evz0rz

Same here. I'm seriously considering of buying that new card in a month or two.

And I want to keep my 900 case because it looks so damn good.

Why is everybody so surprised at the price, LOL. Where have you all been. This is PC HARDWARE, right?, LOL

Me personally, I can't afford it, but if by some unlikely chance things go like they did with the 8800GTX, over a year before anything can really challenge it, then it will be well worth for the people buying it.

Why is everybody so surprised at the price, LOL. Where have you all been. This is PC HARDWARE, right?, LOL

Me personally, I can't afford it, but if by some unlikely chance things go like they did with the 8800GTX, over a year before anything can really challenge it, then it will be well worth for the people buying it.

opamando

Im suprised because its not fitting the trend in PC hardware prices. RAM is at an all time low, you can get a quad core now for like $220, HDD are lower than they have been in awhile, you can get a pretty kick ace MOBO for cheap now(my board was $125 and its the best boar dI have bought and has won awards on hardware sites and newegg). Plus look at the prices for cards right now. You can get a 9800GX2 now for around $450, the 9800GTX is less than $300 now, the 8800 series ranges from $155 to $250. Then when I see these next two cards from Nvidia its not really fitting the pattern that hardware has been going.

So this is why I think ATI is going to win this next battle. There more than likely going to have a better price to performance ratio. I dont know this is just me ans this is what I feel.

[QUOTE="opamando"]

Why is everybody so surprised at the price, LOL. Where have you all been. This is PC HARDWARE, right?, LOL

Me personally, I can't afford it, but if by some unlikely chance things go like they did with the 8800GTX, over a year before anything can really challenge it, then it will be well worth for the people buying it.

Killfox

Im suprised because its not fitting the trend in PC hardware prices. RAM is at an all time low, you can get a quad core now for like $220, HDD are lower than they have been in awhile, you can get a pretty kick ace MOBO for cheap now(my board was $125 and its the best boar dI have bought and has won awards on hardware sites and newegg). Plus look at the prices for cards right now. You can get a 9800GX2 now for around $450, the 9800GTX is less than $300 now, the 8800 series ranges from $155 to $250. Then when I see these next two cards from Nvidia its not really fitting the pattern that hardware has been going.

So this is why I think ATI is going to win this next battle. There more than likely going to have a better price to performance ratio. I dont know this is just me ans this is what I feel.

The 9800GTX and the 9800GX2 are nothing new, just reworks of the old 8 series.

How much was DDR2 when it first came out, how much was DDR3 when it first came out?

How much was that quad core when it first came out.

Nvidia will come out with a mid-range ??GT240?? something equivalent to the modern 8800GT/9600GT in price to performance. These are just the BRAND NEW, top of the line card. Nothing new, or unseen in these prices.