View Full Version : Its Real. 512 Meg 7800 GTX Shows Up - 580 Mhz Core/1730 Mem
KBsmoker
11-10-2005, 19:49
:shock:
Thanks to Convergys (http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=70690&page=1&pp=50) at GAF. ATI time to cry. 8)
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:shock:
Geforce 7800GTX 512 MB to cost $649 (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27492)
THAT is going to bring the pain! I wonder what this will mean for RSX development?
wow i wish i had that sort of money 2 replace this fx5200, but ma paper round only brings in £20 a week
gtecartman
11-10-2005, 20:05
just think of that in SLI mode.....
Certainly the RSX will be even more powerful..
Dear lordie! The 360 never stood a chance!
Stoffinator
11-10-2005, 20:08
So is this good or bad news? :?
Stoffinator
11-10-2005, 20:09
So is this good or bad news? :?
Stoffinator
11-10-2005, 20:09
So is this good or bad news? :?
LOL once will be ok, i dont think its either gr8 pc and gr8 ps3, what can go wrong?
Stoffinator
11-10-2005, 20:10
Well you guys can clean up the posts. Being this error is a pain in the ass. :evil:
the good news is, this is the most powerful graphics card on the market.
Bad news is u triple posted.
The errors have been pretty bad lately..
On topic:
Seeing as how this shares the same parent architecture with the RSX, maybe there is some cool stuff happening with the RSX.. Man, it sure would be nice to hear whats going on over at Sony.
How much did you pay for this monster? r u suer u can sleep at nite knowing that that thing mite eat u and ur pc?
Well if the RSX will be better then this card!!!! :o then the RSX must be superpowerfull :D
Nasty Gnasher
11-10-2005, 20:19
u meant wahts going on at vidia , right ?
Anyway, i sure hope if there is a 580Mhz Graphics card already out , then one of the surprises sony has to offer us should include an upgradation of the graphics card frm 500 Mhz to , well, any upscaling would do .
Nasty Gnasher
11-10-2005, 20:21
u meant wahts going on at Nvidia , right ?
Anyway, i sure hope if there is a 580Mhz Graphics card already out , then one of the surprises sony has to offer us should include an upgradation of the graphics card frm 500 Mhz to , well, any upscaling would do .
RSX is either equally powerful or more powerful. Here's wishin it'll be MORE powerful.
Nasty Gnasher
11-10-2005, 20:24
I only edited my post to correct the "N"vidia and it gave me this ... i swear i didnt mean to double post ...
anyway, what has Ati in store for the consumers to keep the battle going ?
Could you imagine if they bump the RSX up to 600Mhz?
On top of that, it will be running GL ES which is a more efficient graphics model! :shock:
I sure wouldn't bet unified shader pipelines against a monster like that..
KBsmoker
11-10-2005, 20:26
RSX is either equally powerful or more powerful. Here's wishin it'll be MORE powerful.well this card might be more powerful but the ps3 is a closed system with a very powerful processor that can keep up with the GPU. This thing is a beast and i can't wait to get some benchmarks.
Nasty Gnasher
11-10-2005, 20:34
Well its bound to b more powerful if Nvidia or sony annouced that it'l b the most powerful card in the market when the PS3 is out ...
so if the 7800 is already out .... the RSX is bound 2 b a leap ahead !
Jeez, when the RSX is out isn't there meant to be a shorter timescale before there's another GPU like it :shock:
*starts waiting outside his local gamestore for PS3*
by the way i'm european :lol:
Sypherssj209
11-10-2005, 20:38
The RSX will be more powerfull than that beast! thats so awesome, the PS3 is certainly gonna be one hellova freaky machine, Im gonna be hella carefull opening it and placing it where I want it lol
ah your talking about the alpha dev kits that has a dual 6800SLI setup, and that would have blew our head off if Nvidia didn't release the 7800GTX.
but it's set my head on nuclear knowing that whatever Nvidia are churning out for PC's right now, the RSX is even more powerful (with helps to it being specific for Cell).
RIP X360 :shock:
huh OMG what the heck?!?
are you serious 580mhz 512 mb?? and the RSX is supposed to be more powerful AND helped by the cell????
whoa, i think killzone might be possible now
my poor xbox360 :cry:
MATRIX 2
11-10-2005, 21:49
Dosent evga make the standard NVDIA cards? If you noticed this is made by XFX.
