Comments for: AMD quietly trims Radeon HD 3800 series pricing

#9. Posted at 07:16 PM on Feb 20th 2008

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Vrock

Too little, too late. The 3870 would have been the bomb at sub $200 prices when it first came out. Now, with the 9600GT releasing in two days, it's not worth it.

#9, 9600gt isn't better than a 3870. A overclocked 9600gt gives ... : marvelous (#10) «

#10, Really? That doesn't jive with what we've seen from the 8... : Vrock (#34) «

#9, Anyone who buys a 9600 because they're all excited about nvi... : cegras (#11) «

#9, Wait a second - I thought the 9600GT was actually Nvidia's r... : NeRve (#15) «

#15, it's not it's an 8600 GTS replacement and it's performanc... : clone (#16) «

#16, perhaps you should actually look at the reviews. the 9... : toyota (#18) «

#18, bleh..... it splits the difference and is priced ac... : clone (#37) «

#15, I never said it was top of the line. That was the posters... : Vrock (#33) «

#9, Now 9600GT isn't worth it. What does that 9 bring? Not even ... : asdsa (#20) «

#20, Name one game that makes use of DX10.1 . . . . (I may hav... : Xaser04 (#35) «

#35, when Nvidia was selling 6xxx series games supporting S... : clone (#38) «

#35, Eventually they will come. It's an investment for futu... : asdsa (#40) «

#40, Yeah right, chances are once the first DX10.1 games... : tfp (#41) «

#41, True story. The first DX9 video card was the 970... : Hance (#42) «

#42, I have to disagree with this comment, when Ha... : clone (#45) «

#45, I'm with you on this. I bought a Radeon 97... : JustAnEngineer (#46) «

#40, With the pace at which hardware changes nowadays I ... : MadManOriginal (#44) «

#9, now that the 9600GT is out, I think the 3870 really is a pre... : derFunkenstein (#39) «

#14. Posted at 08:45 PM on Feb 20th 2008

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AbRASiON

ATI are going horribly, they need to just drop the prices even lower, sadly.

#14, Why? The 3870 is looking really attractive, even to a light ... : crabjokeman (#21) «

#21, No their products are not compelling at that price range. : AbRASiON (#43) «

#22. Posted at 03:27 AM on Feb 21st 2008

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bogbox

to be honest the trim was expected long ago. but is good for competition

BTW what is the big deal with 9600 ? i don't understand is a G94( is worst then G92) doesn't have 10.1 , only 512Mb GDDR3 ,256bit mainstream just. may be the 8800gs is similar at performance.
So 3870 is a bit better.(GDDR 4 memory + 10.1)
the 9600 is only good for 3 way SLI maybe or hybrid crap , i don't know why anyone will buy 9600 .

#22, pull your head out of your butt and check out the reviews th... : toyota (#23) «

#23, Much less power, beats 3870, are you kidding? At least Tw... : asdsa (#24) «

#24, http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=724&p=8 b... : toyota (#25) «

#25, http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1294/19/page_19_po... : asdsa (#32) «

#23, if you are in living in the past and play at 1024 ( on a ... : bogbox (#36) «

#1. Posted at 05:34 PM on Feb 20th 2008

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marvelous

8800gt is still the best... $10 -20 difference but 20% more peformance.

#1, Did you read the article? The price difference is $30 at the ... : Rza79 (#4) «

#4, Did you check online? You can get an overclocked GT for o... : Voldenuit (#6) «

#4, For $3.63, you can add a HDMI adapter to any video card w... : gophers13 (#31) «

#12. Posted at 08:13 PM on Feb 20th 2008

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Forge

I need the 9800GTX to be announced in the next 28 days.

#12, Yeah, we need a Crysis killer. Nvidia sure takes it's sweet ... : Joerdgs (#19) «

#19, Isn't the 9800 GTX going to be just a reworked 8800GTX? : Lord.Blue (#28) «

#28, Pretty much, but it should get an updating of features... : Forge (#30) «

#29. Posted at 07:06 AM on Feb 21st 2008

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danny e.

ATI should work on getting the "dual-card" boards slightly smaller in size and drop the price to $399. then i'll take the plunge.

actually, i think i'm gonna try to wait for the "HD 4xxx" series.. by then NVidia will also have a refresh out.. so can see who can finally achieve playable rates in Crysis @ 1920x1200.

here i am still stuck on a X800 XL *pout*

#26. Posted at 04:40 AM on Feb 21st 2008, Edited at 04:50 AM on Feb 21st 2008

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marvelous

Is 64SP really enough for shader heavy games in the future? Or will it cripple it like 7900gs? Currently there aren't too many games where SP dictates massive performance differences but that day is coming soon.

You can get a 8800gt for $220 and $180 after rebate. Why would you get a 9600gt when you can get a 8800gt with 112SP for same price after rebate?

http://www.ncixus.com/products/27328/88YFF6HUFEXX/Galaxy%20Technology/

9600gt does well now for current crop of games but so did Geforce 7 series at the time. I just wonder if it would last..

You can tell that HD3000 series have stronger shader compared to 9600gt or else it would lose to 9600gt in all the tests because 9600gt has massive texture fillrate over HD3000 series.

#26, 7900 series were a lot less usefull than X1900 for newer gam... : PrincipalSkinner (#27) «

#5. Posted at 06:06 PM on Feb 20th 2008

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ssidbroadcast

Geez, how much more can they pricecut these things before they're selling them at a loss?

#5, not counting manufacturing cost (which is probably around 50... : l33t-g4m3r (#7) «

#7, ppl always seem to confuse price to build as exactly the ... : clone (#17) «

#8. Posted at 06:39 PM on Feb 20th 2008

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TriumphRider

The Sapphire card is currently $184.99 at newegg.

#3. Posted at 05:55 PM on Feb 20th 2008, Edited at 09:25 PM on Feb 20th 2008

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Vaughn

i'm in that boat.

Have a HD3870 and a Tv wonder 650Pro. Excellent combo, i'm aware of the speed difference in the GT but when I was buying not worth the $+40 premium.

@ the 1680x1050 that I game at the differences aren't that great. However at 1920x1200 I would have considered the GT more but since I don't own a 24` monitor moot point.

#2. Posted at 05:48 PM on Feb 20th 2008

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DrDillyBar

with a HDTV or 20.1" Display & a Theatre 650Pro; who cares if the GT makes 15% more FPS.