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ZOTAC GeForce GTX480 - $499

[MaadDaawg]

So how many did you pre-order ?

[Witchdoctor]

Looks like this card may be a POS

Not buying anything until some retails hit the streets and we can see what is really up

from the 480 thread sounds as if the 5870 will destroy this thing and god help nV if they kick out a 5890 .....

But retail will tell the story very soon so I am on the sideline for now

Mega bummer

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Originally Posted by MaadDaawg

So how many did you pre-order ?

None! I'm planning to wait until the retail and also suddenly Amazon wanted to charge me $40 bucks for TAX. Since when do they charge TAX?

[Witchdoctor]

Yea I think pre order would be a mistake ....

[Gunslinger]

Waiting on Shamino's Classified version...

[RomDominance]

We have plenty of time ahead of us getting our lightnings to work correctly, heh Mike?

[Witchdoctor]

They may be a global moot point if ATI drops a 4890 type upgrade at the 5000 series

All pending what the 480 brings to the table

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Originally Posted by Witchdoctor

They may be a global moot point if ATI drops a 4890 type upgrade at the 5000 series

All pending what the 480 brings to the table

Something tells me that ATI had plenty of time to be ready for the NOOBS at nvidia finally releasing their crap. I would not wonder if we get a new faster ATI card right after the nvidia drop to get the crown again.

[Witchdoctor]

Assuming that nV takes the crown that is a logical responce

If they don't and the 5870's are still fastest then ATI will certainly milk us for everything we are worth

If I were them and that is the case I would ship overclocked AKA SOC/Lightinings to us idiots untill they milked every drop of cash possible.... then I would pull the trigger on small incremental upgrades just large enough to pull the globals off the table making the community that want's global boints belly up to the bar as many times as possible till nV has a respecatable responce

This is why it is so paramount that nV has something here as if not ATI will hold all the cards and with no competion they can put the screws to us