GeForce4

[Stark]

Things should start getting fun now that the gf4s are out. The Radeon 8500 64MB card is only $161 and it beats the Ti500 in 3dmark 2k1. Give it another month and the Ti200 will be $99.

 

[Electric Amish]

Excuse me while I laugh histerically at you guys.....

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *GASP* AHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

4 months until the Matrox Parhelia.....

amish

 

[CraigRT]

I was considering a Radeon.. so you people with Radeons say the latest drivers are good?
cause all I want is a card that WORKS as well as my GTS, while being faster of course.. the drivers from ATI to be perfectly honest scare the sh1t out of me, because i have been spoiled with my Nvidia card which works evidently very well.. I'd just want the same in return from the ATI. I wonder what I should do..

 

[Electric Amish]

<< I was considering a Radeon.. so you people with Radeons say the latest drivers are good?
cause all I want is a card that WORKS as well as my GTS, while being faster of course.. the drivers from ATI to be perfectly honest scare the sh1t out of me, because i have been spoiled with my Nvidia card which works evidently very well.. I'd just want the same in return from the ATI. I wonder what I should do.. >>



Wait for the Matrox Parhelia....

amish

 

[911paramedic]

I'll pass, my integrated video ROCKS!!


jk


I would like to get one of those but my annihalator2 seems to be working fine without any lag. I bump everyting to the max too. As soon as the prices come down I will probably pick one up for my next system build.

 

[element]

My lowly gefarce 256 (har thats biggar than teh 4 har har) plays the newly released Unreal Tournament II video just fine. har har. Oh yeah thats right there's no game out that's worth playin till UT2 comes out foo!

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

<< Excuse me while I laugh histerically at you guys.....

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *GASP* AHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

4 months until the Matrox Parhelia.....

amish >>

Is that made by the Bitboys?

 

[Electric Amish]

<<

<< Excuse me while I laugh histerically at you guys.....

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *GASP* AHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

4 months until the Matrox Parhelia.....

amish >>

Is that made by the Bitboys? >>



Nope. MATROX.... Say it with me.. MAAATRRRRROOOXXX.

You know, the Kings of 2D? They will be expanding their kingdom this summer.

amish

 

[Nocturnal]

Hi, what kinda job do you have???? Can your company hire me?

 

[MichaelD]

Matrox Parhelia? RU serious? AFAIK, it's never been talked about here at AT...at least not in any of the videocard review articles/previews.

Linky? Info? Specs? Gimme.

 

[Electric Amish]

<< Matrox Parhelia? RU serious? AFAIK, it's never been talked about here at AT...at least not in any of the videocard review articles/previews.

Linky? Info? Specs? Gimme. >>



Here you go. Scroll down to the Parhelia topic.

This is Matrox, tho, so nothing has been set in stone from them. It's all been garnered by the hardworking staff at the MURC.

Here's a thread I started in General Hardware...

amish

 

[MichaelD]

<<

<< Matrox Parhelia? RU serious? AFAIK, it's never been talked about here at AT...at least not in any of the videocard review articles/previews.

Linky? Info? Specs? Gimme. >>



Here you go. Scroll down to the Parhelia topic.

This is Matrox, tho, so nothing has been set in stone from them. It's all been garnered by the hardworking staff at the MURC.

Here's a thread I started in General Hardware...

amish >>




Cool. Thanks. *clicking linkies*

 

[Ender]

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I can't get a damn Geforce 4 Ti 4600 because of my stupid Epox 8KHA+ mobo. Damn I'm Pissed.
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[MichaelD]

Hmm, this is interesting. An excerpt from ElectricAmish's linky:



<< Parhelia. It has been a long time since there has been a name for anything related to Matrox that has spurred more speculation and hope than this one. The online world outside of MURC has been deaf to Parhelia, and few have really caught on there is meat to this name. I have been spending months investigating Parhelia if it's real, if it's fake, and what exactly it is.

I have been contacting all of my sources I could gather and comparing notes. After thinking I had 100% accurate information, I found I was only partially correct. All of my sources are of high regard in my eyes, but this should still be regarded as a rumor until you hear anything official from Matrox.

All right, on to the heart of Parhelia.