So it is just an overclocked card made bya company that overclocks cards. But XFX is not building the RSX right? So how will the RSX be more powerful? 2 of these in sli will probably be better.
Terarrim
11-10-2005, 22:00
Has anyone here had a look at the graphics sticky on this forum? There is a link there to a Japanese web sight that is mostly illegible. However it does have some numbers and seems to mention the RSX and contains some diagrams of how the RSX might work.
KBsmoker
11-10-2005, 22:03
Has anyone here had a look at the graphics sticky on this forum? There is a link there to a Japanese web sight that is mostly illegible. However it does have some numbers and seems to mention the RSX and contains some diagrams of how the RSX might work.do you have a link to that site? That thread is like 50 pages. :wink:
Terarrim
11-10-2005, 22:07
Its on page 49 very recent post last few days (today being 10th of Nov).
Damn, that thing looks like it could rape your computer. Very nice indeed, but you would probably need a nice rig to complement it so you can get the best overall performance. Nevertheless, http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6502/bowdown6mh.gif.
KBsmoker
11-10-2005, 22:18
Its on page 49 very recent post last few days (today being 10th of Nov).that stuff is from e3, nothing new.
That thing owns the RSX. Not only are its clock speeds faster, but it has twice the memory and twice the memory bandwdith.
That's assuming the RSX doesn't add more shaders and shares a smilar core though. If that were the case, comparison would be more difficult.
Terarrim
11-10-2005, 23:16
The problem were getting is that Nvidia has promised that the RSX will be the most powerful (i.e.) fastest GPU on the market when it comes out. This is why were all getting exited about this information about these GPU's. How much more powerful would it have to be than the 7800 and the G71 to hit 1.8 Tflops?
No one knows the TFLOPS rating on the 7800 or G71, cause they're not specified. I would expect them to be close to the RSX... it's not like the RSX has magic silicon to give it more FLOPS.
Terarrim
11-10-2005, 23:27
No it hasn't got magic silicon (unless thats the big Sony Announcment!) but maybe the RSX is stripped down of some features (like cell shading etc) so they can concentrate on speed for whats really important. This would be in line with the approach of the Cell processor. After all any features dropped from the RSX can be programmed for the Cell processor to do.
The House
11-10-2005, 23:28
THAT THING IS AMAZING, this is the first time iam actually excited about RSX and PC gaming.
stevefarfan
11-10-2005, 23:55
Lol, love the smilely face worshipping guy.
Whether or not the ps3 card is more powerful, the ps3 console itself is gonna cost less than 600 dollars. So.... Instead of buying a new computer and one game, buy a ps3 and like 20 games... for the same price.
TheMuffinMan
11-11-2005, 00:03
Is that thing more powerful than the 360 GPU :shock:
Stoffinator
11-11-2005, 00:06
Is that thing more powerful than the 360 GPU :shock:
So far it looks and seems like it. And the fun part is, Nvida said the RSX will be even more powerful. :D
Is that thing more powerful than the 360 GPU :shock:
So far it looks and seems like it. And the fun part is, Nvida said the RSX will be even more powerful. :D
didnt they make that statement a while back? i belive this card is a litte more powerful than the RSX.. prolly 2 times more powerful
this baby has 512 MB.. RSX has 256
Stoffinator
11-11-2005, 00:19
Well I know Nvida said at E3 that when RSX comes out it will be the fastest graphics card around. And RSX specs aren't final yet, so my guess if this baby is 512MB, RSX will probably get a boost. Its spooky when you think of it. :shock:
The House
11-11-2005, 00:21
just because the ram is twice bigger doesnt mean it twice powerful. you got to remember that the RSX and the Cell were meant to work together and the cell is there to help RSX and the devs have the choice to use the Ram for cell and use on RSX or just stay there.
i have a feeling that this G-71 is the brother to the RSX.
I am hopeing that the RSX has 512 of memory.
but this has nothing to do with the 360 video card.
