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My X1900XTX should arrive today, will be looking forward to see how it compares to the X1800XL and 512MB 7800GTX.
 
Waiting for mine (and maybe a Crossfire card to go with), and then I'll really get down and dirty. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Ronnie
My X1900XTX should arrive today, will be looking forward to see how it compares to the X1800XL and 512MB 7800GTX.
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Anyone else mistake Ronnie for Rollo for a sec?

I was like, "damn... a GTX512, am X1800XL, AND an X1900XTX all in one week!"

Originally posted by: M0RPH
Looking forward to your posts outlining all the weaknesses of the X1800XL.
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Obvioulsy, the XL can't really be reasonably compared to any of his other cards in terms of performance, and he's already said that wasn't his intention.
 
Originally posted by: nitromullet

Originally posted by: M0RPH
Looking forward to your posts outlining all the weaknesses of the X1800XL.
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Obvioulsy, the XL can't really be reasonably compared to any of his other cards in terms of performance, and he's already said that wasn't his intention.
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Well he says he wants to evaluate angle-independent AF and HDR+AA, features from ATI that he's been panning for some time. We'll see if he really evaluates them with an open mind, or if he's just looking to give legitimacy to his criticisms.
 
Rollo: You dont wanna risk the 512, but I say you OC that X1800xl and see how much headroom it has. YOu might just get x1800xt speeds out of it.
 
Originally posted by: M0RPH
Originally posted by: nitromullet

Originally posted by: M0RPH
Looking forward to your posts outlining all the weaknesses of the X1800XL.
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Obvioulsy, the XL can't really be reasonably compared to any of his other cards in terms of performance, and he's already said that wasn't his intention.
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Well he says he wants to evaluate angle-independent AF and HDR+AA, features from ATI that he's been panning for some time. We'll see if he really evaluates them with an open mind, or if he's just looking to give legitimacy to his criticisms.
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quality-wise, not performance.
 
Originally posted by: M0RPH
Originally posted by: nitromullet

Originally posted by: M0RPH
Looking forward to your posts outlining all the weaknesses of the X1800XL.
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Obvioulsy, the XL can't really be reasonably compared to any of his other cards in terms of performance, and he's already said that wasn't his intention.
Click to expand...

Well he says he wants to evaluate angle-independent AF and HDR+AA, features from ATI that he's been panning for some time. We'll see if he really evaluates them with an open mind, or if he's just looking to give legitimacy to his criticisms.
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Whatever he does, it looks like you've already made up your mind about what he has to say...
 
Originally posted by: nitromullet
Originally posted by: M0RPH
Originally posted by: nitromullet

Originally posted by: M0RPH
Looking forward to your posts outlining all the weaknesses of the X1800XL.
Click to expand...

Obvioulsy, the XL can't really be reasonably compared to any of his other cards in terms of performance, and he's already said that wasn't his intention.
Click to expand...

Well he says he wants to evaluate angle-independent AF and HDR+AA, features from ATI that he's been panning for some time. We'll see if he really evaluates them with an open mind, or if he's just looking to give legitimacy to his criticisms.
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Whatever he does, it looks like you've already made up your mind about what he has to say...
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I'm used to MORPHs hijinks Nitro.

My sole reason for buying the card was to evaluate IQ, if there's a big difference, I'll give ATI their props. If not, I'll say "meh". Either way, I'll be more satisfied with my evaluation of it if I can see the same scene rendered on both.

Won't be OCing the Radeon either, it's a nice card and I'm going to give someone a fair deal on a non OCd card when I'm done with it.

"Beauty" is Ruby/the Radeon.

The 512 GTX is the first card I've slimmed down to one card for, much loved SLI is going collect dust for a bit.

 
Originally posted by: Extelleron
How the heck can you people afford all this stuff.......
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In my case, I went to college, got a decent paying job, and married a woman who did the same.

 
Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Originally posted by: Rollo
Originally posted by: Extelleron
How the heck can you people afford all this stuff.......
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In my case, I went to college, got a decent paying job, and married a woman who did the same.
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nice, my plan is similar: marry a woman who has a good job 😉
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I didn't do that, we were working at a crappy company when we met, although we did get each other out of the deal. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Originally posted by: Rollo
Originally posted by: Extelleron
How the heck can you people afford all this stuff.......
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In my case, I went to college, got a decent paying job, and married a woman who did the same.
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nice, my plan is similar: marry a woman who has a good job 😉
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I like the way you think... however, wait til ya have kids (if that's something in your future), and you have to decide what to do. In our case, we've got 3 kids (<1, 3, and 8), and we chose to have her stay home with them. That's, so far, 8+ years of single-income. It will be at least 4 more. Even at 100k a year, you'll still struggle.

But, back on topic, I can understand the XL purchase for testing the AF and HDR+AA, but why the 512GTX purchase?? It's a great card and all, but isn't it quite a drop from your SLI 256s?
 
Originally posted by: deadseasquirrel
But, back on topic, I can understand the XL purchase for testing the AF and HDR+AA, but why the 512GTX purchase?? It's a great card and all, but isn't it quite a drop from your SLI 256s?
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I like to try new video cards, and I can get a very good deal on nV engineering samples. (sometimes)
 
Originally posted by: route66
Rollo,

don't forget to try the X1800XL on Sacrifice - I need closure on that! 🙂

Cheers, Mate.
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I, Rollo, will never again mention Sacrifice and ATI. (your closure, don't want to load it and run it, not worth the patching, etc.)

I have to admit the X1800XL is a nice looking package, lean n mean. 🙂

This is my first post on the 512 GTX, the eagle has landed, and I am SLI-less for the first time in a year!

(well, not SLI-less, as I still have the 7800GTXs, 6800GTs, and 6600GTs, but none in use ATM)

My five year old is going to be packing some serious power with the 7800GTX SLI!
 
Originally posted by: Rollo
Originally posted by: Tangerines
Rollo, could you also post your impressions of Avivo?
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?

You mean you want me to run HQV on it? Or just tell you cpu use when I play SIL at 1080?
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If you could just run some HQV on it, that'd be nice.
 
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