Available at mind boggling prices
It's been a few weeks since Nvidia introduced its first DirectX
11 cards, but it's simply not managing to ship significant volumes and
the few cards that are actually in stock are selling at obscenely high
prices.
Retailers have apparently gone into Tony Montana mode, as they are
selling the handful of available cards with margins that are more
suited to the drug trade than the tech industry. Although the GTX 480
is listed at prices as low as €470, retailers who have the cards in
stock are demanding much, much more. Most of them are selling the cards
for about €550 and Amazon is the greediest of the lot, as it's
shamelessly listing Palit cards for €705, nearly twice the MSRP.
The situation isn't somewhat better with the GTX 470, but it's far from
rosy. Although they are as hard to get as the GTX 480, retailers
haven't gone completely ape with the pricing. Instead of €330 to €350,
most retailers who carry GTX 470 cards are selling them for €380,
although a few are still asking for €400+.
Availability should improve over the next couple of weeks, so it's
probably best to wait a few more days if you're in the market for a
Fermi card, or you can just get a Radeon and get it over with.