7800 to be launched on the 14th

[Keysplayr]

Linq.

So 10 days lads. Not official from NV yet.

I guess I can safely assume that AT, H, FS, B3d and all other tier 1 sites have review samples and are having a blast benching them and o/c'ing them to within an inch of their lives.

Says ships on the 14th with full quantity. Not bad NV. Not bad.

 

[Megatomic]

That's gonna be an awesome gaming card to be sure. Maybe I'll be able to swing the $$$ for one this coming spring.

 

[fierydemise]

I don't think these will OC that well, they're clocked so high is hard to believe theres any headroom but I was surprised by the XTs overclocking potential so hopefully I'll be surprised again.

 

[Pabster]

The old bank account is about to take a big hit :laugh: :laugh:

 

[lifeguard1999]

7800GS = Nov 7
7800GTX 512MB = Nov 14

Both are rumor, of course, but it means NVidia gets a bunch of press.

 

[fierydemise]

I'm just praying for price drops on the rest of the 7 series (hopefully 7800GTs at $275 or below)

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: fierydemise
I don't think these will OC that well, they're clocked so high is hard to believe theres any headroom but I was surprised by the XTs overclocking potential so hopefully I'll be surprised again.

Remember, this is a G71 core. Probably a process refined G70 which NV/TSMC had over 5 months to improve. Now that we seem to know what, when, why. The only surprise that might be had is that it's actually on a 90nm process. I think although this is unlikely, it is still a possibility. Surprise surprise.

 

[Sentry2]

90nm would be nice.

 

[A554SS1N]

lol... that link mentioned about some board vendors reaching 800Mhz core clock... sounds iffy to me. Only thing that's fairly certain in the article is probably the date.

 

[nRollo]

I guess you guys are starting to see why I was so excited with my earlier post, and that people would want to see this before ordering a X1800XT for $600..

This card is going to own all this year, about the only choice ATI has is slashing X1800XT prices to current 256MB GTX levels, and they just launched the cards this week.

Tough days for ATI, trying to get back to profitability with a competitor that seems to have a better answer waiting for every move they make.

Good times for the rest of us though, because it's just nice to have the option to buy a card with this much power.

BTW- I seriously doubt the "OCing potential" of this card is relevant, I'm guessing it will run anything at the highest resolution your monitor will support at pretty good detail settings.

It's one thing to say "It's important for my $200 budget card to have some OCing potential" it's another entirely to say "I want my 24 pipe 550/1800MHz super card to have some OCing potential".

You think it's really worth the risk of damaging an expensive work of art like this to get those extra 100 3DMarks? To me, not unless you're far richer than I.

 

[anandtechrocks]

But overclocking is so fun!

 

[michal1980]

Originally posted by: Rollo
I guess you guys are starting to see why I was so excited with my earlier post, and that people would want to see this before ordering a X1800XT for $600..

This card is going to own all this year, about the only choice ATI has is slashing X1800XT prices to current 256MB GTX levels, and they just launched the cards this week.

Tough days for ATI, trying to get back to profitability with a competitor that seems to have a better answer waiting for every move they make.

Good times for the rest of us though, because it's just nice to have the option to buy a card with this much power.

BTW- I seriously doubt the "OCing potential" of this card is relevant, I'm guessing it will run anything at the highest resolution your monitor will support at pretty good detail settings.

It's one thing to say "It's important for my $200 budget card to have some OCing potential" it's another entirely to say "I want my 24 pipe 550/1800MHz super card to have some OCing potential".

You think it's really worth the risk of damaging an expensive work of art like this to get those extra 100 3DMarks? To me, not unless you're far richer than I.

x2 just like when ur buying a high end cpu, ur 3200 might go from 2000mhz to 2500/2600, while ur 2500mhz cpu will only go to like 2600 maybe 2700 mhz.

 

[Genx87]

If this becomes true, this is beyond what I ever expected out of Nvidia. I was expecting if they even bothered to clock higher it would be 480Mhz tops. 550Mhz, 1800Mhz memory is friggin cruel and unusual punishment for ATI who is just trying to break even one of these quarters.

I wonder what their theory is behind this because it should pretty much demolish anything ATI has, and I mean destroy it in all aspects of gaming.

Goal to push ATI's flagship into the sub 400 market? Maybe push that 7800GT down into the 250 range and gobble up more market?

