NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Launch Date Announced

[asb2106]

Considering an 8800GT owns the ass of a 3870, its a safe bet that the 9800GTX2 will trounce the 3870X2.

except that crossfire scales much much better than SLI, it really depends on how they link these cards. And the 8800GT isnt that much faster than the 3870, especially after OCing the 3870s can hold their own (14,113, my 3dmark06 score with a single 3870)

 

[farlex85]

The single gts g92 actually outperforms the x2 in some cases at lower resolutions, so I think its a safe be 2 will slaughter it. What I wanna know is will there be any other 9xxx series cards besides this and the 9600gt. I am sure there will be, but I am in the market for a single core step up from my 8800, but it has to be in march.....

 

[crow1001]

3DMARK don't mean squat, games performance is where the sweet spot is, in that area the GT wins, I've benched my GT in 06 and scored 15500 so it ain't no slouch in the epenis benchmark.

 

[Nitrogliserin]

sorry man but thats not true

For sure the new 3Dmark will have awesome graphics but pc games wont have
if you have money then no problem. I like benchmarking and overclocking too. but money talks

 

[asb2106]

3DMARK don't mean squat, games performance is where the sweet spot is, in that area the GT wins, I've benched my GT in 06 and scored 15500 so it ain't no slouch in the epenis benchmark.

I didnt say the GT wasnt faster, I said the 3870 can hold its own. 3870 crossfire scales very well, better than SLI, but I guess thats not gonna stick with you, ahh well

 

[qwerty_lesh]

well sure xfire scales better (*cough* on unplayable LOW resolutions *cough*)
and yeah, on higher resolutions then 1024x768 sli (the right cards) works better for scalability over crossfire. but nehoo, i dont want to argue i just want one of these bad boys when they are released! w00t! i wonder if nvidia will put the aquisition of agea to good use in this series of gfx cards??

+ pc graphics eat all console graphics for breakfast.

 

[tkpenalty]

9800GX2s are filled with issues. Like "do not touch during operation", or "do not apply pressure on the card". Something tells me this card will be a big flop.

 

[GLD]

Does it say it will run with two 6 pin pci-e connectors? No nVidia coolbits with out the 8 pin?

 

[TheGuruStud]

Does it say it will run with two 6 pin pci-e connectors? No nVidia coolbits with out the 8 pin?

I would imagine there will be adapters.

All of this multiple connectors and pins thing is goofy, I think.
If people would just buy an appropriate power supply and the PSUs were made with decent guage wire, we would only need 2 pins.

 

[Mussels]

9800GX2s are filled with issues. Like "do not touch during operation", or "do not apply pressure on the card". Something tells me this card will be a big flop.

the heat one is being over-touted as a problem.

For shits sake, hold your hand on ANY G80 card and you'll burn your fingers. Its just a belated legal warning, for sue-happy america.

 

[rhythmeister]

except that crossfire scales much much better than SLI, it really depends on how they link these cards. And the 8800GT isnt that much faster than the 3870, especially after OCing the 3870s can hold their own (14,113, my 3dmark06 score with a single 3870)

Owns? Just beats but at a price premium I think you mean

 

[rhythmeister]

are you kidding? what good is a console? I like to play games that look good!

Have you played an xbox 360 on a 42" Samsung screen?

 

[erocker]

well sure xfire scales better (*cough* on unplayable LOW resolutions *cough*)
and yeah, on higher resolutions then 1024x768 sli (the right cards) works better for scalability over crossfire. but nehoo, i dont want to argue i just want one of these bad boys when they are released! w00t! i wonder if nvidia will put the aquisition of agea to good use in this series of gfx cards??

+ pc graphics eat all console graphics for breakfast.

Lol, who buy's a crossfire setup to run at low resolutions?

 

[antzen]

Does it say it will run with two 6 pin pci-e connectors? No nVidia coolbits with out the 8 pin?

the 2 more pins are only ground.
the 3870 X2 can work with 2x 6pin (overdrive disabled) or 1x 6pin + 1x 8pin (overdrive enabled).

it's easy to build an adaptor (i did it).

 

[Edito]

I think its all about preferences and fanboyism between ATI and nVidia because i doubt someone can feel the diference in performance playing a game in 80FPS with nvidia card and the same game at 100FPS with ATI card and we'll pay a extra 200$ for this small diference of FPS not performance, personaly i prefer nvidia but im not a ATI hater and im happy with the sucess of the 3000 series...

 

[btarunr]

My PSU comes with a 8-pin connector, a red 8-pin connector with the last two detachable to make it a 6-pin connector. Actually it's tailor-made for a HD2900 XT. Will I be able to run it?

 

[antzen]

My PSU comes with a 8-pin connector, a red 8-pin connector with the last two detachable to make it a 6-pin connector. Actually it's tailor-made for a HD2900 XT. Will I be able to run it?

i think so.
there are some PSU with splitted 8pin connectors (with separated cables for the extra 2pin).

be sure it's not the motherboard-connector - but he is not fit anyway.

 

[qwerty_lesh]

Lol, who buy's a crossfire setup to run at low resolutions?

exactly, my point is that ati crossfire only gets higer frames compared to an equilvant nvidia sli setup on LOW RESOLUTIONS, which is useless and this accounts to the majority of games which are out now. ie bioshock, crysis, ut3..

 

[Mussels]

I think its all about preferences and fanboyism between ATI and nVidia because i doubt someone can feel the diference in performance playing a game in 80FPS with nvidia card and the same game at 100FPS with ATI card and we'll pay a extra 200$ for this small diference of FPS not performance, personaly i prefer nvidia but im not a ATI hater and im happy with the sucess of the 3000 series...

if you're only getting 100 FPS, you did it wrong.

Unless its crysis. in which case you did it right.


Why is this 'too much' argument always out there? does it occur to you that 1920x1200 is a demanding resolution? that other people MIGHT JUST need it for their 42" 1080P HDTV?

Sure it might be overkill for you, and the average person - thats not who these cards are for.

 

[rhythmeister]

+ pc graphics eat all console graphics for breakfast.

Lmao, on which planet? ATI did a KILLER job with the 360's graphics capabilities

 

[Tatty_Two]

I think they will have to make sure this new card performs better then the 3870 X2 to be priced over $500.00. Remember the 3870 X2 is only $450.00. So unless this card is faster it will not sell for a higher price.

I think it's pretty safe to say it will be a fair bit faster, somewhat guesswork on my part TBH but if a single GTS can beat the 3870x2 in a couple of benches, I reckon two will walk it, but who knows, scalability could be a huge issue with early drivers so perhaps not.

 

[DaMulta]

Lol, who buy's a crossfire setup to run at low resolutions?

waves hand

 

[Edito]

if you're only getting 100 FPS, you did it wrong.

Unless its crysis. in which case you did it right.


Why is this 'too much' argument always out there? does it occur to you that 1920x1200 is a demanding resolution? that other people MIGHT JUST need it for their 42" 1080P HDTV?

Sure it might be overkill for you, and the average person - thats not who these cards are for.

I think u didn't understand my point read again and think better... this is my point " i will not buy a video card just because it offers me 5% more" Ex: exchange the 8800GTS 320MB with the radeon 3870 or 8800Ultra with the 3870x2.

But i can change my actual 7950GT for the radeon 3870 or 8800GT (8800GT soon) for me changes like this make much sense.

Thats my point...

 

[cdawall]

i hope this card flops then it will be clearenced out like the last X2 card from NV $200 for the 7950GX2...dual 8800GTS for that price would be a godsend

 

[Nitrogliserin]

+ pc graphics eat all console graphics for breakfast.

lol really?
please tell me which game is that???