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NVIDIA to Phase Out 7800GTX 512MB in February
THG writes "CoolTechZone.com has the latest information from NVIDIA regarding the company's plans to discontinue its top of the line graphics card, the 7800GTX 512MB. The article says, "Well, we've been hearing rumors about this for a while, but we finally heard it from the horse's mouth not too long ago. Recent conversations with insiders at NVIDIA have led us to believe that their top of the line card, the 7800GTX 512MB will be out of production sometime in Q1 next year, most likely somewhere around February '06."
This is just a guess, but they'll probably announce their new-gen models at CES in January and have them in the stores sometime during February. Technology from the current high-end goes into their "bugdet" line, removing the necessity of the model they are retiring.
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A quick google search shows that the 7800 GTX is having memory supply issues and it's quite expensive, some $200 more than the leading ATI.
Chances are it's just too expensive to produce, sales are not there and finally common sense won a battle.
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When people are still buying 6600/6800 cards as their "desired choice" it's not hard to see the 7800 as a failed product in terms of making the company money.
It's along the lines of the AMD FX-57 which most stores don't carry and it can take a week or more to order in. Just isn't much sales for a 1300$ processor
[though I'd get one if I weren't so poor
Tom
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The 512MB 7800GTX is currently their "top of the line, money no object" card. In Q1, they will have a new TOTLMNO card. There isn't much market for "2nd place, money no object" video cards.
People either by the consumer cards (6800GS, 7800 GT 256, <$400), or buy the very best.