Buy GTX 260 or will price keep dropping?

[deveritt]

Currently found this GTX260 for $200 after MIR of $20. Wondering if anyone thinks the prices on these will continue to drop? Or if I should pick this up? Also, I currently have a 8800GT. Here's the link for the GTX260:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=33327&promoid=1055

 

[gla3dr]

From what I have noticed, on these sorts of things, the price drops continuously until they quit selling it. There isn't really a "best" time to buy them, per se. It depends more on what you need, and when. Because the price on these will continue to drop, then they will come out with something better, and it repeats. Its like a giant cycle invented to make you kick yourself no matter when you buy.

 

[DCIScouts]

I totally agree. What I've always done is set a price for what I want to spend on that particular component and then reference this chart, or a more updated one if available, for the best bang for the buck...

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/...q3-2008/Sum-of-FPS-Benchmarks-Totals,795.html

 

[deveritt]

Yeah I figured as much since something new and better is always coming out. I really just want it for Starcraft 2 which probably won't be out for a while so I think I'll just wait on this one.

Oh, also I have an AMD x2 6400+ @ stock. Just wondering how far I can go in the GTX series before it starts to bottleneck the GPU?