When will the 7800 GTX 512mb be in stock all the time?

[Nocturnal]

I'm just wondering when they'll be in stock constantly instead of selling out all the time.

 

[phaxmohdem]

When G71 comes out and renders the 512GTX worthless

 

[morrisbj]

My guess.... never. Unless the announcement has changed, it is being phased out soon anyway. Pretty short life.

 

[Captante]

Newegg says due in 12/21 for the bargain price of $750 ... my bet is they are in stock for like 10 minutes tops.

 

[dug777]

essentially they're non-existent, from any rational person's POV anyway...get 7800GT SLI and suck it down

 

[SirDingo]

Originally posted by: dug777
essentially they're non-existent, from any rational person's POV anyway...get 7800GT SLI and suck it down

Not in game like WoW, where SLI is useless, to run WoW at a nice resolution of 2560x1600 full details, you need the best/fastest single video card, and a high end processor

 

[n7]

Never.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: phaxmohdem
When G71 comes out and renders the 512GTX worthless

QfT

 

[Capt Caveman]

Keep checking TigerDirect. They had it in stock several times over the last couple of weeks. That's where I got mine.

 

[ChevelleGuy468]

Id bet on never, I'm currently waiting in the EVGA step-up queue, and there are many more in line in front of me. But thanks to their great customer service if I dont get one I'll be able to step up to whatever their next gen card is though

 

[NoStateofMind]

Never

 

[1Dark1Sharigan1]

Yeah probably not anytime soon if ever . . . paying $750 for it even when it does becomes availabe also makes no sense (vs. a cheaper 7800GT SLI setup) . . .

 

[Dainas]

Originally posted by: SirDingo

Originally posted by: dug777
essentially they're non-existent, from any rational person's POV anyway...get 7800GT SLI and suck it down

Not in game like WoW, where SLI is useless, to run WoW at a nice resolution of 2560x1600 full details, you need the best/fastest single video card, and a high end processor

I could understand wanting max resolution for a game that only pushes as much polys as a latter day N64 title, but that blows considering the Fisher Price style graphics. The textures and effect are not bad but that game is a testiment to the failure of technology to compisate for lack of artistic ability.

the 7800GTX 512 was a well executed stopgap so Nvidia could keep parity over ATI until the next gen. Chances are they will never be cheap, in a lesser way as the Voodoo 6 never will be. This was all caused by Nvidia using the best and rarest memory on the market.

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: SirDingo

Originally posted by: dug777
essentially they're non-existent, from any rational person's POV anyway...get 7800GT SLI and suck it down

Not in game like WoW, where SLI is useless, to run WoW at a nice resolution of 2560x1600 full details, you need the best/fastest single video card, and a high end processor

Whatever, if you think going from 45 to 60 FPS for WoW is that big of a deal I pity you.

 

[CKXP]

today, tomorrow, if not then the day after that........never

 

[Steelski]

There is a very very legit reason why these cards just wont be available again before the G71's.
Answer : The memory that is being used for the 512GTX's is probably the one being used in the newer cards (prob ATI and Nvidia).
Nvidia would be at a serious disadvantage if it dident have the fast memory on their newer cards if Ati had it on theirs.
I thought about this and it made a lot of sence. Also if true then it means the cards will be available very soon as everyone expected.

 

[gi0rgi0]

Originally posted by: ChevelleGuy468
Id bet on never, I'm currently waiting in the EVGA step-up queue, and there are many more in line in front of me. But thanks to their great customer service if I dont get one I'll be able to step up to whatever their next gen card is though

Im #193 in the queue, hehe.