ATI R600 Delayed till March?

malware · Jan 3, 2007

The first AMD/ATI graphics chip is about to be delayed again because of serious problems. The last revision of the prototype chip - upon which a certain "pre-review" is based - suffers from problems which are serious enough to get another re-spin. This re-spin puts a hold on the launch for another couple of weeks, and now R600 is looking like an early March launch, probably the week before SnowBIT in Hangover. However, AMD/ATI is making severe changes to the whole line up and when the card is finally ready to roll, it promises to shock the 3D industry with performance. Just remember this is not official, it's a "somebody told me" story by theINQ.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

bruins004 · Jan 3, 2007

I will only believe it if other sites officially report this.
This looks like a sad attempy by theINQ to boost hits

Namslas90 · Jan 3, 2007

More like June, but we'll see.

L|NK|N · Jan 3, 2007

ah well chit happens....if it does "shock" then itll be worth the wait anyway. Besides by the time it comes out Ill have more money set back from tax season and will be able to get a crossfire setup. :rockout:

bruins004 · Jan 3, 2007

If this is true, then this might not be good for ATI.
I say this bc Nvidia is launching their mid/low range cards around Feb. so they will then prob. counter ATIs top card if it beats theirs.

WarEagleAU · Jan 3, 2007

I dont mind waiting for quality, reliable parts that work, have driver support and are not finnecky. If this is true, I say good move AMDATI.

Namslas90 · Jan 3, 2007

bruins004 said:
If this is true, then this might not be good for ATI.
I say this bc Nvidia is launching their mid/low range cards around Feb. so they will then prob. counter ATIs top card if it beats theirs.

Just gives Nvidia a chance to mess up again, and make ATI look all that much better when they finally launch new line.

Taz100420 · Jan 3, 2007

shit this gives me time to save up for one and I am getting one when they are launched :rockout:

WarEagleAU · Jan 3, 2007

Im looking at a juicy X1900 XT for under 179 bucks. Muhahahhaa

Jimmy 2004 · Jan 3, 2007

WarEagleAU said:
Im looking at a juicy X1900 XT for under 179 bucks. Muhahahhaa

Hopefully all the good DX9 cards should get a lot cheap so all of the people who tend to hang one step behind like me can get an upgrade

TBH, I think I'll wait about a year before changing anything, and then go to dual core and DX10. To start with, for a year at least, I doubt many games will actually take advantage of DX10 or be dual core - by then the prices should be noticably lower so it would make more sence for most people to upgrade then. Admittedly these cards should still perform better than the current DX9 cards in current games anyway.

L|NK|N · Jan 3, 2007

WarEagleAU said:
Im looking at a juicy X1900 XT for under 179 bucks. Muhahahhaa

Link Please..... :eek:

i_am_mustang_man · Jan 3, 2007

that's not good for atiamdassociatedalways cuz delays are never good.
even nvidia had the wrong resistor on every single card 2 days before launch, and they fixed it in time for the launch, and it was a hard launch

ati really needs to act grown up. they used to....

overcast · Jan 3, 2007

i_am_mustang_man said:
that's not good for atiamdassociatedalways cuz delays are never good.
even nvidia had the wrong resistor on every single card 2 days before launch, and they fixed it in time for the launch, and it was a hard launch

ati really needs to act grown up. they used to....

No, they had the wrong resistor on only specific batches, for specific oem manufacturers. It was definitely NOT all of them. Specifically the ATI reference boards were perfectly fine.

EastCoasthandle · Jan 3, 2007

overcast said:
No, they had the wrong resistor on only specific batches, for specific oem manufacturers. It was definitely NOT all of them. Specifically the ATI reference boards were perfectly fine.

And you know this because...

EnJoY · Jan 3, 2007

malware said:
The first AMD/ATI graphics chip is about to be delayed again because of serious problems. The last revision of the prototype chip - upon which a certain "pre-review" is based - suffers from problems which are serious enough to get another re-spin. This re-spin puts a hold on the launch for another couple of weeks, and now R600 is looking like an early March launch, probably the week before SnowBIT in Hangover. However, AMD/ATI is making severe changes to the whole line up and when the card is finally ready to roll, it promises to shock the 3D industry with performance. Just remember this is not official, it's a "somebody told me" story by theINQ.

Source: theINQ

Dude, if you're gonna get your news from TheInquirer, atleast put their story in your own words...

overcast · Jan 3, 2007

EastCoasthandle said:
And you know this because...

Because it was stated in every single article out at the time?

EastCoasthandle · Jan 4, 2007

overcast said:
Because it was stated in every single article out at the time?

any links?

Grings · Jan 4, 2007

yes its the first card released by amdati, but amd had NOTHING to do with its design, the r600's successor will be the first atiamd chip design

Tatty_Two · Jan 4, 2007

Can imagine a big smile on NVidia's face right now, more months of profits on 8800 cards without a viable competitor, their mid range cards out prob before ATI's main player and when it does arrive NVidia will probably be just a stones throw away from another "top end" card in any case.

To be fair first aint always best and if you beleive the reports ATi will trump them with their card but NVidia should be at the stage then that they have had sufficient time to fight back with a stronger contender than the 8800GTX, early summer will be an interesting time!

