R520 spy pics

[Shadow_Reaper]

Has anyone found a real review or benchmarks for the x1800 ATI cards? I am curious to find out how they compare.

Bonami-I also had a 9800 Pro and it was quite good, but I found a PNY 6600GT(Still in my 3rd machine)for a good price and have been happy with that till I got my BFG 6800GT(Will be in my LanParty machine) absolutely a GREAT card, (IMHO). Now im purchasing a BFG 7800GTX(Will be my home Gamer) and am quite excited over the Card and the many reviews I have seen that have pointed to some pretty good Benchmarks scores. After all I do play Doom 3 And Splinter Cell. I Am looking forward to seeing the improvements.

Not to mention I am upgrading my Processor,Motherboard, Memory, along with a New power supply. So we shall see what happens.

 

[Bonami]

Cool,your gonna be Real Happy with the 7800 GTX,I know I am!!

 

[Shadow_Reaper]

Yes I cannot wait, Only thing I need to really worry about it a good power supply for $170. Any ideas? Keep in mind I donot wanna have to buy a new one when I go SLI... Thx for any suggestions.

 

[latterbuoy]

How can anyone comment on something they don't have! I used to be an nVidia Fan years ago,then nVidia didn't have anything to Compete with ATI so I switched! Now ATI's trying to catch nVidia and they can't! Their New Card is going to be a Dual slot with only 16 Pipelines and a whole lotta nothing except for Optimized Drivers there trying to use to Inflate their Performance Scores to Win over their Existing Users! ATI's a Canadian Company and they should have alot of Canadian Fans but Lately they don't Simply because their Products aren't Good Enough!
I own a MSI n7800 GTX 256Mb on an ASUS A8N SLI Mobo powered by an AMD64 3500+,and the Performance is AWESOME,along with 24 Pipelines instead of 16! How can someone Post a Comment like: nvidia sucks so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when you don't even own one,and Probably can't Convince your Parents to Buy you one!!! The Truth of the Matter is: nVidia's 7800 GTX is a 24 Pipeline Card and a Single slot card that Blows ATI out of the Water! You can Cry,Wine, and hate nVidia all you want,but the Fact is: nVidia's the King and Long may he Reighn!! I build Gaming Systems and my Customers would be Very Disappointed if I Recommeded something that was 2nd Grade like ATI is Now! Cry,Hate all you want but the Facts are the Fact!!
nVidia Rules!!!!

All Winers Comments Welcome!!

P/S: I own both Brands of these Cards,so I'm not being BIAS, I've Tried Both!! You should Really Research before you Post Foolish Comments! But I suppose some of you are 13 and Under,if not,Grow Up!

System Specs:

AMD64 3500+(Newcastle Core)
ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe
MSI NX 7800 GTX
2- 80 GB Maxtor Harddrives
1 LG DVDRW Dual Layer
1 LG CDRW
Enermax 535 Watt SLI Ready P/S
Gigabyte Cooler Pro CPU Cooler
Bonami Custom Built Case
Sound Blaster Audigy Sound

3D Mark05 – 7867 1024x768 default
3D Mark05 – 8872 800x600 default
3D Mark03 – 15848 Default
3D mark 2001SE 23596 Default

Those specs are great, I was actually thinking of getting the Leadtek 6800GT but after finding out it occupies 2 slots, I decided to look elsewhere, maybe MSI 6800GT which only occupies one slot? I can't afford to use up the adjacent PCI slot as I need it for my sound card. But damn the Leadtek card is much cheaper than the MSI one.

I know the 6600GT probably owns the upper midrange crown as it clobbers the X700Pro, so when is the 7600GT gonna be released? And what's the whole deal about Shader Model 3 support?

 

[latterbuoy]

Yes I cannot wait, Only thing I need to really worry about it a good power supply for $170. Any ideas? Keep in mind I donot wanna have to buy a new one when I go SLI... Thx for any suggestions.

Sorry for double posting, but these are replies to two different people.

Always buy a PSU from a Tier 1 manufacturer such as Antec, Acbel or Enermax. Since you're gonna get a 7800GTX, and you may be going SLI in the future, you're need a minimum of 500W. That said, I would recommend Antec Truepower II 550W or Acbel I-Power 500W or 550W. The Acbel has TRIPLE 12V rails for more stable power to your CPU, GC and MB, perfect for power hungry cards or SLI setups. As for Enermax, I don't have any recommendations. You can ask Bonami as he owns a Enermax PSU. Don't know if this is true, but I read somewhere that a 7800GTX SLI requires a minimum 22A on the 12V rail.

