Just read this and for those holding out For a 6800 here is a link talking about the new driver do out tomorrow or today depending when you read this.
www.theinquirer.net/?article=16313
www.theinquirer.net/?article=16313
New hope for the Nivdia Cards
- Thread starter wickedone
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apoppin
Lifer
$500 for the 6800 (highest regular clocked) . . . a premium for O/C'd cards.
and it might be a nice increase . . .
30%!!?! that's what i was thinkin'
and it might be a nice increase . . .
30%!!?! that's what i was thinkin'
I'm getting the X800 Pro XT, it's simply better. I've had ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB for over a year now and its been amazing. So I'm going to stick with ATI for my gaming needs.
I switched from Nvida a good while back also but might be interesting to see what happens with the new drivers.
Is $435 a good deal for the X800 XT Platinum? Cause that's what they're selling for according to a thread on the Hot Deals Forum here. Via Gateway website anyway...
apoppin
Lifer
I just ordered.
:Q
ATI Radeon X800XT 8X APG 256MB (claims to be the PLATIMUM edition)
i'll stop talking about nvidia now. Even if i got an "inferior" card, it is plenty "sufficient" for Poor (really poor) ol' me.
apoppin
Lifer
I was prepared to pay $550 for a 6800.Originally posted by: Chaotic42
$434?!
I felt bad paying $250 for my Radeon 9700.
it's been quite awhile since i had a top-of-the-line videocard that was actually current - probably the Rage 128 . . . my 8500-128MB only cost ~$120 almost 2 years ago . . .
. . . so i saved.
The CURRENT generation of games are pushing the old 9700/9800 cards to their breaking limit - you cannot have MAX rez + detail + FPS + AA/AF . . .
i think i'll have my x800xt (i doubt it is the PE even though the product description says so) for at least a couple of years - probably three until the Unreal3 engine OVERworks it . . .
Worth the wait-nearly 2 months with no new official drivers-it would improve performance on my fx5200-i'll get the drivers when released.
The HARDWARE is capable of 30% more.
Any estimates on how much more the 5900 HARDWARE is capable of, or the R420 core?
Hardware != actual performance increase.
Any estimates on how much more the 5900 HARDWARE is capable of, or the R420 core?
Hardware != actual performance increase.
Schadenfroh
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the R420 is basically a R300 with heavy modifications, its drivers should be mature as well as the performance you can get out of it. Im gonna just wait for the PCI express version of 6800gt and upgrade my mobo all at once, i think.
NFS4
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Originally posted by: NFS4
Speaking of which...
ATI Radeon X800 XT in stock at Gateway.com for $435 shipped
Before jumping on this Gateway deal, have a look at Resellerratings:
Gateway Reseller Ratings
1.2 out of 10
Yes it is, but I would'nt pay that much. I'll probably wait a while and hope the prices come down. I'm in no hurry because I have a amazing Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB which has kept me happy with my games for over a year now.
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No sh*t, I expect to hear a bunch of complaining about how they ordered the card and never got it, and that the cards' status was changed to unavailable after they orderedOriginally posted by: mindblendeR
Originally posted by: NFS4
Speaking of which...
ATI Radeon X800 XT in stock at Gateway.com for $435 shipped
Before jumping on this Gateway deal, have a look at Resellerratings:
Gateway Reseller Ratings
1.2 out of 10
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