NVIDIA Convinced by Board Partners Not to Rename 9800 GT to GTS 240

[IcrushitI]

Well, the renaming would be fine as long as the prices of the new products don't go up. When the 9800GT was released, the initial prices were actually lower than the 8800GTs out at that time, which I was thankful for considering I sold my 8800GT and got the 9800GT from Palit that also is 55nm and has HybridPower. Don't know if the prices are retroactive with other shops/online shops as well though...

So what do you think of buying your card twice. Are you planning on buying the same card again when its rebadged 200+ whatever.

 

[D007]

At least the board partners are smart. I hate this renaming scam.

agreed.
it completely lacks ethics..
what ever happened to the good ole days when false advertising was against the law?

 

[Cheeseball]

My 9800GT, rebadged? LOL.

So what do you think of buying your card twice. Are you planning on buying the same card again when its rebadged 200+ whatever.

I didn't buy it twice.

The 8800GT did not have HybridPower, which is supported on my GeForce 8200-based motherboard. This cuts down the 110W usage down to 41W when in Save Power mode. My 5000+ BE and X3 720 BE love it.

The Palit 9800GT is the Sonic (e.g. overclocked, 650/950/1625) version which came with a dual-heatpipe HSF while the 8800GT I used to have was just the reference HSF.

Also, it has a custom PCB layout and the 55nm G92b revised chip. This nails me another 5 to 6 more FPS in the games I play (compared to the old 8800GT with similar clocks) and a cooler setup ranging from 41C minimum to 55C max, closed case.

All-in-all, considering I sold the 8800GT due to it's nice resale value (back in June 2008) and got the 9800GT brand new for $5 more, I'm glad I sold and bought the "same card" again.

If the GTS 240 had a revised chip, PCB, or features, and is cheaper, I'd probably buy it again. Of course, if it's totally a rebrand (nothing changed), then screw it.

 

[CDdude55]

I'm not going to get why they keep doing this crap, with the 9800 GTX/+ and GTS 250 being better then it but the 9800 GT isn't really the GTS 240 and its on par with the 8800 GT and all that crap. Getting stupid.

 

[Hayder_Master]

enough names nvidia , i almost forget my full name

 

[DrPepper]

For godsake just rename them. Its not confusing at all.