I'm a huge believer in buying the previous generation of video cards when the new ones come out. As long as you aren't one of those fanatics who are driven to have the absolutely highest resolution and frame rate you should be fine with any of the current crop.
I recently went from a X1950 to a 4850 and I'm happy as a clam. -------------- Brian On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Bobby Heid <bh...@sc.rr.com> wrote: > Hey, > > > > I am in the process of building a new machine. I have decided on a limit > of > about $300 to spend on the video card. I am an NVidia guy so I have no > plans on an ATI card. > > > > Guru3d.com has a review of the yet-to-be released Nvidia GTX 295 here > (retail - $500): > > http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-295-preview/ > > > > Newegg.com has an EVGA GTX 280 for $425 - $100 IR - $20 MIR = $305 > > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130365 > < > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130365&CMP=AFC-C8J > unction> &CMP=AFC-C8Junction > > > > My questions for you all are: > > > > 1) Do you think the GTX 280s will come down in price more than this > once the 295s come out? > > 2) Aren't the 280s supposed to use the smaller die size (55nm I think) > like the 295s will use? > > 3) Anyone know any reasons why I should wait a bit longer to get a VC? > > > > Thanks, > > Bobby > >
