When will 6800 GT's be available in volume? :(

[Draco]

I really want one of these... I've got Doom 3 fever bad. Why can't Nvidia supply these bast@rds?! Any idea on when we'll see a lot of them available. No one has anything, and if they do, the price is gouged.

 

[Corporate Thug]

every month we say it will be available in mass quantities the next month and it never happens...

 

[SickBeast]

Maybe never. NV50 is currently being worked on. :beer:

 

[Draco]

of course the ATI cards don't seem to be any better with availability or pricing.

Who do they think they are, Apple?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Has there ever been a major video card launch that was as problematic as these, in terms of availability?

IIRC, the Voodoo2, TNT, TNT2, Voodoo3, GeForce, Voodoo4/5, GF2, GF3, Radeon, R8500, GF4, R9700, 5800U, R9800, 5900/5950, etc. were all readily available within a couple of weeks of the NDA breaking. This just seems ridiculous.

If either ATi or nVidia could get their cards into stores on a consistent basis, they'd be selling strongly, I'd think, since both are a LOT better than their respective predecessors. nVidia, in particular, could retake the aftermarket throne after being schooled for the last couple of years, if they could just get their cards into stores.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
Maybe never. NV50 is currently being worked on. :beer:

paper launch early 2005, hits shelves 2007

 

[user1234]

I think that by the end of the year it will be available anyday off the shelf.


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I have no idea what is adelphia, but now that i'm curious next time i'm in north hollywood, I will get it for sure

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: SickBeast
Maybe never. NV50 is currently being worked on. :beer:

paper launch early 2005, hits shelves 2007

You can't paper launch on top of another paper launch.

I'm hoping it was just the GDDR3 shortage this time; most high-end graphic card launches aren't even close to this bad.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: user1234
I think that by the end of the year it will be available anyday off the shelf.

I made a similar claim a month or two ago and there are still no cards. You're probably right though.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: SickBeast
Maybe never. NV50 is currently being worked on. :beer:

paper launch early 2005, hits shelves 2007

You can't paper launch on top of another paper launch.

Sure you can, S3 does it all the time, their product is about 4 generations of their own products behind their paper launch

 

[Draco]

What is the freaking hold up seriously... Daddy wants a BFG 6800GT OC!

 

[rcomo]

Originally posted by: Draco
What is the freaking hold up seriously... Daddy wants a BFG 6800GT OC!

You said it brotha
:clock:

 

[user1234]

let's keep hoping that they get the GDDR RAM production to ramp up soon so supply could come into balance with demand, otherwise these cards will continue to be a rarity coming in a very slow stream and being snatched quickly, mostly by people willing to pay a little more, while the deal seekers which hope to save 25 bucks will be left out in the cold, hoping to get one for cheap from the next batch when the story repeats itself.