Gigacore
29-02-2008, 07:41 AM
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The graphics card market can really accelerate its pace when both major players play ball on a consistent manner. It all started last November with the GeForce 8800GT (http://www.techspot.com/review/74-inno3d-geforce8800gt/) launch, which preceded AMD/ATI's launch of the Radeon HD 3800 series (http://www.techspot.com/review/76-asus-radeon-hd-3870/). Just a few months later, we have another mainstream GeForce shipping in quantities (the 9600GT (http://www.techspot.com/article/88-geforce-9600gt-versus-radeon-hd3870/)), which pressured for price reductions across the board, and of course, that's just great news for consumers.
In such circumstances, the price cuts are almost a given but the question becomes when. VR-Zone (http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/AMD_To_Cut_HD_3650_%26_3850_Prices_In_Early_March/5603.html) is reporting that the Radeon HD 3650 and HD 3850 will receive the treatment in early March by as much as 20%. The former is already selling below the $100 mark, while the HD 3850 will most likely end up selling in the $130-150 price range. We wouldn't be surprised either if the price of the HD 3870 is also lowered slightly to match exactly with the GeForce 9600GT's.
Source (http://www.techspot.com/news/29202-amd-radeon-hd-3650--3850-to-get-further-price-cuts.html)
The graphics card market can really accelerate its pace when both major players play ball on a consistent manner. It all started last November with the GeForce 8800GT (http://www.techspot.com/review/74-inno3d-geforce8800gt/) launch, which preceded AMD/ATI's launch of the Radeon HD 3800 series (http://www.techspot.com/review/76-asus-radeon-hd-3870/). Just a few months later, we have another mainstream GeForce shipping in quantities (the 9600GT (http://www.techspot.com/article/88-geforce-9600gt-versus-radeon-hd3870/)), which pressured for price reductions across the board, and of course, that's just great news for consumers.
In such circumstances, the price cuts are almost a given but the question becomes when. VR-Zone (http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/AMD_To_Cut_HD_3650_%26_3850_Prices_In_Early_March/5603.html) is reporting that the Radeon HD 3650 and HD 3850 will receive the treatment in early March by as much as 20%. The former is already selling below the $100 mark, while the HD 3850 will most likely end up selling in the $130-150 price range. We wouldn't be surprised either if the price of the HD 3870 is also lowered slightly to match exactly with the GeForce 9600GT's.
Source (http://www.techspot.com/news/29202-amd-radeon-hd-3650--3850-to-get-further-price-cuts.html)