Let see if there can be a thread with minimal bickering and animosity. No arguing about how great or disappointing AMD's new cards are. No mention of woodscrews (<--- a long shot, I know), and no complaining about how overpriced video cards or deodorant is.
So lets play predictions. I'm curious as to what everyone thinks about when Kepler's first performance/enthusiast desktop video card will hit, how hard it will hit, and how much it will cost to play ball with.
I'm predicting, based naively (hey, at least I admit it!) on Charlie's recent articles, a late February paper launch, followed by a soft launch a week or two later in March, with wide availability in April. I think it will have an MSRP of $300 (although it's initial release will likely be price inflated due to limited availability) and will be slightly faster than a gtx580 except in cases of extreme anti-aliasing or in other instances where memory bandwidth is a heavy factor in performance.
I know some people here probably think everything I said is optimistic, but I also think everyone can agree that if all of the above happens (or is even executed better via release schedule and/or performance) then it will be a great for ALL OF US who are cautiously looking to upgrade very soon or sometime later this year.
Please lets keep this thread to the minimal with arguing. Fanboyism and/or conceived notions can exist without being derogatory, crass, or augmentative. What is everyone else's expectations of when Kepler's first desktop part will come, how it will perform, and what it will cost?
So lets play predictions. I'm curious as to what everyone thinks about when Kepler's first performance/enthusiast desktop video card will hit, how hard it will hit, and how much it will cost to play ball with.
I'm predicting, based naively (hey, at least I admit it!) on Charlie's recent articles, a late February paper launch, followed by a soft launch a week or two later in March, with wide availability in April. I think it will have an MSRP of $300 (although it's initial release will likely be price inflated due to limited availability) and will be slightly faster than a gtx580 except in cases of extreme anti-aliasing or in other instances where memory bandwidth is a heavy factor in performance.
I know some people here probably think everything I said is optimistic, but I also think everyone can agree that if all of the above happens (or is even executed better via release schedule and/or performance) then it will be a great for ALL OF US who are cautiously looking to upgrade very soon or sometime later this year.
Please lets keep this thread to the minimal with arguing. Fanboyism and/or conceived notions can exist without being derogatory, crass, or augmentative. What is everyone else's expectations of when Kepler's first desktop part will come, how it will perform, and what it will cost?
