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I was thinking about getting 7970s for FireDragon. It looks like the prices are rising? What is that about, I thought they just had a price cut last month. Could it be because current 7970 chip sets are drying out before the rumored Ghz edition (can't find release dates for those yet)?
Here is an example. Newegg and Amazon have recently increased the price of the Gigabyte 1Ghz cards. As of the time of this writting, if you google the part number, google shopping will show them as $500, but follow the link and they are $595. TigerDirect still has them at $500, I think I will go that route.
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Radeon-Mini-Displayport-Graphics-GV-R797OC-3GD/dp/B00752QYLK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Video+Cards-_-GIGABYTE-_-14125413
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2056404&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE
Bikermatt
05-15-12, 01:35 PM
I've been wanting a pair of 7970s for some time and was just about to order some for when I get back home. This morning I also noticed both newegg and amazon cranked the prices up since just last night. Has Nvidia announced (or have the retailers just now realized) that they are having problems with output of the 600 series and the retails are taking advantage?
Bikermatt
05-15-12, 01:40 PM
The card I was interested in went up $95 this morning:(
http://camelegg.com/product/N82E16814125413
The card I was interested in went up $95 this morning:(
http://camelegg.com/product/N82E16814125413
That is the same one I have in the links of my original post. Hop over to tigerdirect and get it for $499. I ordered 2.
Fire$torm
05-15-12, 03:34 PM
IIRC the issue is not nVidia per se but rather the company that produces the GPU chips for AMD & nVidia. I do not recall their name but the article I read stated that this company had unexpectedly raised their fee even tough they were having quality control issues. It was also rumored that there was a good chance this GPU chip fabricator was planning another price increase. So in a nutshell they are black balling AMD & nVidia.
Bikermatt
05-15-12, 04:30 PM
Weird, the prices are back down at newegg already.
Weird, the prices are back down at newegg already.
That is wierd, too bad for them I would have bought 2 from them. Too bad for me, it cost me 8 dollars in shipping and possibly the free games that I don't need.
Amazon dropped their price back to $499 today. Guess I picked a bad day to shop for it. At least they all didn't drop their price below what I paid. Looks like the new cards will arrive tomorrow, sweet.
Mike029
05-16-12, 09:48 PM
Amazon dropped their price back to $499 today. Guess I picked a bad day to shop for it. At least they all didn't drop their price below what I paid. Looks like the new cards will arrive tomorrow, sweet.
Sweet!! A million a day per card on DiRT I believe. Maybe it was Donate I forget now. :-??
DiRT is the sweet spot on these cards. Close to a million per day per card.
Very awesome, I am in awe. :) 1Mil+ per day on DiRT, depending on O/C.
Woot, 2 more 7970s for the team have been delivered and installed. Now I need to figure out what to do with the 2 gtx 570s. hhmm I have an x4 chip, some extra memory, extra drives laying around, a power supply ....nah wife would kill me...but what if i only used it during challenges... I could hide it under the bed ....
precious!
Cruncher Pete
05-17-12, 07:28 PM
You haver a devious mind EmSti, I love it. If there is a will, there is a way...:)
If the wife didn't kill you for buying them, surely she won't have a problem with you using them.:D
Sent from my ADR6300
Mike029
05-17-12, 07:45 PM
Woot, 2 more 7970s for the team have been delivered and installed. Now I need to figure out what to do with the 2 gtx 570s. hhmm I have an x4 chip, some extra memory, extra drives laying around, a power supply ....nah wife would kill me...but what if i only used it during challenges... I could hide it under the bed ....
precious!
That was priceless. :)
I know ... I know...
Honey, I made this one for you. >:)
Mike029
05-17-12, 07:48 PM
I know ... I know...
Honey, I made this one for you. >:)
Fiendishly clever. Will she take the bait? @-)
Cruncher Pete
05-17-12, 07:53 PM
I know ... I know...
Honey, I made this one for you. >:)
Honey, I made this one for you. Look, it even washes the dishes. Oops, sorry about that, I think that it must be the next model that does that.!;)
Mike029
05-17-12, 07:55 PM
Honey, I made this one for you. Look, it even washes the dishes. Oops, sorry about that, I think that it must be the next model that does that.!;)
LOL!!
Fiendishly clever. Will she take the bait? @-)
Not a chance, she needs a new latop.
I know ... I know...
Honey, I made this one for you. >:)
That's the best ever! ... Like the year Kim got a shotgun for her birthday. :)) :D hehe...
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Slicker
05-18-12, 03:45 AM
That's the best ever! ... Like the year Kim got a shotgun for her birthday. :)) :D hehe...
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Girls with guns? When are you going to post a picure?
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