Damm.... They not look like a RV670...:banghead: If HD2950Pro like this then HD2950XT will be dual slot cooling?? Wow......

I don't see PRO on the box only 2000.

I'm wondering if the name is set in stone yet.

I so want a Yeston HD2950Pro haha

:roll:^ Just say "Yeston" :roll:

Single slot cooling, one power connector - must be good news for the 55nm

id have to say AMD is winning me over for upper midrange, i am not really impressed with the 8800gt cards soon to be made available i am just glad i didnt fork out last christmas otherwise id be quite annoyed right now.

i want one with dual slot cooling!

jocksteelukid have to say AMD is winning me over for upper midrange, i am not really impressed with the 8800gt cards soon to be made available i am just glad i didnt fork out last christmas otherwise id be quite annoyed right now.

How can you be impressed or not with something that isn't out yet. There aren't even any numbers out, unless you trust the inq. How is AMD winning you over?

so it's going to be like the x1950's then
pro single slot
xt dual slot.

any idea how much there going to cost?

DanTheBanjomanHow can you be impressed or not with something that isn't out yet. There aren't even any numbers out, unless you trust the inq. How is AMD winning you over?

compared to the Nvidia 8800gt specs the amd 29xx pro card are drawing me towards AMD this time around.

jocksteelukid have to say AMD is winning me over for upper midrange, i am not really impressed with the 8800gt cards soon to be made available i am just glad i didnt fork out last christmas otherwise id be quite annoyed right now.

I don't get it, if you had bought an 8800 card last Christmas you would have had a whole years worth of top end gaming. That is a very long time to stay in the top end.... the 8800 cards have had to have been the best gfx card buy for years (as they lasted so long).
The series of card is not due to be replaced until next spring i read. So now with prices roughly the same as what they where almost a year ago, I'd say you should be less happy to buy one of the dx10 cards now as its "upper range" life will only last till spring.

actually teh greatest value card has always been for teh longest time teh x1950 pro

[I.R.A]_FBiactually teh greatest value card has always been for teh longest time teh x1950 pro

Meh, I think the 7900GS and x1950pro are tied for that respect, with the 7900GS edging out a bit due to catching up at OC'd speed to the 1950pro which doesn't OC to the levels the GS does. And this is coming from a guy that owns a 1950pro, I did my homework, but I wanted a large, quiet cooler, and good mid-range performance, the 1950pro from Powercolor w/X2 won out at the time.

I do hope that there will be some dual slot cooler options for the 2950Pro's, even if they run cool, I'd still like to see the heat exhausted from the case. I'm sure the aftermarket and companies like HIS will take care of that for us!

:toast:

i owna 7900GS .. letting it go very soon though ...

That's one ugly retail box, not that I wouldn't mind owning it :P And this is the cheaper, lower clocked version Revival. The more expensive and faster dual slot cooling Gladiator was shown in World Cyber Games. Those few capasitors don't reflect too much confidence to me :/

this will beat the 2900 right?

freaksaviorthis will beat the 2900 right?

Is clocked higher I believe, so should do. :)

freaksaviorthis will beat the 2900 right?

no one knows yet.

jocksteelukcompared to the Nvidia 8800gt specs the amd 29xx pro card are drawing me towards AMD this time around.

Better hope your monitor supports centered timings, otherwise you're screwed using that widescreen TV on ATI :)

Sent1nelI don't get it, if you had bought an 8800 card last Christmas you would have had a whole years worth of top end gaming. That is a very long time to stay in the top end.... the 8800 cards have had to have been the best gfx card buy for years (as they lasted so long).
The series of card is not due to be replaced until next spring i read. So now with prices roughly the same as what they where almost a year ago, I'd say you should be less happy to buy one of the dx10 cards now as its "upper range" life will only last till spring.

Thats what i did. instead of whining about it and thinking, i've had close to a year with an awesome card and maxing out every game i've thrown at it. Someone said the 7900/x1950 was the best value... but the 8800 is the first 'true' value HIGH end card, not midrange. Normally high end cards cost a lot more, for less benefit - but the 8800 is still kicking ass today.

Ive never heard of Yeston..must be a chinese company or something.

[I.R.A]_FBiactually teh greatest value card has always been for teh longest time teh x1950 pro

Not sure about that, when the Pro came out last year the special edition 7900GTO came out also, the GTO is a downclocked 512MB 7900GTX that clocked beyond GTX speeds.....in the UK it was the same price as the 1950Pro on release and it was F A S T!!!!

freaksaviorthis will beat the 2900 right?

Supposidly not the 2900XT no but as DaMulta said, it's still speculation, although I beleive this is a card is to take on the 8800GTS and the new 8800GT so upper mid which would suggest it wont beat the 2900XT.

Speculation suggests the the 2950 will be a little faster than the new 8800GT but that same speculation suggests that the new GT should have more overclocking headroom......my guess is......I havent a clue! :eek:

isn't the best value atm the x800's? they seems to be getting along fairly well for their old-ass specifications. hell, they're like cavemen in the olympics. you're not going to bet on them, but they'll be there.

850xtpe Ftw!!!!

Tatty_OneNot sure about that, when the Pro came out last year the special edition 7900GTO came out also, the GTO is a downclocked 512MB 7900GTX that clocked beyond GTX speeds.....in the UK it was the same price as the 1950Pro on release and it was F A S T!!!!

but widely available it was not.

bassmastaisn't the best value atm the x800's? they seems to be getting along fairly well for their old-ass specifications. hell, they're like cavemen in the olympics. you're not going to bet on them, but they'll be there.

SM2.0 FTL