At the Launch party now

[Megatomic]

Yeah, but the machine is running smoothly. During the backshift we're here to respond to emergencies.

 

[nitromullet]

It is already easy enough to oc with coolbits. I wonder if this be some sort of dynamic oc done by the driver...

 

[slash196]

C'mon, ronin, we're dying out here in the cold....

 

[Acanthus]

My prediction: great single card performance, GTX SLI will be cpu limited in all titles at 1600x1200 4x8x, and only margainally beat Ultra SLI.

Lets see how far off i am

 

[imported_X]

Die, NDA! :|

 

[ronnn]

This is turning into bad pr for nvidia, they should at least be clear about when nda ends.

 

[slash196]

I just wish Ronin would get the hell off of whatever unholy powerful machine he's playing the current Game of the Year on and...wait, I just realized that that's never going to happen. He'll probably be glued to his chair by his own drool...and Rollo will be drunk and hitting on the jukebox.

 

[Elfear]

Originally posted by: slash196
I just wish Ronin would get the hell off of whatever unholy powerful machine he's playing the current Game of the Year on and...wait, I just realized that that's never going to happen. He'll probably be glued to his chair by his own drool...and Rollo will be drunk and hitting on the jukebox.

LOL.

I know I'd be covered in drool if I had access to the hardware he does.

 

[slash196]

Well, I gotta sack out. I hate to abandon my vigil, but I'll have plenty of reading tomorrow.

 

[ronnn]

Found this site on the b3d forum. Looks like the 7800 puts everything in the shade. :beer:

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: ronnn
Found this site on the b3d forum. Looks like the 7800 puts everything in the shade. :beer:

Nice Find!

* Again, based on tests run using the Unreal Engine 3's Engine CityStreet2 demo, a single GeForce 7800 GTX is faster than two 6800 Ultras running in SLI, by almost 30%.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: biostud

Originally posted by: ronnn
Found this site on the b3d forum. Looks like the 7800 puts everything in the shade. :beer:

Nice Find!

* Again, based on tests run using the Unreal Engine 3's Engine CityStreet2 demo, a single GeForce 7800 GTX is faster than two 6800 Ultras running in SLI, by almost 30%.

Now that gets me more interested in these cards! I eagerly await the real articles and benchmarks.

I also await the hopeful 32 pipe version, to make an upgrade from a 6800GT really worth it.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: biostud

Originally posted by: ronnn
Found this site on the b3d forum. Looks like the 7800 puts everything in the shade. :beer:

Nice Find!

* Again, based on tests run using the Unreal Engine 3's Engine CityStreet2 demo, a single GeForce 7800 GTX is faster than two 6800 Ultras running in SLI, by almost 30%.

Now that gets me more interested in these cards! I eagerly await the real articles and benchmarks.

I also await the hopeful 32 pipe version, to make an upgrade from a 6800GT really worth it.

yeah i agree....anyone with a 6800GT or better doesnt have alot of incentive to upgrade just yet, its still gonna be able to play pretty much all games fast

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: nitromullet
It is kinda wierd that the cards are for sale before the NDA has even been officially lifted.

No one can accuse nV of a paper launch this time. Cards for sale at Newegg before they are released. Wow!

This was an interesting tidbit from the THD article:

Core clock/ memory clock: 430 MHz/600 MHz with support for overclocking

I wonder what sort of "support for overclocking" will be available...

coolbits as usual i would imagine, OC'ing is built into the drivers...you just have to enable it

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: ronnn
This is turning into bad pr for nvidia, they should at least be clear about when nda ends.

who cares...you can buy right now, thats the better thing

 

[PrayForDeath]

Has anybody bought the card from newegg or other e-tailer yet? What's the delivery date on those cards?

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: biostud

Originally posted by: ronnn
Found this site on the b3d forum. Looks like the 7800 puts everything in the shade. :beer:

Nice Find!

* Again, based on tests run using the Unreal Engine 3's Engine CityStreet2 demo, a single GeForce 7800 GTX is faster than two 6800 Ultras running in SLI, by almost 30%.

Now that gets me more interested in these cards! I eagerly await the real articles and benchmarks.

I also await the hopeful 32 pipe version, to make an upgrade from a 6800GT really worth it.

yeah, i was thinking the same. much more impressive, alas $600 impressive?? i dunno.

bring on some more! with some benches.

 

[trinibwoy]

Originally posted by: ronnn
This is turning into bad pr for nvidia, they should at least be clear about when nda ends.

It's an NDA for christ's sake. They don't have to tell you when it ends because you're not supposed to know. As far as they're concerned the public doesn't even know the 7800 exists.

 

[ronnn]

Originally posted by: trinibwoy

Originally posted by: ronnn
This is turning into bad pr for nvidia, they should at least be clear about when nda ends.

It's an NDA for christ's sake. They don't have to tell you when it ends because you're not supposed to know. As far as they're concerned the public doesn't even know the 7800 exists.

Thats why they have been advertising this launch and have cards already for sale locally - because they don't want the public to know? :roll:

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
My prediction: great single card performance, GTX SLI will be cpu limited in all titles at 1600x1200 4x8x, and only margainally beat Ultra SLI.

Lets see how far off i am

Looks like you are right on the money

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek

Originally posted by: Acanthus
My prediction: great single card performance, GTX SLI will be cpu limited in all titles at 1600x1200 4x8x, and only margainally beat Ultra SLI.

Lets see how far off i am

Looks like you are right on the money

Yeah like bulls eye or something..

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek

Originally posted by: Acanthus
My prediction: great single card performance, GTX SLI will be cpu limited in all titles at 1600x1200 4x8x, and only margainally beat Ultra SLI.

Lets see how far off i am

Looks like you are right on the money

I cheated though talked to my leadtek rep on the phone for almost 3 hours about it.

It does pull away at insane resolutions and ultra high AA, but i dont see the point beyond 1600x1200 4xAA, you just dont see aliasing anymore beyond that.

 

[Sentential]

Originally posted by: Sentential

Originally posted by: X
Looking forward to those "real scores" from you that show how far off the Inquirer was

^^

K Ronin, time to put up or shut up.

 

[MBrown]

Would it be possible to unlock the rest of the pipelines on the gtx?

 

[XBoxLPU]

Originally posted by: MBrown
Would it be possible to unlock the rest of the pipelines on the gtx?

HUH?