Nvidia has 1.5 Million 8600GT in stock - Page 2

23rd April 2008, 15:47

You need to take into consideration, that the more expensive cards had a better or equal FPS/$ ratio and they dropped as well.

jmke · 23rd April 2008, 16:00

the more expensive card in mid 2007 was 8800 GTS 320 at €200 mark
then later it was 8800 GT at €200 mark. During that time the 8600 Gt was available for €80-90.

yes the more expensive cards were faster, but not 100% faster (so 2x8600GT in price was not 2x8600GT in performance) and let's not forget that for most folk spending €100 for a GFX card is already A LOT.

Spending €200 is a serious investment. Not done by that many. Spending €400+ for a GFX is reserved for those who don't care about extra cost and can afford it, or hardware enthusiasts. Both these last two groups are small compared to those who find €100 "borderline acceptable" for GFX.

And if you look at that €100 and below price point, the 8600 GT was a very good offering. So saying it was a bad product is not correct, for more than 6 months it was the best price/performance product in the mid-range performance level.

It might not have been as popular as the 7600 GT, but it did have more competition than the latter

23rd April 2008, 16:21

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2970&p=6

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2970&p=7

ok, almost 2x the performance (only?)

jmke · 23rd April 2008, 16:32

almost, but not quite, like I said

- 8800 GTS 320Mb 58.6 fps + 56 FPS 95.1 FPS + 135.3 FPS / $200 = 1,725 FPS/$
- 8600 GT 30.6 fps + 45.6 fps + 28.9FPS + 73.3 FPS / $100 = 1.784 FPS/$

so as you already said, at launch $150 8600GT was no good, but in Summer 07 at $100 and less , the card scaled perfectly well, you got exactly what you paid for. You pay HALF the price of the more expensive card, you get HALF the performance.

a good deal if you ask me

the 8600GTS was never interesting; the 8600 GT was, there is a reason they got so much stock of these cards, means they were selling quite well up until they launched a certain new x600GT card

23rd April 2008, 20:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

incorrect timeline there, the 8600 GT was below $100 already Summer of 2007 waaaaay before the 9600 GT launch.

And up until the launch of 9600 GT the 8600 GT remained very interesting.
The 8600GTS was never a good product, price wise, I agree there.

the 8600 GT however was maybe launched at $150, but took few months only to drop below $100 and become very interesting, beating the competition and older generation products with ease.

My timeline was for "at 8600 launch" and "present day" only. I just threw in the 9600GT for comparison, so my timeline is correct. Even after the 8600GT dropped below $100, starting in Q4 there used to be 8800GS cards for $90-100. Still are, too.

jmke · 23rd April 2008, 21:16

8600GT was at $100 in Q2~Q3

27th April 2008, 20:41

if them make that card around $25 bucks i will buy 2 for sli to hold me over until GT200

23rd April 2008, 16:00	#12
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	the more expensive card in mid 2007 was 8800 GTS 320 at €200 mark then later it was 8800 GT at €200 mark. During that time the 8600 Gt was available for €80-90. yes the more expensive cards were faster, but not 100% faster (so 2x8600GT in price was not 2x8600GT in performance) and let's not forget that for most folk spending €100 for a GFX card is already A LOT. Spending €200 is a serious investment. Not done by that many. Spending €400+ for a GFX is reserved for those who don't care about extra cost and can afford it, or hardware enthusiasts. Both these last two groups are small compared to those who find €100 "borderline acceptable" for GFX. And if you look at that €100 and below price point, the 8600 GT was a very good offering. So saying it was a bad product is not correct, for more than 6 months it was the best price/performance product in the mid-range performance level. It might not have been as popular as the 7600 GT, but it did have more competition than the latter __________________

23rd April 2008, 16:32	#14
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	almost, but not quite, like I said - 8800 GTS 320Mb 58.6 fps + 56 FPS 95.1 FPS + 135.3 FPS / $200 = 1,725 FPS/$ - 8600 GT 30.6 fps + 45.6 fps + 28.9FPS + 73.3 FPS / $100 = 1.784 FPS/$ so as you already said, at launch $150 8600GT was no good, but in Summer 07 at $100 and less , the card scaled perfectly well, you got exactly what you paid for. You pay HALF the price of the more expensive card, you get HALF the performance. a good deal if you ask me the 8600GTS was never interesting; the 8600 GT was, there is a reason they got so much stock of these cards, means they were selling quite well up until they launched a certain new x600GT card __________________

23rd April 2008, 21:16	#16
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	8600GT was at $100 in Q2~Q3 __________________

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23rd April 2008, 15:47	#11
Rutar Posts: n/a	You need to take into consideration, that the more expensive cards had a better or equal FPS/$ ratio and they dropped as well.

23rd April 2008, 16:21	#13
Rutar Posts: n/a	http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2970&p=6 http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2970&p=7 ok, almost 2x the performance (only?)

27th April 2008, 20:41	#17
jakebot Posts: n/a	if them make that card around $25 bucks i will buy 2 for sli to hold me over until GT200