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http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15919/1/
Several partners have confirmed it and it doesn't say whether the others are doing the same but just haven't confirmed it.
This was posted at XS originally and here's a post why they might be doing this:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...howthread.php?t=236511
"hmmm so nvidia is losing money per sold gtx260 gtx275 and gtx285 and thus limits the supply?
in his last story charlie wrote that he suspects its an artificial shortage nvidia created so people would hurry and buy up the current stock at the current price, before nvidia then drops the price of gt200 cards to adjust it to atis line up... cause if nobody buys the current gt200 stock off of retailers and parters at the current price, they will drop it, and thanks to nvidias price policies, nvidia will reimburse them for their losses... so basically every card that is sold 30$ below nvidias msrp, results in nvidia giving the partner 30$ credit for their next order. and the only thing they can do to prevent the prices from dropping is creating a shortage... less supply = better supply/demand ratio = higher price...
i think the latter makes a lot more sense than nvidia EOLing gt200... cause even IF gt300 comes out soon, what about the mainstream?
they NEED gt200 until they have cut down gt300 parts...
so my guess is they cut supply or limited it greatly, wait for stock to deplete, then they will relaunch gt200 at a notably lower price"
EDIT (maybe not?):
Several partners have confirmed it and it doesn't say whether the others are doing the same but just haven't confirmed it.
This was posted at XS originally and here's a post why they might be doing this:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...howthread.php?t=236511
"hmmm so nvidia is losing money per sold gtx260 gtx275 and gtx285 and thus limits the supply?
in his last story charlie wrote that he suspects its an artificial shortage nvidia created so people would hurry and buy up the current stock at the current price, before nvidia then drops the price of gt200 cards to adjust it to atis line up... cause if nobody buys the current gt200 stock off of retailers and parters at the current price, they will drop it, and thanks to nvidias price policies, nvidia will reimburse them for their losses... so basically every card that is sold 30$ below nvidias msrp, results in nvidia giving the partner 30$ credit for their next order. and the only thing they can do to prevent the prices from dropping is creating a shortage... less supply = better supply/demand ratio = higher price...
i think the latter makes a lot more sense than nvidia EOLing gt200... cause even IF gt300 comes out soon, what about the mainstream?
they NEED gt200 until they have cut down gt300 parts...
so my guess is they cut supply or limited it greatly, wait for stock to deplete, then they will relaunch gt200 at a notably lower price"
EDIT (maybe not?):
Originally posted by: Wreckage
http://www.brightsideofnews.co...n-mass-production.aspx
News of the demise of the GTX 260, 275 and 285 due to shortage might be overrated - or actually limited to a specific market from where rumors arrive.