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Read more.£420 will get you a Kepler card today.
The US gets it so easy.
£420 is $663. Thats $163 £103 over the US asking price.
I won't be buying anything till the market stabilizes (AMD drop their prices)
Most US states have to pay sales tax. For example, in San Francisco the price you pay is almost $550.
Remember that hexus prices will likely include VAT, whereas US prices never include sales tax (typically circa 10%)
you can pick one up for £399.99 over at aria i think thats the cheapest around
Time to buy!
The cheapest cards in the US were around $500 which equates to around £380 if you include VAT over here. So we are paying around £20 to £40 more. Seems about right - the same happened when AMD launched their cards too.
Last edited by CAT-THE-FIFTH; 22-03-2012 at 05:29 PM.
Higher VAT?
Non-equivalent markets.Originally Posted by krazy_olie
Ordered. Will be here tomorrow
It's strange how the cards shipped from China/Taiwan so it's similar distance but somehow we still have to pay ~10% more (adjusted for currency/VAT).
Bring on the 670/660, can't afford more than 220 quid on a card but I want to replace my trusty old 5850!
£409.99 less 2% cashback through quidco = £401.79 (EVGa / Dabs.com)
£420 minus VAT is £336, which Google informs me is $531 USD. £399 is £319/$505. So the difference in the price charged by retailers isn't that huge (between £5 and £20), although the amount you pay might well be (depending on what US state you're comparing the UK to) but that's purely the result of the 20% VAT rate.
Well, in any case, the card seems to not be the 580 equivalent in the Kepler range thus I guess I will wait till the GK110 comes out
If the GK104 maims everything already, it is going to be positively hilarious once the real deal hits home!
Though I kinda get annoyed on the increasing prices on new cards in general, but hey, hopefully they see the light and reduce accordingly.
I don't get what this is meant to be, it's using the supposedly mainstream chip but it's named and priced as a high end card. Does this mean the GK110 is just going to be an ultra-enthusiast £600 flagship, which is more a symbol than a viable product really? What are they going to use to fill the £100, £200, etc. range - crippled GK104s or some different chip entirely? Or is the GK104 going to drop in price once the GK110 comes out?Well, in any case, the card seems to not be the 580 equivalent in the Kepler range thus I guess I will wait till the GK110 comes out
If the GK104 maims everything already, it is going to be positively hilarious once the real deal hits home!
Though I kinda get annoyed on the increasing prices on new cards in general, but hey, hopefully they see the light and reduce accordingly.
How is the performance compared to the ATi HD7970
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