Although they cost more than other brands, please bear in mind that a good PSU will provide you with years of stable power to your expensive components, and will last you at least a few upgrades. I can't stress this enough. Those generic PSUs that come bundled with cheap casings are crap really, as they cannot supply the exact wattage specified. Using a lousy PSU may fry your system or result in system instability or crashes. As a general guide, you can judge the quality of the PSU by its weight. The heavier the PSU, the better it is.

 

[Shadow_Reaper]

Sorry for double posting, but these are replies to two different people.

but I read somewhere that a 7800GTX SLI requires a minimum 22A on the 12V rail.

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http://www.bfgtech.com/7800GTX_256_PCIX.html

THat shows the Minimum System Requirements.

 

[wazzledoozle]

http://www.bfgtech.com/7800GTX_256_PCIX.html

THat shows the Minimum System Requirements.

A minimum 400W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 26A or more)
NVIDIA SLI configurations, a minimum 500W system power supply (with 12V rating of 34A)

 

[djbbenn]

Wouldn't be surprised... You should have a really good PSU anyways if you can afford two 7800GTX's.

-Dan

 

[Mad Cow]

watch nvidia throw out a g80 gpu whenthe r520 comes out

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

watch nvidia throw out a g80 gpu whenthe r520 comes out

im thinking more along an oc'd 7800gtx when 520 hits.. a new core would be a waste.

 

[Mad Cow]

well if the timer on ati's website is for the r520 its just a mealy 5 days to find out how it will do

 

[intel igent]

ive heard rumors of r520 scoring 9100+ in 3dmark05, i hope its true

 

[djbbenn]

im thinking more along an oc'd 7800gtx when 520 hits.. a new core would be a waste.

Agree, I heard of the 7800 Ultra...don't know how true it is, but it makes sense.

Those X1800's better score that good, if they want to beat Nvidia. The prices they are asking aren't very good compaired to Nvidia at the moment.

-Dan

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

Agree, I heard of the 7800 Ultra...don't know how true it is, but it makes sense.

Those X1800's better score that good, if they want to beat Nvidia. The prices they are asking aren't very good compaired to Nvidia at the moment.

-Dan

along with crossfire not going over very well with people...

ATI got a bit big headed....

 

[intel igent]

im a bit of a knob so can someone tell me how crossfire competes with 2x6800u in SLI.

i mean if 1 x850 is better than 1 6800u, i would imagine that crossfire x850 is better than 6800u sli?

correct me if im wrong

 

[djbbenn]

Heres a page with lots of links to Crossfire.

-Dan

 

[intel igent]

^^ you have to make me read

 

[djbbenn]

Reading is good for.

-Dan

 

[intel igent]

i dont like reading, it hurts my brain

from what ive read so far it would appear that my theory is correct, it makes me wonder how people complain about crossfire not being able to keep up with 7800 sli, theyre 2 DIFFERENT generation cards, but when compared to 6800 sli.............pwn3d

just wait for x1800 crossfire

all i can say is that this week is going to be very interesting and im looking forward to every minute of it

 

[Shadow_Reaper]

http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.cfm?articleid=730

Here is a review I found showing that both SLI 6800 Ultra and Crossfire x850 XT are pretty evenly matched so far. And I think that the new x1800 series should close the gap on nVidia and possibly take it the dual card throne away(but we are not certain yet).

So as usual it depends on the games you play most and what you are doin with the dual Video cards.

 

[intel igent]

you know, another thing i noticed is that these tests have been done with x850xt's, is there no platinum edition for crossfire?

sorry for going off topic

 

[Bonami]

Answer to What P/S I'm Using!

The P/S I bought was the Enermax 535 PCI-E -SLI Ready!! Exellent P/S and Nvidia Approved!! I just Sold my 3500+ and bought my 3700+ with that San-Diego Core,And I Love it!! Later Guys!!

 

[Jayme]

The R520 will have 32 pipelines and 10 vertex engines.

 

[SPHERE]

^not acording to ati

 

[djbbenn]

The R520 will have 32 pipelines and 10 vertex engines.

Thats what they said at first...but they wont. 16 pipes and thats all.

-Dan