6800 NU vs. GT

From what I can tell for the games I primarily play (Halo PC), a 6800 is a nice jump from a 9800 Pro/XT (50%) and the GT is a good 100% faster, but the prices for the GT are prohibitive.

Does anyone have any evidence or speculation as to when GTs might come down to the $300 range or would a 6800 NU be a just fine alternative for someone wishing to migrate from a OC'ed Geforce3 Ti200?

If you are patient im sure it will. Simply cuz I got mine for $360 at release. So give it year and it should be down in that range

If you say a year then I'd be better off with a NU. The price/performance ratio for recent cards has been a pretty linear curve. Unless you're going for a Ultra/XT class card you get what you pay for.

I was hoping to upgrade my card by the end of September when school starts. It's looking doubtful to me that GT's will drop far enough before that.

Voodoo Rufus said:

If you say a year then I'd be better off with a NU. The price/performance ratio for recent cards has been a pretty linear curve. Unless you're going for a Ultra/XT class card you get what you pay for.

I was hoping to upgrade my card by the end of September when school starts. It's looking doubtful to me that GT's will drop far enough before that.

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It depends on how they price the Ultra-Extreme. However the 6800NU is still a nice card.

the 6800 NU is simple mind blowing with it's price to performance ratio. If you are going to be upgrading from a Geforce3 you will most likely barely believe the card cost only 300 bucks. I would reccomend eVGA, with their stepup program should you be dissatisfied for any reason, just get together some more money and stepup to the GT within 90 days.

I did that and my card will be arriving in a few hours. I did it not because the NU was not performing as I have hoped but rather because this computer needs to last me 2-3 years at the very least. The NU probably would have made me start running games on lower settings (already did on Farcry) next in a few months with new releases like Half Life 2, Doom 3, and s.t.a.l.k.e.r. And I wanted those games to run at max settings since this computer was intended for that and that alone. (if you don't mind a shorter lifespan before your next upgrade, go NU, if you want a longer life span wait for GT to become available at places like newegg for below retail.)

Ah I too have a GeForce 3 and will be buying a 6800NU today... eVGA from Newegg, only $283 and it comes with FarCry.

Heh, that's a good reason to see what all the hullabaloo is about that darn game.

I don't know. The GT is $100 more, but it's got 4 more pipes and you can overclock it past Ultra speeds. If at all possible, go with the GT. You're already shelling out about $300, what's another hundred? I'm willing to bet that extra $100 will make it last another full year.

If the prices drop far enough I'll consider it, but another hundred is another hundred I can't afford if I want a 74Gb Raptor too.