PC Nvidia Shows Off 'Unreleased GPU' At PDXLAN As GTX 580 Talk Swirls

[x3sphere]

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Those in attendance at the PDXLAN 16.5 gaming event caught a first-hand glimpse of Nvidia's future GPU plans, courtesy of technical marketing director Tom Petersen. Nvidia rallied up the crowd with metrics on a new piece of dedicated graphics hardware that is presumed to be the oft-rumored GTX580.

According to Petersen, the unreleased card boasts a robust vapor cooling system, offering quieter operating conditions over Nvidia's previous-generation behemoth, the GTX 480 -- which received quite a bit of flak for its high power consumption levels and heat output.

Petersen topped off the presentation with a tessellation-focused demo of Aliens vs[...]

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[BlackSheep]

Good thing i waited

 

[Hardrive]

Good thing i waited

The problem is, you can always make that argument, and then you'll never actually purchase anything.

 

[Zero]

ie: My problem. And lack of money

It's amazing how fast the GPU industry moves. The upside for consumers at least is that you can get a decent, albeit mildly outdated, GPU for cheap considering on how fast they depreciate.

 

[LocutusEstBorg]

No there are times when it's not worth buying. The 58xx was s steal no matter what you had before but the 480 was not.

 

[MenaceInc]

No there are times when it's not worth buying. The 58xx was s steal no matter what you had before but the 480 was not.

Agreed. I would say the same with the 6* series from ATI, just get a card from the 5* series and possibly save money.

 

[x3sphere]

Looks like the GTX 580 just went up on the Newegg for.. $560 hmy:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587