Organic_Shadow
11-11-2005, 00:32
Funny how the X1800 XL is getting spanked even by the 7800gt. Having this thing in SLi mode would completely melt my innards.... :shock:
It's old news, though, that the RSX is more powerful than this. The only thing different about this than standard GTX is clock speed and ram. The RSX will only have 2 different RAM pools to make use of. The 256 XDR and the 256 GDDR3. So, yes, the RSX will still have 512mb of ram, but only technically. It may end up not being as efficient as a solid hunk of 512mb GDDR3, but then again usually GPU's get taken advantage of a lot more when in a console than in a PC.
The RSX should definetly rock though. Hopefully Sony and/or nVidia will release some news......like......NOW.
Boogie Woogie
11-11-2005, 02:23
Can you smeeeell what Sony's cooking !!! :lol:
What really interests me is the RSX/Cell partnership . Here you have a freak CPU and a GPU that is now looking to be just as monstrous :shock::shock:
I think i need to go and sit in a quiet corner
*sits in a corner bobbing back and forth*
i don't remember Nvidia or sony saying the the RSX will be the most powerful gpu when it is released...the only thing I remember is them saying that by the time rsx and ps3 are released, they would have a more powerful chip on the market. I searched an nvidia press release and it said most "sophisticated" That does not necessarily mean more power though. http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_21111.html
x_Viper_x
11-11-2005, 18:30
so.... When can I buy that (I know its like $700)?
jlippone
11-15-2005, 07:51
They should have cards in the shops already.
CompGeek
11-16-2005, 02:09
2 facts
The RSX was only said to be as fast as 6800 Ultra SLI, aka 7800 GTX 256mb
Second, Im getting one :D
hoverbike
11-16-2005, 03:10
The thing is, A video card having 512 MB won't make a big difference over a Video card with 256 MB. Games haven't used this much just yet because many reviews of 512 MB v-cards say there not a big differnece in speed. If you set all the settings to max then maybe. However it's not that big.
The 512 MB X1800XT will rape this monster and his mommy in their sleep :D. Just wait and see.
But still this is a verry impressive piece of equipment, hats off to XFX and NVidia on the beast.
pacman326
11-16-2005, 04:09
Lol, if you try to SLI those together.... let's just say I feel sorry for the CPU and Power Supply. :lol: I dont really think anyone needs 1 gig of gaming ram, that's for further down the line. 256mb cards have to become the 128s first, then everything can start to transition.
The ATI X1800XT 512 MB has it's clock speed at 625/1600. And in crossfire mode... well I just wet my pants everytime i see what they can do.
You can find head to head benches of the 2 cards (512 MB 7800 and X1800XT) here:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/11/11/ati_x1800xt_512mb/10.html
The cards are neck to neck in most games with no clear cut winner.
The X1800XT is a bit cheaper but has availability issues.
ps3_x360_war
11-16-2005, 11:08
I just too nervous to see what will be ATI response I'm sure the counter-attack will be hard for Nvidia.
Anyway this card is a beautiful piece of Hardware
But I don't understand why you want this kind of cards in the ps3....just think about the price of the console... it will be too expensive again xbox360
Maybe power will be a little bit better for ps3 but for 200US more... i dont think everyone will jump
Anyway Go Nvidia
http://www.bawlscanada.com/concours/index.php?gallery=.&image=30.JPG&action=albvote&nu_part=30
VeganFreak
11-17-2005, 08:54
i'm getting worried about the RSX for real now. and also the RSX is a 256 bit card right??????people are saying its only 128 bit. i keep saying that thats the float number on the color depth but they keep deying it. can anyone give me a link? thx
CompGeek
11-19-2005, 20:34
You are really whacked if you think the x1800 XT is competition for the GTX512
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%207800%20gtx%20512mb_11140521121/9829.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%207800%20gtx%20512mb_11140521121/9839.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%207800%20gtx%20512mb_11140521121/9833.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%207800%20gtx%20512mb_11140521121/9827.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%207800%20gtx%20512mb_11140521121/9834.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%207800%20gtx%20512mb_11140521121/9831.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%207800%20gtx%20512mb_11140521121/9837.png
The GTX512 is 10fps or more ahead in EVERY GAME except SC:CT where it is 1fps ahead.
This is with AA and AF ON
Check out www.guru3d.com for the same story.
hoverbike
11-20-2005, 18:50
You are really whacked if you think the x1800 XT is competition for the GTX512
Yep, Nothing beats that new card there. It's like it's gone crazy on something. Some people still think ATI will beat that :lol: .
