Nvidia to launch sub-$100 GeForce 8400

[honvetops]

According to a report by ExtremeTech.com, Nvidia plans to launch a cheap version of its GeForce 8-series graphics card in an effort to further gain market share in the discrete desktop graphics market, which it currently controls. The GeForce 8400 would reportedly come in two versions, one with 256MB of frame buffer memory, and the other with 128MB, priced at $79.99 and $49.99 for the cheapest Direct X 10 compatibility possible.

Features of the card were not available, although sources said their information indicated that the cards would be clocked at 450 MHz with a 400-MHz memory clock. HDCP support should be included, although the cards will probably lack HDMI as a cost-saving feature, they said. It was not known whether the cards will be SLI-enabled.
Nvidia already has a sub-$100 DirectX 10 card out in the market, the GeForce 8500XT with 256MB of frame buffer RAM is priced at $99; however, with Nvidia pushing down its budget card prices, more than one will be tempted to grab one for some DX10 gaming goodness, even if they don’t run as smoothly as high-end cards in all the latest games.

http://www.techspot.com/news/25657-nvidia-to-launch-sub100-geforce-8400.html

[CBMatt]

Not too shabby.  Thanks for the info, Scott.

[honvetops]

 For the most part  useless now*, it's nice to see a company bring a (DX10)  card  to the market for under 100.00 ......   

[Calum]

I saw a few of these the other day, they don't look too bad.
Nice benchmark scores for a budget card, could be a nice choice for people with not much cash that want DX10.

[TehGerg]

This is a great step in the right direction.  Normally if you want the latest and greatest features you have to break the bank.  I run a 8800 GTS in my main system but I would love to run something like this in the media center or my wifes computer. 

[Jess607]

Its an 8500 GT with a 64-bit memory bus.

Not very exciting. If u want a budget card, u would buy a DX9.0 one.

[Richenstony]

Deep breathing Deep breathing........$100 , ok so i go out and spend £100 on mine only to see lol that there was a  better one for the chepaer price .......


Im having a heart attack       <<< not tears....

[Calum]

It's not better.
And it's not available for AGP either, so you wouldn't be able to get it.

[Richenstony]

It's not better.
And it's not available for AGP either, so you wouldn't be able to get it.

well dont know these things i saw that the number was higher so i assumed it was higher

[scooterpickleman]

That's nice to hear even though I'd still want a higher end card. I just can't wait until DX10 is no longer a big deal lol.

[Calum]

It's not better.
And it's not available for AGP either, so you wouldn't be able to get it.

well dont know these things i saw that the number was higher so i assumed it was higher

The first number denotes the series, so it is an 8 series, and the second/third numbers and suffix denotes how powerful it is in the series.
Check the GPU FAQ for more details.

[t_blake07]

yay.