I know it sounds incredible, but it's true! The GeForce 9800 GTX cards from NVIDIA are going to become cheaper. In fact, the price is getting close to ridiculous! I know, models for enthusiasts like the BFG 9800 GTX ThermoIntelligence won't get that low for sure, but...

...what else can you say when NVIDIA announces its partners that the recommended prices on the GeForce 9800 GTX, from now on expected to be available for only $199! The main reason behind this is the fact that NVIDIA announced the GeForce 9800 GTX+, a slightly overclocked version of the 9800 GTX, which is planned to go up against the Radeon HD 4850.

The 9800 GTX+ is going to have the core/memory frequencies raised to 738/1836MHz, about 10% higher than the 675/1688MHz default speeds of the 9800 GTX. The price expected for the 9800 GTX+ is $229, and that's it.

Obviously, all this can be described with a single word: lame. I am sure that, if ATI wouldn't have had the HD 48xx breathing down NVIDIA's neck...you know what would have happened, I don't have to say it!