I don't know how powerful the RSX will be but hopefully it will be more powerful then already listed. I want it to have 512 MB of VRAM. Along with 4.6 GHz and 512 MB of XDR RAM :) .
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 01:40
Thats the place I think PS3 will be weak.
Only 512mb total RAM.
BF2 and FEAR use 1GB all by themselves, im talking totally besides the background processes... and then theres the 256mb graphics memory being used ON TOP of that.
Thats the place I think PS3 will be weak.
Only 512mb total RAM.
BF2 and FEAR use 1GB all by themselves, im talking totally besides the background processes... and then theres the 256mb graphics memory being used ON TOP of that.
LOL, you have no idea what you are talking about little man do you? first off I won't even go to the trouble of explaining why thw X1800XT is way more than just competition.
Second you should play Doom 3 on an Xbox that has 128MB (or 64 MB) of RAM then play it on a PC with that much RAM and compare them (wait you can't because the PC has bottlenecks and uses about 5 times the memory of any console). So before typing in a tech forum make sure you know wtf you are talking about.
EDIT: FEAR runs smooth at 40-45 FPS at 1280x1024 with 1 GB of dual channel ram and an ATI X850 256MB
Obscene Truth
11-24-2005, 01:53
Thats the place I think PS3 will be weak.
Only 512mb total RAM.
BF2 and FEAR use 1GB all by themselves, im talking totally besides the background processes... and then theres the 256mb graphics memory being used ON TOP of that.
But see, that's the thing, it won't be weak. What does the PS2 and Xbox have, like 32 and 64 mb of video ram? 512 will be plenty, but more is always welcomed :)
hoverbike
11-24-2005, 02:18
Thats the place I think PS3 will be weak.
Only 512mb total RAM.
BF2 and FEAR use 1GB all by themselves, im talking totally besides the background processes... and then theres the 256mb graphics memory being used ON TOP of that.
That's where we go into lost area. First of all, consoles are very different from PC's in terms of the system RAM. The PS2 has 32 MB of RAM in it and play Burnout 3 takedown and it seems that the PS2 would need over 300 MB to run Burnout alone. You can't play games like MGS on a computer with 32 MB of RAM in it! I used to have 32 MB in my PC and it have huge trouble running PS1 type games!!
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 03:14
The last consoles ran into major limitations with memory.
But obviously this isnt arguable here at a console forum. I don't want flamed. We can drop it
O, and as to the XT being GTX 512 competition:
Anandtech:
7800 GTX 512mb - 7 wins
x1800 XT 512mb - 0 wins
"What is significant is the 7800 GTX 512's ability to outperform every other card out there in almost every test we ran."
Guru3d.com:
7800 GTX 512mb - 9 wins
x1800 XT 512mb - 0 wins
"Obviously this is the fastest product on the market available today"
Bit-Tech.net:
7800 GTX 512mb - 4 wins
x1800 XT 512mb - 0 wins
"In newer DirectX 9.0c titles that have come out over the last few weeks and months, we have seen that the GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB is considerably faster than the Radeon X1800XT 512MB."
ExtremeTech.net:
7800 GTX 512mb - 6 wins
x1800 XT 512mb - An "iffy" 1 win (COD2 performance issues)
"the new GeForce 7800 GTX 512 is the fastest video card on the market. The speed boost over ATI's also-excellent Radeon X1800 XT varies from about 5% to as much as 40%"
Firingsquad.com:
7800 GTX 512mb - 7 wins
x1800 XT 512mb - 0 wins
"In benchmark after benchmark the GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB consistently finishes about 20-30% faster than the GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB, and sweeps all tests against its intended competition, the RADEON X1800 XT 512MB."
XBitLabs.com
7800 GTX 512mb - 20 wins
x1800 XT 512mb - 0 wins
"NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512 outperformed RADEON X1800 XT 512MB even in those tasks where its predecessor, GeForce 7800 GTX failed: I am talking about the games with numerous complex shaders and about the gaming modes with full-screen anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering. The only exception appeared Colin McRae Rally05 race simulator, although ATI solution won in only one resolution there. In all other gaming tests, including 3DMark05, GeForce 7800 GTX 512 proved to be an undefeated leader. Moreover, the performance growth we have just seen allows playing games in 1600x1200 resolution with HDR color representation mode."
