bryanW1995
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I was about to ask what you were doing up until 7 am playing hellgate until I realized you're out west, so, what, 4 am?
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: MichaelD
For those of us still running 79xx series cards AND at resolutions higher than 1600x1200, the 8800GT 512MB will be the best thing since sliced bread. I'll be ordering one as soon as I can...as long as it's from a known upper-tier manufacturer (EVGA/BFG/XTX/etc).
Side note: When running anything higher than 16x12, 512MB graphics memory is a must with newer games. It makes a noticable difference.
You seem so certain base on rumor and high-expectations alone.
:Q
What if the Radeon comes along 2 weeks later and destroys the 8800GT?
http://www.tomshardware.com/cn/119,news-119.html
You will have stale bread
Speaking as someone who proudly had a 9800 Pro and loved it's performance and competitiveness for a long time...ATI hasn't had a decent card in a LONG time.
I play at 1900x1200 with AA/AF, all the time. I didn't spend my hard-earned pennies on a big monitor to play with jaggies at a lower resolution. 3DMark is one thing, real world gaming is another can of beans completely.
But, you are right; the possibility of AMD's new top-midrange card being better than NVidias is a possiblity, but IMO, not a probability. Hey, I might turn out to be wrong, but based on AMDs one-disappointment-after-another track record of the past almost a year with GPUs and CPUs...I don't think I'll be wrong.
IF the pre-release benchmarks we're seeing of the 8800GT 512MB turn out to be completely true, I'll order one period and be happy with it no matter if AMDs direct competitor turns out to be better.
Fact of the matter is that my current card cannot give me what I want ATM. Fact of the matter is also that IF the current 8800GT 512MB benchmarks ARE TRUE, that it beats the crap out of 7900GTO.
Me :heart:s the 8800GT 512MB
Originally posted by: Hajpoj
Remember when "mid-range" was only about $150
Originally posted by: Hajpoj
Remember when "mid-range" was only about $150
Originally posted by: bryanW1995
I was about to ask what you were doing up until 7 am playing hellgate until I realized you're out west, so, what, 4 am?
i remember when gas was cheap and i usually paid $150-$250 for cards off the bleeding edge ... so i paid $320 for my 2900xt ... hasn't anyone else noticed everything else is going up?Remember when "mid-range" was only about $150
Old games -- how's it do in more recent stuff, I wonder.Originally posted by: Ares202
Add the 8800gt benchmarks to the Thread
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=197188
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Me :heart:s the 8800GT 512MB
Originally posted by: s44
Old games -- how's it do in more recent stuff, I wonder.Originally posted by: Ares202
Add the 8800gt benchmarks to the Thread
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=197188
I remember times when I bought Orchid Righteous (voodoo1). It did cost 250? and Voodoo1-were the highest end. It also came with game collection: Descent2, Mechwarrior 2, Fatal Racin (aka. Whipeout), this monster truck game from Microsoft.. there was also demo cd.Originally posted by: apoppin
i remember when gas was cheap and i usually paid $150-$250 for cards off the bleeding edge ... so i paid $320 for my 2900xt ... hasn't anyone else noticed everything else is going up?Remember when "mid-range" was only about $150
... and it's way better then the shock at the pump every single week.:|
Originally posted by: Rusin
Originally posted by: s44
Old games -- how's it do in more recent stuff, I wonder.Originally posted by: Ares202
Add the 8800gt benchmarks to the Thread
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=197188
They say 8800 GT will be better in new games. It has 145% of 8800 GTS's ALU performance, 140% texture performance, 96% of ROP performance, 90% memory bandwith. This memorybandwith issue shouldn't be problem until one uses settings that neither card can run properly
Futuremark 3DMark06 NoAA/4xAA/8xAA
Enemy Territory Quake Wars NoAA NoAF / 4xAA 16xAF
Half life2 Episode2 NoAA NoAF / 4xAA 16xAF
S.T.A.L.K.E.R V1.0004
DiRT: Colin McRae Off-Road V1.1 Ultra-Quality
DX10: World In Conflict NoAA NoAF/4xAA 16xAF
DX10: Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts V2.101.0
DX10: Lost Planet V1.004 NoAA NoAF/4xAA 16xAF
DX10: Bioshock V1.0
DX10: PT Boats: Knights of the Sea Benchmark
Originally posted by: Rusin
This card will have similar price compared to HD3850, which is if you look at the specs at same level as HD2900XT..without optimizations it will be crushed.