[Online retailer Newegg has already dropped the prices of some of its Geforce GTX 280 and 260 card and the price drop is a lot more than expected. Asus and MSI GTX 280 cards are already listed for as little as US$499.99 (€318/£252), but as if that wasn't good enough, Asus is offering a $30 mail-in rebate and MSI is offering a $40 one.

This means that you can get the MSI card for as little as US$459 (€293/£232) which is really going to put some pressure on AMD. Cards from other manufacturers seem to be selling for anything between $519 and $729.99, so the price cut hasn't taken effect across the board as yet.

GTX 260 cards haven't dropped quite as much in price, but you can pick up an MSI card for $299.99 (€191/£151) which is still a very good deal, although most of the other cards listed are selling for between $329.99 and $429.99.

Hopefully this price drop will follow suite across the pond in Europe as well, but time will tell if there'll be as much of a price cut outside of the US.

Update: It turns out that the MSI mail-in rebate is available for its GTX 260 card as well and both offers are available until the end of the month, this makes the MSI card even cheaper at $259.99 (€165/£131). All you have to do is go to this website and register your purchase and you get the money back from MSI.]




from fudzilla

ur going to be pissed if uv just got one or even two for $600
just shows how much they make on them or do you think they are selling them at a loss

Still expensive anyway, just not freaking expensive, just expensive now.

still not as good in price to performance as the 48xx series. i mean the 4870 can beat the gtx 280 in some games.

They better keep going down. They stil arent worth it compared to what ATI has to offer for bang:buck ratio.

I think ATI should drop $50 to put more heat on. ATI/AMD learned a lesson on pricing after Intel put the price war on them. If they are smart they will do to Nvidia what Intel did to AMD.

ati will drop there prices on hearing this news

ATI MAY drop their prices on hearing this news

May is gone, it is now July....

LOL...
I think ATI may drop their prices when the R700(4870x2) comes out.

A friend of mine in Seattle got the GTsuX 280 on friday for $610 ...damn he's gonna be pissed....

anyhow apparently he hears a jet engine every time he plays Crysis ...lmao ... i would never spend $500 for GTsuX.

*Somewhere in a brown box the bunch of 4870X2 yell: THIS IS SPARTA!!!!*

nVidia shouts: This GTsuX is madness!

With the heating probalem of their 48xx serie ATI better lowered their overpriced overheating cards.

OK. Let's stop the Kool-Aid drinking session by now, shall we?

Drop prices? Have you guys looked at newegg today? Many 4850s have $25-$30 rebates on them, bringing them down to ~$175-$180. PRICE WAR, PRICE WAR. God this great!.

I'm not impressed with a 280 at $499/$459. To much for a card that is barely better then one that costs $299. A 260 at $259 is a little better, but I'd probably still get the $175 4850. 10% slower, and almost $80 cheaper.

First, the temps top out at 80, which is the same as my x1800XT. Second, unlike the GTX 260/280, at least those temps are going out the back of the case, instead of into it. Third, have you heard how loud the GTX cards are? I think its actually worse then the FX5800. (assuming your old enough to remember those cards.)

why $175 .. the Asus 4850 is now $165!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121253