when will the price for videocard drop?

[faye]

oh man, waited too long to get a good videocard...
still using the first generation of Geforce

I want to get the ti4200 with vivo

but when will the next generation cycle begin? what will that be anyways?

is Ti4200 nv18?

thanks

 

[Soulkeeper]

NV18 is the agp8x version of the NV17 which is the GF4 MX line of video cards
NV28 is the agp8x version of the NV25 which is the GF4 TI line of video cards

agp8x by itself is not a big deal and really isn't worth waiting for
I've seen a few NV18 based boards out but the NV28 is not out yet and i dunno if/when it will come out
but i would expect prices to be affected by it. atleast some sites claim prices will be dropped with NV28

but i wouldn't hold yur breath if you need a GF4 ti4200 get one now
they are a good deal

Late this year or early next you will see NV30 which will be the next big step for Nvidia's chips and replace the GF4 as their flagship

prices should otherwise hold steady till later this year from what i've heard

 

[ScrewFace]

When the NV30 comes out thier will be price drops especially by ATI as they are the AMD of the videocard world.