1. It is very real.
2. Yes, I said it is real. Not fake.
3. It is fast. It will have a new memory design, different from all current video cards. Memory speed will be faster than the current fastest (a GeForce4). Faster by a huge margin of victory (~19GB/s bandwidth).
4. It is fast. It will be an all new chip. It will not be 256 bit and will not be 128 bit. Expect clock speeds around 300 Mhz. Also expect varied product offerings from this core after the initial products are released.
5. It is 3D feature filled. Expect it to have a fully programmable Transform and Lighting. Displacement mapping is sure to be featured along with shaders. It will have the most powerful Transform and Lighting unit available.
6. It is 2D feature filled. Before you say there is nothing that can be done to improve 2D, let me just say there is. 2D performance and quality will be a leap ahead.
7. It will be expensive. Of course I have no exact dollar amounts, but I am fairly confident in saying Parhelia will be more expensive than current high end cards, but with good cause. It offers much more than anything else on the market.
8. There will be different versions of the card at launch. There will be a lower end model with lower clock speeds and less memory (probably 64MB). There will be a high end model with higher clock speeds and more memory (probably 128MB). Then later there will be a super high end model, (probably 256MB and more features for its target market). The last one is expected to be pricier than the MMS series of cards and will probably be aimed towards the 3D Labs card users.
9. Of course, it goes without saying, but anyhow it will be multimonitor capable, but will have more dual monitor flexibility.
10. It should be announced within a month, maybe two.
11. If you want one and can afford it, you should be happy this summer.

I know all of you reading want more specifics, and I know more specifics. But please realize the things I have left out are done so because I am unable to verify. Some things I left vague because there was conflict in the information I received, but were reasonably similar to believe they were worth mentioning.

More to come, you will hear it here first. Stay Tuned!

Please discuss this here in the forums. >>



Wow. I wonder if it will actually make it to market. Competition benefits us all. Better products and lower prices are two typical results of competition. Thanks, Amish.

 

[Pabster]

Sorry guys, but Parhelia sounds a lot like BitBoys at this stage.

Don't get your hopes up. By the time "Parhelia" appears (if ever), GeForce 9 will destroy it!

 

[glen]

OY!

 

[mchammer187]

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There are other GF 4 Ti 4600 makers besides the vaunted Visiontek! just buy another brand

 

[Electric Amish]

<< Sorry guys, but Parhelia sounds a lot like BitBoys at this stage.

Don't get your hopes up. By the time "Parhelia" appears (if ever), GeForce 9 will destroy it! >>



Believe what you like. I know the facts.

amish

 

[glen]

Electric Amish,
When will it be on store shelves?
When will Anand review it?

 

[y2kc]

<< Don't get your hopes up. By the time "Parhelia" appears (if ever), GeForce 9 will destroy it! >>



and it'll be bundled with TF2.....matrox????puhlease.....

(used to be frustrated ex matrox owner)

 

[Electric Amish]

<< Electric Amish,
When will it be on store shelves?
When will Anand review it? >>



Sorry. Can't say.

amish

 

[mastertech01]

Im waiting to see if Matrox makes some kind of REAL show with this new offering.. HOWEVER I recall very much all the hype about G800 and it goes up in smoke. I also have the ill fated memories of waiting VERY patiently for the great all time killer video card and slammed down 220.00 for a Number Nine Revolution IV that ended up being the biggest POS ever to be sold for that kind of money.. (May all those blood suckers from the late Number Nine Technologies pound sand for eternety)..

Right now though, Id trade my GF3 for a dual DVI G550.. as long as it does Flight SIM 2002 and has beautiful pics and text thats all this old timer really needs.. LOL

 

[MustPost]

<<Can I have that GF3.... for free? Have pity on this poor soul with a G400. >>

What G400 is awsome.
I can have 2 monitors or a TV and a monitor with a video card three years old.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

<< <<Can I have that GF3.... for free? Have pity on this poor soul with a G400. >>

What G400 is awsome.
I can have 2 monitors or a TV and a monitor with a video card three years old. >>



Yeah but you have to play your games at 4x2 resolution

 

[Balthazar]

<< I got the GE3-TI200. Reasonable. The GE4 was no big improvement over the GE3.

Im waiting for the GE5. >>



Anyone smell that?
It smells like horse-****