so true
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One sad side note: GPU prices are not coming down in this high-end market. When the GTX 580 launched in November of 2010, it's MSRP was...$499. The same price it is selling for today. When the Radeon HD 6970 2GB launched the following month in December 2010, it sold for $369 - only $20 more than the price of that same card today. Had NVIDIA had some competition and reason to drop the price on the GTX 580 before today, then the Radeon HD 7970 3GB would likely have been priced much lower than the $549 MSRP that they are going to asking for in early January. This is a trend we hope we don't see continue.
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i'm really surprised that the 580/6970 held its value so well considering the slower economy and that it ain't a new architecture
i guess we should just be glad they aren't charging $700 a piece
