6800, and PSU

[biostud]

I wonder if the Ultra/XT versions come with 2 power connectors andt the regular versions only with one. That could maybe prevent softmodding.

 

[DoobieOnline]

Wow. Render has me bummed now. I appreciate the links though - good stuff to know about in case I have any problems. Hopefully the Tagan unit I receive will not be one of the defective ones. Those posts are from a couple of months ago, so maybe they have their QC under control now.

Doobie

 

[Genx87]

This would mean that Nvidia's efficiency per clock cycle must be at least 50% better than ATIs just to equal the performance of the GPU alone.

One has to look at the 5900s who had half the pixel pipelines and a 20% increase in clock to see if Nvidia is really more efficient. 5900s for the most part could keep up with the 9800 Pros. I would imagine the 6800s will be the same.

Even though ATI is going to use an older architectue I doubt Nvidia does 50% more work per clock cycle in comparison to a 9800Pro/XT. Look at the benchmarks,

Remember Nvidia has half the pixel pipes on the 5900s vs the 9800 and a 20% clock increase. It should be a wash at best.

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: Genx87
This would mean that Nvidia's efficiency per clock cycle must be at least 50% better than ATIs just to equal the performance of the GPU alone.

One has to look at the 5900s who had half the pixel pipelines and a 20% increase in clock to see if Nvidia is really more efficient. 5900s for the most part could keep up with the 9800 Pros. I would imagine the 6800s will be the same.

Even though ATI is going to use an older architectue I doubt Nvidia does 50% more work per clock cycle in comparison to a 9800Pro/XT. Look at the benchmarks,

Remember Nvidia has half the pixel pipes on the 5900s vs the 9800 and a 20% clock increase. It should be a wash at best.

yeah you are right it's going to be a close battle. But you also have to remember the 5950 has 950mhz memory or about 30% faster and more bandwidth than XT's 730mhz. So NV had a faster gpu and faster memory to compensate. I do see your points about Nvidia being more efficient per clock cycle to be able to keep up with the 9800s or otherwise it would need 2x the gpu speed of a 9800 series but it doesn't. Also Nvidia's 4x2 architecture did help out a little in multitextured games. If it had been a 4x1 I would have found it slower in some games and not so close to ATI. I just think x800xt will be slightly faster maybe by 5-10% but we'll just have to wait and see 2 months.

 

[Ackmed]

I really doubt the X800XT will draw as much as the 6800U, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

My PSU has 34A on the 12v.. Im ready anytime the cards are.

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: render

From what i've seen the Tagan is prolly the best PS you can buy. If u really need it, thats another question.

No, it's not all that great.

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=11468
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=9692

Ok so they aren't perfect... But it sounds like those are pretty isolated cases.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Operandi

Originally posted by: render

From what i've seen the Tagan is prolly the best PS you can buy. If u really need it, thats another question.

No, it's not all that great.

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=11468
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=9692

Ok so they aren't perfect... But it sounds like those are pretty isolated cases.

Agreed. I'm certain I can find far more gripes about the Antecs simply due to the number in use. I'm certain Tagan is an excellent PSU if the percentages are examined.

 

[GeneralGrievous]

If ATI can release a similar performance card with 1 molex connector, I think they have a winner. 2 molexes may be a problem for many users, at least it will be for me.