 

[jiffylube1024]

If these reports are true (550/1800 or thereabouts) then ATI is dead in the water at the ultra-high end. I would guess that Nvidia would play it safe and underclock the RAM (much like both ATI and Nvidia do), giving a card that's between 500/1600 and 550/1700. Which will still basically rape the 16-pipe X1800XT.

I'm still waiting on the release though, to see how they are able to get the clock speed so much higher on 110nm. Also, heat and power consumption figures will be interesting to get on this card.

 

[RichUK]

OMFG gimmy gimmy gimmy !!!!!!!!!!!

Dang i still have an AGP board

They state the starting price to be £400, i paid £300 for the card i have now (BFG 6800 Ultra OC) at the beginning of this year, im not sure i want to pay £700+ on GFX cards in one year .. but xmas is upon us and i think santa is going to drop one of these by my place if the bank balance permits

 

[lopri]

Originally posted by: Rollo

You think it's really worth the risk of damaging an expensive work of art like this to get those extra 100 3DMarks? To me, not unless you're far richer than I.

I disagree. We're all computer hobbiests in the end. In that sense, I don't think it's just money or game that make us buy video cards. Even for myself, what got me to SLI was the *geek-esque* factor more than anything else.

I think this 512MB GTX will OC great. From what I've heard, these are not just speed-bin'ed original G70, but respin to the core.

It's not the same core, though. It's a respin (base + metal, I think) with some layout tweaks. Look at the revision stamped on the core when the reviews come out. It's G70, yes, but not the same revision shipped with the first GTX.

It's not an architecture revision, just a basic rev. Like I said, just a layer tweak and some layout work (and I'm just making an educated guess based on a non-answer to a question I asked recently ) That's not likely enough to warrant a codename switch, like NV38 was (significant rework across multiple revs, IIRC) compared to NV35.

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25117&page=15
Towards down the middle of the page.

Can't wait for this card. Rollo, do you have any idea on the power/heat side of things of this card?

lop

 

[lexmark]

talk about a early X-Mas present...

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: lopri

Originally posted by: Rollo

You think it's really worth the risk of damaging an expensive work of art like this to get those extra 100 3DMarks? To me, not unless you're far richer than I.

I disagree. We're all computer hobbiests in the end. In that sense, I don't think it's just money or game that make us buy video cards. Even for myself, what got me to SLI was the *geek-esque* factor more than anything else.

I think this 512MB GTX will OC great. From what I've heard, these are not just speed-bin'ed original G70, but respin to the core.

No idea if it will OC great, my point is the flagship cards are usually clocked closer to the maximum possible for the chip and running at higher heat to start with.

I've yet to see a payoff on OCing a top end part worth voiding the warranty and shortening the life of the part to me.

Think about it: if the rumours are true and this thing does have the Quadro/Leadtek design cooler, a Silencer will be a downgrade on cooling because that thing is sport much copper and four heatpipes.

I'm with you on the "geek" factor of SLI, prompted me to buy four sets, but I never OCd one, except the relatively inexpensive 6800NU SLI, and that only briefly to bench.

What would I gain OCing my 7800GTXs? I play every game at least at 16X12 4X8X, most at 19X14 4X8X?

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25117&page=15
Towards down the middle of the page.

Can't wait for this card. Rollo, do you have any idea on the power/heat side of things of this card?

lop

Nope, not lucky enough to own one.

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: anandtechrocks
But overclocking is so fun!

It's great for low end parts you can afford to toast, or high end parts if you can afford to toast/replace them.

IMO, these will clocked/cooled close enough to the max that any gains from OCing will be undetectable in gameplay. (like going from 60>65fps type of deal)

 

[Sentry2]

The 14th seems soooo far away

 

[nRollo]

Originally posted by: Sentry2
The 14th seems soooo far away

Nine days? When you consider the amount of money at stake, it seems a short time to me.

You'll have widespread availability and competition for pricing on an nV launch as well.

 

[route66]

Are they going to have 7800GTXs with 256MB RAM that is clocked the same as these new ones?

 

[Sonikku]

Our wallets can't deflect spending at that magnitude.

 

[M0RPH]

Originally posted by: Rollo

You'll have widespread availability and competition for pricing on an nV launch as well.

Hehe. You assume because the 7800 launch was this way that every launch for Nvidia is going to be the same from now to forever. You have too much blind faith in Nvidia. I predict that these cards will be in limited supply since they need to speed-bin to get chips that clock this high. Doesn't matter though really, because not too many people are gonna be willing to pay $600-650 for a video card anyways.

 

[MBrown]

Why dont they just call it an Ultra? The naming is pretty gay.