Track · Jan 4, 2007

DAMN IT! This lowers the chances of me getting an X2900XTX by July!!!

ktr · Jan 4, 2007

no rush, most dx10 games are scheduled for fall...

unsmart · Jan 4, 2007

There probably trying to find away to fit phase change in a dual slot cooler :laugh:

If there going to delay it that much they better launch a whole line with it or NV will kill them with a mid range card out. Even if r600 is all they say it will be not to many can afford it and NV will be on a more mature driver by then with less issues and I'm sure a price drop.
I have been wondering if maybe R600s DX9 performance isn't that great so there holding off till they can show it off in DX10.

seravat · Jan 4, 2007

AMD and Patience

WarEagleAU said:
I dont mind waiting for quality, reliable parts that work, have driver support and are not finnecky. If this is true, I say good move AMDATI.

Wonderful statement from =-TheEagle-= I have to agree being an ATI fan for years I learned patience is a virtue, and I see no need to rush perfection.

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 VID: 1.2125
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P rev.2.0
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme + Noctua NF-S12 Fan
Memory	4x1 GB PQI DDR2 PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	Colorful iGame Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
Storage	2x 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32 MB RAID0
Display(s)	BenQ G2400W 24-inch WideScreen LCD
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS RC-1000 (sold), Cooler Master HAF-932 (delivered)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX
Power Supply	Chieftec CFT-1000G-DF 1kW
Software	Laptop: Lenovo 3000 N200 C2DT2310/3GB/120GB/GF7300/15.4"/Razer

System Name	Pandemic 2020
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	The Darkside
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4
Cooling	OEM
Memory	16gb G.Skill Fortis
Video Card(s)	MSI Seahawk 1070
Storage	500gb Mushkin Pilot NVMe
Display(s)	55" Samsung 4k UHD
Case	Corsair iCue 465X RGB
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Reltek
Power Supply	Corsair AX860i
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Pandemic 2020
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Jimmy 2004's PC
Processor	S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz
Motherboard	ASUS K8N
Cooling	AC Freezer 64 Pro + Zalman VF1000 + 5x120mm Antec TriCool Case Fans
Memory	1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB)
Video Card(s)	Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory)
Storage	500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA
Display(s)	Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024)
Case	Antec P182
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair HX520W
Software	Windows XP Home

ATI R600 Delayed till March?

malware

New Member

bruins004

Namslas90

New Member

L|NK|N

bruins004

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

Namslas90

New Member

Taz100420

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

Jimmy 2004

New Member

L|NK|N

i_am_mustang_man

New Member

overcast

New Member

EastCoasthandle

New Member

EnJoY

New Member

overcast

New Member

EastCoasthandle

New Member

Grings

Tatty_Two

Gone Fishing

Track

New Member

ktr

unsmart

seravat

New Member

Processor	AMD X2 AM2+
Memory	2GB DDR2
Video Card(s)	7900gto
Storage	80GB+120GB 7200RPM IDE + 250GB SATA2 + 500GB SATA2
Display(s)	26" 1920x1200
Case	Antec Nine Hundred
Audio Device(s)	OnBoard
Power Supply	Ultra 600W with X-Connect
Software	Vista Ultimate

Processor	AMD Opteron 165 @ 2.7ghz Stock Voltage
Motherboard	ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
Cooling	Stock Opteron
Memory	OCZ PC4000 EB Platinum 2GB
Video Card(s)	ATI X1900XTX
Storage	2 x Western Digital 74gb Raptors
Display(s)	NEC 990B 19"
Case	Antec P150
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic S12-500
Software	XP 32bit

System Name	MY PC
Processor	E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz
Motherboard	Maximus Formula
Cooling	D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB
Memory	XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean)
Storage	2
Display(s)	24"
Case	P180
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Plantinum
Power Supply	Silencer 750
Software	XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7
Benchmark Scores	This varies from one driver to another.

Processor	R7 5800x3D
Motherboard	MSI x570 Tomahawk
Cooling	XSPC Raystorm Edge,EK QS P420M,EK D5pwm Revo Res
Memory	32gb Corsair Vengeance RT 3600 cl16
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3070ti Amp Extreme
Storage	Samsung 980pro 1tb x2
Display(s)	MSI MPG321QRF QD
Case	Corsair 7000D
Power Supply	EVGA 1000 P2
Mouse	G900
Keyboard	Corsair k60 RGB PRO
Software	Win 11

Processor	Intel Core i9 11900KF @ -.080mV PL max @220w
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK
Cooling	DeepCool LS520SE Liquid + 3 Phanteks 140mm case fans
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel Bdie @ 3600Mhz CL14 1.45v Gear 1
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC + 8% PL
Storage	WD Blue SN550 1TB M.2 NVME//Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (OS)
Display(s)	AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular
Software	Win 11 Home x64

Processor	Intel Pentium 4 (prescott) 3.0Ghz 1M L2 cache 800Mhz FSB w/HT
Motherboard	Asus P4GD1
Cooling	Zalman VF900, Zalman 7700, 1x AC 80nm
Memory	1024 MB DDR400 PC3200
Video Card(s)	X1900XT (512Mb) @ 745/1660
Storage	1x WD 80GB 8M cache 7200 RPM, 1x WD 250GB 8M cache 7200RPM
Display(s)	Viewsonic VA712 LCD 17"
Power Supply	500W
Software	Windows XP SP2 Gold Edition

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 ADO4800CS
Motherboard	Asus M2N32-SLI
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9500 AM2
Memory	Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4
Video Card(s)	ATI Radeon X1950 -CF- X1900 XT
Storage	Seagate ST3160812AS & ST3400620AS
Display(s)	Viewsonic G220f
Case	Antec P180 Silver
Audio Device(s)	XFi-Fatalty & Logitech Z-5500 w/Zalman 5.1 ZM-RS6F headset
Power Supply	Thermaltake ToughPower 700W
Software	Windows XP Professional SP2