Processor | Intel C2Q Q6600 @ Stock (for now) |
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Motherboard | Asus P5Q-E |
Cooling | Proc: Scythe Mine, Graphics: Zalman VF900 Cu |
Memory | 4 GB (2x2GB) DDR2 Corsair Dominator 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15 |
Video Card(s) | GigaByte 8800GT Stock Clocks: 700Mhz Core, 1700 Shader, 1940 Memory |
Storage | 74 GB WD Raptor 10000rpm, 2x250 GB Seagate Raid 0 |
Display(s) | HP p1130, 21" Trinitron |
Case | Antec p180 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi PLatinum |
Power Supply | 700W FSP Group 85% Efficiency |
Software | Windows XP |
Well I've had a 8800GTX for almost 2 years now, through a few launches. No reason that GTX 260 can't do the same for you as long as you don't just jump at their whim.
System Name | HTPC |
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Processor | Intel Core i5 |
Motherboard | Asrock ITX |
Cooling | Water |
Memory | 8GB |
Video Card(s) | Radeon R9 290 |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 1TB |
Display(s) | Sharp Aquos 70" TV |
Case | Coolermaster ITX |
Audio Device(s) | Radeon Onboard HDMI |
Software | Windows 10 64bit |
Benchmark Scores | -242 whatsoever |
System Name | REBEL R1 |
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Processor | Core i7 920 |
Motherboard | ASUS P6T |
Cooling | Stock |
Memory | 6GB OCZ GOLD TC LV Kit 1866MHz@1.65V 9-9-9-24 |
Video Card(s) | Two Sapphire HD 5770 Vapor-X Xfire'd and OC'd (920/1330) |
Storage | Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB |
Case | Antec Three Hundred |
Audio Device(s) | ASUS Xonar D1 PCI Sound Card |
Power Supply | OCZ StealthXStream 500W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
Benchmark Scores | 16585 Performance Score on 3DMark Vantage |
System Name | HTPC |
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Processor | Intel Core i5 |
Motherboard | Asrock ITX |
Cooling | Water |
Memory | 8GB |
Video Card(s) | Radeon R9 290 |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 1TB |
Display(s) | Sharp Aquos 70" TV |
Case | Coolermaster ITX |
Audio Device(s) | Radeon Onboard HDMI |
Software | Windows 10 64bit |
Benchmark Scores | -242 whatsoever |
Processor | Intel C2Q Q6600 @ Stock (for now) |
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Motherboard | Asus P5Q-E |
Cooling | Proc: Scythe Mine, Graphics: Zalman VF900 Cu |
Memory | 4 GB (2x2GB) DDR2 Corsair Dominator 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15 |
Video Card(s) | GigaByte 8800GT Stock Clocks: 700Mhz Core, 1700 Shader, 1940 Memory |
Storage | 74 GB WD Raptor 10000rpm, 2x250 GB Seagate Raid 0 |
Display(s) | HP p1130, 21" Trinitron |
Case | Antec p180 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi PLatinum |
Power Supply | 700W FSP Group 85% Efficiency |
Software | Windows XP |
I'm hoping Nvidia will lower the power demands of their GT300 and GT200b cards so that it won't give a stroke to a 500W PSU. It was on sale!
System Name | PC2.1 |
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Processor | Intel i7 3770k @4.6GHZ |
Motherboard | MSI Z68A-GD80 |
Cooling | Corsair H100i |
Memory | 16GB Corsair XMS 1866MHz |
Video Card(s) | SLI EVGA 780 Classifieds |
Storage | Samsung 830 250gb /Samsung EVO 840 120GB |
Display(s) | 3x Dell 27" IPS screens |
Case | Thermaltake T81 Urban |
Power Supply | Cooler Master V1000 |
Software | Windows 8.1 64bit |
i know that the gtx 260 is a great card but now at the "rise" of the new gtx 260, i think i need one of these and now seeing there is a gt200(b) and a gt300 on the horizon i am a bit pissed that gt200 won't last longer
System Name | HTPC |
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Processor | Intel Core i5 |
Motherboard | Asrock ITX |
Cooling | Water |
Memory | 8GB |
Video Card(s) | Radeon R9 290 |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 1TB |
Display(s) | Sharp Aquos 70" TV |
Case | Coolermaster ITX |
Audio Device(s) | Radeon Onboard HDMI |
Software | Windows 10 64bit |
Benchmark Scores | -242 whatsoever |
Thanks, theres not many people that think in long term or market effects.GT200b should require a good amount of less power, but don't expect GT300 to have smaller power consumption than current GTX cards considering the trend. Just look at the HD4870 X2, it has an absurdingly higher power consumtion and far worse perf/watt than GTX cards. It has also higher temps, but despite all those things it is much more successful. Apparently most people don't give a thing about power efficiency, only performance and Nvidia will surely learn from this. If 300W TDP is not an issue with the X2, they will take as much as they need up to that mark in order to offer the best performance they can, and with 40nm (I will continue considering GT300 a 40nm part) that could be a good amount of performance.
IMHO I think they have decided to not care about what Ati could release and release the best thing they can, and try to leave Ati far behind, even though that's VERY risky as they can easily become overkill cards = pointless for anyone except benchmarking whores.
Game developers will always develop for the lowest common denominator, so if Ati doesn't follow up with a similar performing card (aditionally to taking into account consoles), releasing a much faster card would have a negative impact on their economy, rather than a good one. That's the main reason they "sandbagged" when the G80 was on top. That's something that very few people understand properly and think that Nvidia was lazy or evil by deliverately postponing the launch of faster hardware, even if they could release it.