7800 GTX 512mb - 53 wins
x1800 XT 512mb - 1 iffy win
OK CompGeek and you know the other consoles have run into memory limitations from where? Your insider information?
And either you have tons of money or not that much know in the PC business. ANY PC gamer worth his salt will know that if he gets 5% less performance for 100$ (one hundred dollars) less out of any GFX card then guess what he will buy? I don't have the money from mom and dad to buy my PC parts. So am I gonna go for the 500$ NVidia card or for the 400$ ATI card which underperforms in those benches because of driver issues and motherboard compatibility issues you have no idea about.
Did any of those bench marks run on an Radeon XFire chipset? No. Did you even bother to see the X1800XT perform on an Radeon chipset? No.
So please compare products on equal terms then throw benches my way.
You can post anything you want. I know what I saw with my own eyes. You should wait and see how the X1800XT performs on ATI chipsets and then come back and talk to me.
NVidia won this battle my friend but will loose the war just like it lost last year against the X800.
EDIT: You can see that some of the sites were clearly biased twoards NVidia since they used the faulty 5.9 and 5.10 drivers for ATI when it is a known fact that the 5.11 improves the X1800XT's performance a lot (removes the glitch in the usage of AA)
Also they used NVidia's NForce chipset when ATI clearly stated that it's new breed of video cards wil not reach full potentiall untill they are used on Crossfire boards. So that is a shallow win for NVidia which will not stand for long my firend because it does not show the true results.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 03:48
The chipset, be it NV or ATi makes no difference. That is a very inexperienced comment to make.
The XT is $600
The GTX is $450
The GTX512 is $650
I don't have tons of money, thats why I cant afford a 360, bit I dont need one.
Those sites used the 5.11 and used the FEAR fix if they were known about/available when reviewed.
Im sorry, but especially with that chipset comment, its obvious you are the one that doesnt know much about PCs.
A chipset will only increase or decrease entire performance. It wont just give certain components a boost. Honestly, the only place I've heard someone say "but the benchmarks are thrown cause they use an NV chipset" was a Honda car forum. Was obvious the guy didnt have the slightest clue about PCs.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 03:49
OK CompGeek and you know the other consoles have run into memory limitations from where? Your insider information?
And either you have tons of money or not that much know in the PC business. ANY PC gamer worth his salt will know that if he gets 5% less performance for 100$ (one hundred dollars) less out of any GFX card then guess what he will buy? I don't have the money from mom and dad to buy my PC parts. So am I gonna go for the 500$ NVidia card or for the 400$ ATI card which underperforms in those benches because of driver issues and motherboard compatibility issues you have no idea about.
Did any of those bench marks run on an Radeon XFire chipset? No. Did you even bother to see the X1800XT perform on an Radeon chipset? No.
So please compare products on equal terms then throw benches my way.
You can post anything you want. I know what I saw with my own eyes. You should wait and see how the X1800XT performs on ATI chipsets and then come back and talk to me.
NVidia won this battle my friend but will loose the war just like it lost last year against the X800.
EDIT: You can see that some of the sites were clearly biased twoards NVidia since they used the faulty 5.9 and 5.10 drivers for ATI when it is a known fact that the 5.11 improves the X1800XT's performance a lot (removes the glitch in the usage of AA)
Also they used NVidia's NForce chipset when ATI clearly stated that it's new breed of video cards wil not reach full potentiall untill they are used on Crossfire boards. So that is a shallow win for NVidia which will not stand for long my firend because it does not show the true results.
And the 360 already ran into memory limitation, why do u think COD2 uses lower res textures?
Ok, lol, now i know you have no idea what you are saying. Read the specs on the XFire, see the differences and then talk to me. Why didn't they use the VIA chipset then if it makes no difference? Even though we are talking about 2 different architectures for XFire and NForce since NForce uses unified and XFire uses north and south bridges, look for PCIe bus optimization in Crossfire mode. But then again I wonder what the PCIe bus is used for, i'm sure it does not affect the GFX card at all :
As for the drivers here is what XBit used:
Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2 with DirectX 9.0c
ATI CATALYST 5.9 (with RADEON X1000 support) and 5.10a for Doom III and Quake 4 games;
NVIDIA ForceWare 81.89
And as for the price, you are wrong again my friend: local stores in my town have the GTX 512 at 600$ and the XT at 500$ (also the prices from Tigerdirect and Newegg have the 2 priced at a 100$ difference), but then again what do I know. I've only been writing hardware reviews for 3 years and only do this for a living.
