9000 series

[Cloudium]

Ok, so rumours are abound, claiming that Nvidia will launch the high end of the 9000 series in February next year. By high end, do you think they mean just the 9800GTX, or the 9800GTS also? Also, based on the size of earlier high end models like the 8800GTX and 7800GTX, how big do you think the 9800GTX will end up being? I hope the size is an acceptable one, I'm getting a Midi tower and I don't want it to be completely stuffed up.

 

[Sheninat0r]

I'm hoping the D9E will have 500TFLOPs, 1024 stream processors at 10GHz each, 16GB GDDR5 vRAM at 40GHz, and 24 separate cores at 20GHz. I also want it to be no longer than a x16 PCI-e slot. *wishes*
More realistically, I think it'll be about as long as the 8800GTX, with about 2x the performance.

Rumors don't tell us anything, we're going to have to wait for some hard info, either leaked or official from nVidia.

 

[Cheex]

If it is going to have twice the performance then why am I considering upgrading to a G92 8800GTS 512MB now?

 

[firewolfsm]

I don't think it'll be much faster, it should definitely consume less power though.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Cheex
If it is going to have twice the performance then why am I considering upgrading to a G92 8800GTS 512MB now?

Cuz the new high end card will cost $500.

 

[vhx]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: Cheex
If it is going to have twice the performance then why am I considering upgrading to a G92 8800GTS 512MB now?

Cuz the new high end card will cost $500.

As always? If you want the best performance, you have to pay for it, in most cases. 8800GT is a nice exception though.

 

[Cheex]

Doesn't the new GTS beat the GTX and Ultra???

 

[taltamir]

8800GT is not an exception... its a card with the same performance as a year and a half old high end card for half the cost. Its the standard for a card a year and a half later to be half the cost. The only exception is that usually those mid range cards get released a few monthes after the high end, not a a few monthes before.

What is weird is that prices on last years cards never went down... its downright bizzare really. But its because of lack of competition... If you wanted a low end card then you have the low end amd competing with low end nivida on price and performance... you want a high end you have only nvidia, so its pay for it or leave it.

 

[Cloudium]

Oh man I hope the 9800GTX won't be as big as the 8800GTX....That was WAY too big....And what is the definition of "high end"? Does that mean 9800GTS or just 9800GTX? To release just one card as the igh end is too little if you ask me.

 

[Arkaign]

I have a 9800 256MB version in some system around here! It's pretty good yah!

 

[Denithor]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
I have a 9800 256MB version in some system around here! It's pretty good yah!

:Q

 

[Martimus]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
I have a 9800 256MB version in some system around here! It's pretty good yah!

Did you get that to play Doom 3?

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: taltamir
8800GT is not an exception... its a card with the same performance as a year and a half old high end card for half the cost. Its the standard for a card a year and a half later to be half the cost. The only exception is that usually those mid range cards get released a few monthes after the high end, not a a few monthes before.

What is weird is that prices on last years cards never went down... its downright bizzare really. But its because of lack of competition... If you wanted a low end card then you have the low end amd competing with low end nivida on price and performance... you want a high end you have only nvidia, so its pay for it or leave it.

While your overall point is true, the 8800GT actually came out almost exactly one year after the 8800GTX, not a year and a half later.

 

[CP5670]

Yeah, the 8800GT is what you would expect from a midrange card at this point in time. There is just no high end card right now to go along with it.

I'm planning to wait for this D9E thing. I hope it turns out to be something good and not just a dual G92 SLI card.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: Martimus

Originally posted by: Arkaign
I have a 9800 256MB version in some system around here! It's pretty good yah!

Did you get that to play Doom 3?

Yeah! It plays it in the double digit FPS baby! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

:camera:

:clock:

:gift:

 

[wanderer27]

Originally posted by: taltamir
8800GT is not an exception... its a card with the same performance as a year and a half old high end card for half the cost. Its the standard for a card a year and a half later to be half the cost. The only exception is that usually those mid range cards get released a few monthes after the high end, not a a few monthes before.

What is weird is that prices on last years cards never went down... its downright bizzare really. But its because of lack of competition... If you wanted a low end card then you have the low end amd competing with low end nivida on price and performance... you want a high end you have only nvidia, so its pay for it or leave it.

Well if you recall, when the 7800GTX came out, the 6800 Ultras stayed at a pretty high price for some time. Actually I think they went up a little there for a while, as I was initially considering getting one of them.

I don't expect to see the prices drop for some time yet.