With all of the talk about where and how much for the new ATI GPUs, here's some current data from http://www.pricewatch.com
As of 11/29/2006:20:00ZULU
$415.90 - radeon x1950 xtx 512mb
$416.12 - radeon x1950 crossfire 512mb
$445.00 - radeon x1900 xt 512mb
$308.90 - radeon x1900 xt 256mb
$201.00 - radeon x1900 gt 256mb
$337.90 - radeon x1900 crossfire 512mb
$261.12 - radeon x1900 crossfire 256mb
Prices listed are the lowest for which the given card is being offered by one of the vendors advertising on PriceWatch.
ALSO, be on the lookout for the LATEST in R/W media: Blue Ray Disc ("BD" for short).
EXAMPLE: http://www.compsource.com/pn/PXB900ASWBL/Plextor/
Looks like it's going to be "the next big thing". Prices are a bit on the "YIKES!" side, at the moment, but maybe by next Christmas...?
One of the new X1950 cards uses the ATI R570 chipset, which has only 36 (!) pixel shaders.
Hopefully the Pande group will be able to cross-compile their code onto other ATI cards soon.
Maybe Santa will need to check the list and add a few gifts himself.
I mean, what could say "Romance" to the wifey more than a new ATI video card?
Dude...Now I've got a serious need for speed!