Here is my system computer boy so you can read and maybe get a light on the situation and stop questioning my stuff and start revising yours:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Venice Core, you know what that is?) @ 1.8 GHz
1 GB Dual Channel Corsair Value Sellect @ 2.5-3-3-8 (you know what timing means or how it affects RAM performance?)
Connect3D X700 PRO with 256 GDDR3 (i know you know nothing about vid cards)
160 GB Western Digitall HDD SATA with 8 MB buffer (I don't want to confuse you to much but what is the 8MB buffer for and why don't I use a 4 MB buffer or a 16 MB buffer??)
DFI N-Force Ultra socket 939 motherboard
Ultra 600W PSU (know what this is and what do i need 600W for?)
19" IBM monitor
Just a few standard questions up there which any half-assed enthusiast should know how to answer.
EDIT: and the fact that CoD 2 is a bad port does not say anything about the 360 (can't believe i'm deffending it)
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:12
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.53ghz (11x230) EDIT: Newcastle core, winchester was a ripoff when i got it
2x 1GB Patriot Extreme Memory 1:1 with CPU @ 2.5-3-3-6, 2-3-2-5 stock.
eVGA 7800 GTX 512mb @ 600/1800
200GB WD SATA HDD with 8mb cache, EDIT: 4mb is a POS, 16mb just recently came out.
Gigabyte nForce 4 4x
Coolmax 450w PSU, 22A on +12v Rail
Half assed enthusiast u call me
GTX512 has 1.1ns memory rated for 1800mhz (900mhz, 1800 with DDR)
24 pixel pipelines
8 vertex shaders
256-bit memory
I had a 6600 GT @ 580/1200
8 pixel pipelines
3 vertex shaders
Im an extremely advanced PC user, and no way a real reviewer would have an x700 Pro, when the 6600 GT is better for the same price.
I really dont need to answer you questions, but im bored right now.
EDIT: And I have no clue what u have a 600w PSU in that system for.
Oh i'm impressed, you really showed me.
Where is that same price on what cards? I can't see it can u? The cheapest 6600 GT on Tigerdirect is 172$. My card is 94$. Yes the same price I can see that now. You really have to much money to spend don't you. I don't.
I really dont need to answer you questions, but im bored right now.
Oh I'm sorry am I borring you? I'm the actuall borred one since I ask you one thing and you answer with specs that I can read off any hardware box.
So all those timings and pipelines, what are they for oh advanced PC user, please enlighten me, I have to know and maybe I'll do my job better.
EDIT: lol, nice comeback on the PSU. But then again I might of wanted to buy a Crossfire system with a dual X1800XT a X-2 CPU and a water cooling system, plus some more extra goodies like neons and system fans, also I wanted more than one HDD so I could make a RAID array but then my car broke down and I was left with a perfectly good PSU in a mid to low range system and no money, after that the Crossfire was delayed and now I'm waiting on it because of stock issues with ATI products. But then again, what do I know, I'm just your average joe right?.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:25
Hmm, maybe you misssed this:
6600 GT's $100/$140 and up
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And maybe this:
x1800 XTs $580 and up
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And this:
Click Me (http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Store_Code=M&Screen=SRCH&Search=7800+GTX+512mb)
The GXT512's are above MSRP atm, i admit. I beleive this will drop with the next shipment.
Either way it didnt affect me because I used the eVGA step-up program.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:25
Oh i'm impressed, you really showed me.
Where is that same price on what cards? I can't see it can u? The cheapest 6600 GT on Tigerdirect is 172$. My card is 94$. Yes the same price I can see that now. You really have to much money to spend don't you. I don't.
I really dont need to answer you questions, but im bored right now.
Oh I'm sorry am I borring you? I'm the actuall borred one since I ask you one thing and you answer with specs that I can read off any hardware box.
So all those timings and pipelines, what are they for oh advanced PC user, please enlighten me, I have to know and maybe I'll do my job better.
