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Originally posted by: nosfe
how come they didn't make this when they went for 55nm?
Originally posted by: nosfe
it's a good thing IF they'll also lower the price though how come they didn't make this when they went for 55nm?
Originally posted by: josh6079
If they lower the price, what's the point in cutting corners with manufacturing costs?
increased marketshare?Originally posted by: josh6079
If they lower the price, what's the point in cutting corners with manufacturing costs?
Originally posted by: edplayer
Most companies like to operate in a manner which they make these things called "profits". If they lower the price of their product, all else being the same, they make less profit. If they can reduce the cost to make their product and lower the price, they are closer to the profits they were originally making vs the potential profit in the example above.
True, if the lower price tag would increase the number they sold considerably. However, enthusiasts are a primary sector for the 260's consumers and as such may also be turned off my the lack of things such as the Volterra VRM. As one member said earlier:Originally posted by: nosfe
increased marketshare?
Originally posted by: jaredpace
It makes the 65nm original 260's look pretty nice.
Originally posted by: nyker96
so what are the functional differences to the older version? can you still OC the same ? what about speed of this thing? what does colterra vrm matter? sorry for the newbie questions, not too familiar with the 260 design.
Originally posted by: nosfe
increased marketshare?Originally posted by: josh6079
If they lower the price, what's the point in cutting corners with manufacturing costs?
@Zap
why not just let their board partners make custom designs? i never really understood why 90% of the cards from nvidia partners are reference designs with only a different sticker on the stock cooler, especially now that a lot of nvidia's partners moved away from only selling nvidia cards because of money problems
Originally posted by: nyker96
so what are the functional differences to the older version? can you still OC the same ? what about speed of this thing? what does colterra vrm matter? sorry for the newbie questions, not too familiar with the 260 design.
As a negative, I have found the card?s circuitry is a bit louder (high frequency ?transistor? noise) than other video cards I?ve used, especially when the framerate is very high, such as when navigating in-game menus.
Originally posted by: josh6079
Originally posted by: edplayer
Most companies like to operate in a manner which they make these things called "profits". If they lower the price of their product, all else being the same, they make less profit. If they can reduce the cost to make their product and lower the price, they are closer to the profits they were originally making vs the potential profit in the example above.
No need to be condescending. I understand the reasoning for cutting manufacturing costs but not for selling the product at a cheaper price after doing so. It's more profitable to cut costs to make the product while still keeping its price tag where it is. Otherwise you're going to be dealing with the same ratio you were at higher manufacturing costs/higher prices.
Originally posted by: nitromullet
The the reason they *might* reduce the price is to sell more. If they they can maintain the same level of profit per unit but sell more, they make more. Plus, the GTX 260 is the direct competitor to the 4870 1GB so the idea is probably that any GTX 260 sold not only makes NV money, but also removes a potential 4870 1GB buyer.
Originally posted by: nosfe
why not just let their board partners make custom designs?
Originally posted by: josh6079
A little off topic, but how many different versions has the GTX 260 had already? Is it:
[*]GTX 260 core 192
[*]GTX 260 core 216
[*]GTX 260 core 216 55 nm
[*]GTX 260 core 216 55 nm degraded
Originally posted by: Zap
Originally posted by: nosfe
why not just let their board partners make custom designs?
Partners are allowed to make custom stickers, except on the highest end products (which of course is a moving target). What makes you think they aren't?![]()
WTF is "degraded?"