EDIT: lol, nice comeback on the PSU. But then again I might of wanted to buy a Crossfire system with a dual X1800XT a X-2 CPU and a water cooling system, plus some more extra goodies like neons and system fans, also I wanted more than one HDD so I could make a RAID array but then my car broke down and I was left with a perfectly good PSU in a mid to low range system and no money, after that the Crossfire was delayed and now I'm waiting on it because of stock issues with ATI products. But then again, what do I know, I'm just your average joe right?.
I'll be needing a nice Antec next year...
I do think I missed it since the cheapest one on Newegg is 139 and the cheapest X700 is 94.
Click Me (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=Go&DEPA=0&type=&description=x700&Category=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=0&Go.y=0)
But then again, sorry for flaming off on you, just pissed me off since you came on this thread practically jumping on my post and that was not cool.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:32
$40 well spent
Besides, if you're such a PC enthusiast I'd think you'd put more effort into your PC.
Im in school and only work part time, i still manage this...
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:33
I do think I missed it since the cheapest one on Newegg is 139 and the cheapest X700 is 94.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=Go&DEPA=0&type=&description=x700&Category=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
But then again, sorry for flaming off on you, just pissed me off since you came on this thread practically jumping on my post and that was not cool.
Very few people at forums tend to be cool.
I know, and I thought you're just another NVidia fanboy coming in here to cause a scandal :D
EDIT: man I would put more effort but this current rig is mostly a patch job since I'm waiting for that damn Crossfire to his stores. I saw it going at it at work and I'm waiting for that SAPPHIRE Innovation to come out because I'm just in love with that motherboard.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:35
Mmm, naw
Hear about the x1800 XT PE?
700/1600
I don't think that'll be enough though
Just Get your GTX512 to 600/1800 and you stay the same distance ahead
I've heard about the PE but I think ATI will be in huge trouble with supplying all of these. I hope we don't see another paper launch.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:43
Yea, I dunno. Also looks like the plan a $650 pricepoint, which wont go well if it still cant keep up with the GTX512
I dunno, it looks like right now ATI are the late comers to the graphics party. They better score big with the unified shaders in the Xenos and the PE better be available in bunches and cheaper then the GTX or we are looking at NVidia year coming up.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:49
The big trick up their sleeve seems to be thr r580. But that all depends on its performance and release date.
I hope it has a bigger boost then what they did with the R420 - R480.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 04:53
That remains to be seen i guess
Seems like NV is stuck with clock speed increases (maybe G71/72 @ 90nm) until the G80.
VeganFreak
12-01-2005, 08:09
the RSX has 300.4 million transistors on board. how does that number compare to this board. whats the transistor count on this thing?
sukhrajpal
12-04-2005, 17:50
think about the performance of 4 7800 gtx together in sli!
CompGeek
12-07-2005, 04:07
the RSX has 300.4 million transistors on board. how does that number compare to this board. whats the transistor count on this thing?
Almost excatly the same, the gtx512 is an RSX with 2.6x the memory bandwidth. (1800mhz GDDR3 vs 700mhz)
VeganFreak
12-07-2005, 05:43
i don't understand.....why would sony go for 2.6 times less memory bandwith? wouldn't that be a bottleneck? is there a discussion about this somewhere else? thx :)
CompGeek
12-07-2005, 06:45
Money? And 1.1ns memory didnt exist then...
Work in Progress....
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4541/014pm2.jpg
Sarad after the LucasArts session
(dont use this picture....lol) - Justin
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9275/026ph3.jpg
Working endlessly between sessions in the PlayStation Bloggers Lounge in the W Hotel
The_Only
02-22-2008, 08:44
Haha, awesome stuff - you guys look like total pros ;)
BustenRhymes7790
02-23-2008, 22:38
How's this coming?
The_Only
02-29-2008, 16:53
Sarad, any update on this mate?
curryking1
02-29-2008, 16:55
Doesn't matter Mike, we shouldn't be posting something like this over a week later. That would just be ridiculous, IMO.
The_Only
02-29-2008, 17:02
Yeah, I know Dave, but it is still marked as WIP a week after the event happend, so I was curious to know what was going on all the same (and why it didn't go up with the Day 1 report)